by Ryan Devries, DFA President June 7-13 is Local Food Week! It’s an opportunity to celebrate and recognize the abundance of fresh, healthy, affordable local food that we are privileged to have access to across the province. The Dundas Federation of Agriculture (DFA), along with the Dundas Dairy Producers Committee (DDPC), and the Dundas Soil and Crop Improvement Association (DSCIA), recognizes that many within our community need support and even more as the COVID-19 Pandemic continues a year later. The DFA, DDPC and DSCIA are helping to increase access to local food by giving back to our community. Today’s donations are of $500 from each of the local agriculture groups to Community Food Share. This $1500 donation is helping our community increase their access to local food while improving local food literacy. Our agricultural community encourages all to support local and encourage an increased use of local food by private and public sector organizations when possible, supporting our agricultural community today and into the future. Community Food Share would like to also remind our local producers that they accept fresh produce and will work with our farmers for any donations of beef. From left to right: Jane Schoones (Team Leader, Community Food Share), Brian Vandenberg (DSCIA President – Dundas Soil and Crop Improvement Association), Ian Porteous (DDPC President – Dundas Dairy Producer Committee), Ryan Devries (DFA President – Dundas Federation of Agriculture), Nick Thurler (DFO Board Member District 2 – Dairy Farmers of Ontario). Photo courtesy of Ruth Vogel (OFA Member Service Representative)
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