Food and Farming
Making Food & Farming Connections Trade Meeting
Monday, April 12th, 9am-12pm at the Caledon Community Complex
The meeting will include:
- “Producer/Buyer Speed Dating” – Network and discover local buying and selling opportunities for your farm or food business
- Opportunity to learn more about opportunities available through the Eat Local Caledon program
- A chance to pick up a copy of the 2010 Farm to Table Directory
Contact us to register for this event.
Making Food & Farming Connections
The objective of the Making Food & Farming Connections Project is to facilitate an increase in local food trade between existing and potential farmers, food processors, restauranteurs, chefs, caterers and food retailers.
Bi-annual trade meetings are held to bring these key local food system players together for consultation and networking.
One product of these trade meetings is the Eat Local Caledon Farm to Table Directory. In 2008 over 45 local producers that are interested in selling to local culinary buyers were listed in the directory with their contact and product information. In addition, over 25 local culinary food buyers that are interested in purchasing from local producers were listed. The Farm to Table Directory has proven to be a useful tool in connecting producers and businesses and has been used by several restaurants to find local ingredients when they are featuring local menus. The 2009 Eat Local Caledon Farm to Table Directory was published and distributed to participating farms and businesses in early spring.