Eat Local Niagara is a OPIRG Brock Working Group focused on encouraging Niagara residence to primarily eat food which is produced and processed in Niagara. Simply by eating locally we support our farmers and subsequently support our local economy. Local food is picked fresh, and ripe, and does not have high transportation costs associated with it. By eating locally we can help build stronger healthy communities,

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What is local?

Are you not sure what is currently growing localy? View the In-Season Chart!

Niagara Organic Growers Directory

The 2006 Niagara Organic Growers Directory is available in PDF format:
Niagara Organic Growers Directory
Niagara Organic Growers Map

Need Space To Grow Food?

If you are looking for space to grow, or have space to offer to someone to grow, advertise at Sharing Back Yards!

Geneticaly Modified Foods Are Not Labeled

Currently in Canada Geneticaly Modified Foods are not labeled. The only way to know for sure which products do not contain GMO's is to purchase certified organic foods when ever possible. Greenpeace Canada has published the first ever GMO Guide which consumers can use to see which popular products on Canadian suppermarket shelves contain GMO ingrediants.
Search there guide here: GMO Guide

The Dangers of Genetically Modified Food - Jeffery Smith Lecture

CRAFT Ontario: Organic Farming Internships

Do you want to learn how to farm organically? The CRAFT (Collaborative Regional Alliance of Farmer Training) Programing facilitates theoretical knowledge about organic farming through various season long organic farming internships offered by over a dozen organic farms in Southern Ontario.

WWOOF?

WWOOF (World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms) is a great way to learn about organic agriculture, while traveling all over the world! WWOOFers work about 6 hours a day on the farm, and receive free food and accommodation!

Contaminated: The new science of food

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There are currently over 786 million hungry people on planet Earth. And while few would deny that world hunger is one of the most important issues facing mankind today, if the solution is left to companies like Monsanto, Aventis, Dow, and DuPont, we may face even greater challenges to the security of our global ecosystem.