Local Food Program

Eat Local,  Buy Local, Grow Local

Main Initiatives

Learn more about our current Local Food Program Initiatives:

• Caledon Eat Local Week (September 9th to 15th, 2007)

• Take the Local Food Pledge

• Food & Farming: Making Connections

• Local Food Recipes

Background

The Caledon Countryside Alliance (CCA) has been active in promoting Buy Local and Eat Local since the 2002 launch of the Buy Local Guide for Headwaters.  From 2003 to 2006, the CCA was the main organizer and one of the sponsors of the Annual Local Food Conference in partnership with the Toronto Food Policy Council.  The CCA was one of the founding partners and sponsors of the Grown in Peel Guide. 

The Caledon and the Headwaters Region is the ideal place to focus on building a local food system and the CCA is increasing its efforts towards this mission via the Local Food Program. Eating close to home not only strengthens the local food economy but also tops the list of environmentally sustainable actions. 

The main objectives of the Local Food Program are to:

• Increase public awareness of the options and benefits of buying food locally

• Increase the amount of people purchasing food from local farmers and food producers

• Facilitate connections between local producers and local retailers, restaurants, and institutions 

Additional Information on Local Food

Learn more about local food with these answers to frequently asked questions.

Local Food Farmer and Producer Listing

See the list of local farms and producers for sources of local food in the Caledon area.

If you know of a farmer or producer that is not on this list, but should be, please contact us.

Eat Local Caledon Monthly Newsletters

• June, 2008

• May, 2008

• April, 2008

• March, 2008

• February, 2008

• January, 2008

• December, 2007

• November, 2007

• October, 2007