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FARM TO TABLE

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Taking care of the earth is an

important job for all of us—for those

of us who eat and, especially, for those

who grow our food. Farmers live off

the land, relying on a healthy earth

for their livelihood, so they know they

need to protect it. A farmer needs to

have a sustainable business and good-

quality product that doesn’t deplete

our natural resources.

When we plan our meals and make

our shopping lists, we need to consider

sustainability, too, by choosing foods

grown in a responsible way. Buying

local, knowing where your food comes

from and how it was grown, and

appreciating the food grown for us by

reducing food waste are all ways we

can do our part for sustainability.

We’re fortunate that our Ontario

farmers—whether they produce meat,

poultry, seed and grain crop, dairy,

vegetables or fruit—are working hard

to bring us nutritious food and making

sure they’re taking care of Mother

Nature in the process. Here we’re

focusing on some Ontario meat farms

that are innovating through research,

education and ingenuity how they

produce food and creating novel ways

to get it to us. It’s fascinating to learn

what our Ontario farmers are doing

to get us food we can enjoy from field,

orchard and greenhouse to plate, as

t hey say.

Shining a spotlight on just a few of the Ontario farmers

making a concerted effort towards sustainability — bringing

us nutritious food and, in the process, making sure they’re

taking care of Mother Nature.

By Jennifer MacKenzie

Forces of nature

PHOTO BY CARRIE WOOLLEY

SHOP

FROM HOME

Shop with sustainability in mind; take inven-

tory of your freezer and fridge, plan meals,

order or buy only what you know you’ll use.

Innovation in online sales means you can

have food delivered directly from Ontario

farms. Look for this icon on the following

pages for a few companies making it easy

to shop sustainably from home.