Links

Local & Regional Links

The Scoop – A local rural online newspaper distributed since 2005

The Napanee Beaver – A weekly newspaper published in Napanee, Ontario

FarmLINK – A network connecting new and existing farmers

Ontario Farmland Trust – An organization with a mandate to protect and preserve Ontario farmlands and associated agricultural through direct land securement, stewardship, policy research, and education.

Ontario Woodlot Association – A not-for-profit grassroots organization promoting the importance of maintaining healthy and productive forests on private lands

FarmStart – An initiative to support a new generation of farmers

Selby Garden Centre – A nursery/garden centre near the town of Selby

Farmers Forum – The largest circulation farm newspaper in Ontario

The Grower – A premier horticultural publication in Canada

Canadian Organic Growers (COG) – A national organization leading sustainable organic stewardship

Farmers’ Markets in Ontario – a listing of farmers’ markets across Ontario by region

Ontario Farm Fresh – locate a farm near you

Quinte Conservation – A community-based regional environmental protection agency for the Quinte Conservation Area

Ontario CSA Farm Directory – The Ontario CSA Farm Directory lists farmers that offer weekly freshly picked farm-raised food boxes to members who are part of their CSA (Community Supported Agriculture).

Love Ontario Food – Foodland Ontario’s “I Love Local” website

National Farmers Union – Ontario Branch – The NFU promotes policies that will revitalize agriculture in Ontario by strengthening family farms and advocates alternative structures and government policies that resist corporate control of food.

Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) – OFA is Canada’s largest voluntary farm organization representing the interest of Ontario farm families.

Eastern Ontario Agri News – A monthly online news source for Eastern Ontario

Food Less Travelled – A great farm fresh store in Verona, Ontario

Related Links

2016 Census of Agricultural – The Census of Agriculture provides a statistical portrait of Canada’s agriculture industry and its farm operators and families.

AgMaps Information Portal – An excellent tool from the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs to create maps, find data and generate map records.

Canada Land Inventory (CLI) – Information for soil and agricultural land use in Ontario

Canada Business Ontario – A site that provides an overview of the financing search tools and programs that are available to agricultural businesses in Ontario.

Prince Edward County – Our neighbours to the south of L&A County

Agri-Info Newsletter – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s quarterly newsletter on programs and services, industry news, markets, trade, and related agricultural information.