Small Abbatoirs

Is Staying Small a Luxury?
There is a groundswell of interest in local food across Ontario and as a result more and more farmers are choosing to market their meat direct to eaters through restaurants, farmers' market stalls, farm-gate sales and small retailers, like health food stores. In many cases, farmers are raising livestock to the specifications of their customers whether that be certified organic, grass-fed, humanely-raised or free-range...
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EFAO Sludge Policy

Policy on Applying Biosolids on Farmland
Biosolids are the dense concentrate left over after sewage treatment plants extract water from toilet and industrial waste coming from sewers. In Ontario, two-thirds of all sewage sludge is disposed of by spreading it on farm fields – 300,000 tonnes a year. Toronto alone contributes 80,000 tonnes a year.
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Crop Life Canada

Ongoing Campaign by Pesticide Manufacturers
The Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario (EFAO) continues to hear from members and organic consumers concerned about the ongoing campaign by CropLife Canada to discredit organic food. CropLife Canada is the trade association of the manufacturers, developers and distributors of pesticides and genetically engineered organisms.
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Overview of Crop Life Canada's Campaign Against Organic   by Ann Slater
CropLife Canada is the trade association for the manufacturers, developers and distributors of pesticide and GMO products - companies like Monsanto and Sygenta. It has an ongoing campaign called Food for Thought, designed to help the public
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Crop Life Canada and Produce Prices   by Ann Slater
Part of their crusade is an ongoing attempt to smear and discredit organic food and production. The latest attack was brought to my attention by a couple of newspaper reporters in western Ontario in April. CropLife Canada is sending dieticians to talk to the editorial staff of daily newspapers across Ontario, to make the case that organic produce is 40% more expensive than non-organic and 0% more nutritious...more

Ongoing Crop Life Canada Campaign    by Ann Slater
Part of their crusade is an ongoing attempt to smear and discredit organic food and production. The latest attack was brought to my attention by a couple of newspaper reporters in western Ontario in April. CropLife Canada is sending dieticians to talk to the editorial staff of daily newspapers across Ontario, to make the case that organic produce is 40% more expensive than non-organic and 0% more nutritious.. .more

Chicken Topics

Update on Chicken Issues
300 chicken exemption for small flock growers

1. What's new for Small Flock Growers in 2008?

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