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Volume 1, Issue 14
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
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Province helps market greenhouse vegetables
Local MPPs Pat Hoy and Bruce Crozier delivered $100,000 in provincial funding to help market local greenhouse vegetables to consumers on Friday, April 30. “Ontario is spurring rural economies and local food sales by supporting this marketing project in Leamington,” said Hoy, MPP for Chatham-KentEssex. “When we buy Ontario, everyone wins. It’s good for farmers and processors, good for families, good for the environment and good for the rural economies. With this fund, we are expanding local food networks and helping communities and industries showcase the abundance of food that is produced and made in Ontario.” “This investment is an important one not only for our local community, but for the entire province,” said Crozier, MPP for Essex. “By raising awareness and increasing consumer demand for fresh, locally grown foods, we can strengthen our economy and help the environment at the same time.” The Ontario Green Vegetable Growers will use
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Pictured here for the annoucement at Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers Leamington office were Leamington Mayor John Adams, MPP Essex Bruce Crozier, OGVG General Manager George Gilvesy, Vice Chair of OGVG Jim Slater, MPP Chatham-Kent Essex Pat Hoy and Kingsville Mayor Nelson Santos. (Sun Photo)
various forms of media to promote Ontario greenhouse products. Through the development and launch of radio tags, transit and billboard advertising, this $200,000 project will drive consumer demand toward purchasing local foods, with particular emphasis on Ontario greenhouse products. This project will also raise awareness of the availability of greenhouse products throughout the year. “The Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers are very appreciative of the funding provided by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food & Rural Affairs,” said OGVG General Manager George Gilvesy. “This funding assists
us in undertaking an extensive advertising campaign to let Ontario consumers know their fresh local greenhouse tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers are available in their grocers right now.” The four-year Ontario Market Investment Fund program has invested more than $5 million in more than 100 projects to date. The program helps develop economic opportunities through trade events, marketing campaigns and industry research initiatives that promote Ontario foods. It is part of the McGuinty government’s enhanced investment in ‘buy local’ initiatives.
Hottest Tomatoes Competition helps Ugandan kids
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It’s amazing what tomatoes, peppers and cukes can do! Introducing “The Perfect Pepper Competition” and “The Coolest Cucumber Competition” brought to you by the creators and organizers of the hugely successful, “Who’s The Hottest Tomato Competition”. R.E.A.CH. International created and organizes the competitions exclusively for the Ontario Greenhouse Industry. For the fourth consecutive year, the biggest Greenhouse Industry players are participating in the Hottest Tomato Competition and eagerly embracing the new annual Perfect Pepper and Coolest Cucumber Competitions! REACH is a small charity run entirely by volunteers. This small but mighty group of volunteers has raised several thousand dollars to build schools, drill water wells, and sponsor and care for impoverished children in Uganda, Africa. Their unique program guarantees that 100% of child-sponsorship dollars goes to help the children. “We do separate fundraisers, such as this one, to raise money for operating expenses. Since we’re all volunteers, our expenses are very low. Whatever we raise beyond those expenses also goes to our projects.
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The high integrity of REACH and the life-changing trips some volunteers have made to Uganda make us passionate to continue helping these precious children,” says event organizer, Nicole Barron. So, what does this have to do with vegetables? The Greenhouse Capitol (Continued on Page 3)