The eighth Fresh from the Farm school fundraising campaign is back! The program is managed by the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Association in partnership with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the Ontario Apple Growers.

National and regional associations across North America are united in calling for urgent government response to the significant ongoing supply chain disruptions impacting food systems, economies, and ultimately families across the continent and worldwide.

What does raw ambition taste like? That’s a question for potato growers Duane Holm and partners Jacco and Alisa de Lange who have formed Sauble Creek Seed Company in an unlikely place: Southampton, Ontario. 

Jourdan Tregunno is all smiles for the new Jupiter seedless table grape grown on two acres near Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario He’s a member of the Ontario Fresh Grape Growers’ Marketing Board that has high hopes that this variety may appeal to a different consumer segment with its candy-like flavour.

This truck load of freshly cut celery is destined for a food processing plant near Centre Hall, Pennsylvania. Holland Marsh grower Tim Horlings says that the eight-hour haul from Newmarket Ontario to the U.S. is the last stage of six months of tender care from seedling to soup.