"Local Food Plus will become a crucial element to encourage the development of farm entrepreneurship and sound land management practices, and to provide a bridge to local markets."
Farmer and Director
GTA Agricultural Action Committee
"Because of its work with institutions, Local Food Plus is opening new markets for local and sustainable products outside the challenging retail channel. These are precisely the opportunities that entrepreneurial processors and distributors require to rationalize investment in the complex and demanding field of local sustainable product development."
Randy Whitteker
General Manager
Ontario Natural Food Coop
"Local Food Plus has identified an exciting opportunity for universities to play a leadership role in building local sustainable food systems. It offers both the institution and its students a way to give back to the community."
Anne Macdonald
Director of Ancillary Services
University of Toronto
"The City of Toronto Department of Public Health is committed to a vision of public health that acknowledges the important role of a local sustainable food system as a component of a healthy community. We are therefore pleased to see the emergence of Local Food Plus as a dynamic organization devoted to fostering local sustainable food systems."
Dr. David McKeown
Medical Officer of Health
City of Toronto
Certified Local Sustainable
food is sold at restaurants, stores, farms, markets, and institutions across Canada