News/media

Cold, wet spring prevents Holland Marsh farmers from planting crops-CTV News Barrie, May 2014

Ottawa contributes $8.6 million for Lake Simcoe cleanup-Bradford Topic April 2014

Weather delays seeding, but not expected to affect crop yield-King Connection April 2014

Slow start for Holland Marsh farmers– CTV News Barrie, May 2014

Feds announce $8.6M for Lake Simcoe-Southeastern Georgian Bay Clean-Up Fund– Barrie Examiner April 2014

Holland Marsh Soupfest!– The Bradford Times, October 20, 2011

Everyone was happily in the soup and having fun at the annual Soupfest – The King Township Sentinel, Octover 19, 2011

Forget Orange, Doc: Antioxidant-Rich Purple Carrots Hit The Big Time– The Globel and Mail, October 4, 2011

All about onions – Canoe.ca, August 31, 2011
Toronto Plan Big Win For Farmers Holland Marsh Growers Pleased With Council Decision– Simcoe.com, July 21, 2011

Canyon Creek-local Harvest ‘Spanish Vs Cooking’ – YouTube, July 12, 2011

Marsh fertile for sprouts growth– Simcoe.com, July 7, 2011

Salad days are here –Toronto Sun, June 28, 2011

Shift good for Bradford produce growers – Simcoe.com, June 23, 2011

Harvest program in full swing– Yorkregion.com, June 22, 2011

Marsh fertile for sprouts growth– Simcoe.com, July 7, 2011

Bad taste in “Dragon’s” mouth worth $75,000– BetterFarming.com, June 22, 2011

Channeling fresh food to feed the people of Ontario– Insidetoronto.com, June 2, 2011

City mystified as foul smell returns to Toronto– thestar.com, May 11, 2011

Letter from HMGA: Municipal election results signal change– Simcoe.com, November 4, 2010

The best storytellers win media coverage –The Grower, November 2010

Potato leek soup dazzles crowd– Orillia Packet & Times, October 30, 2010

Everyone was in the soup and having fun at Soupfest –King Township Sentinel – October 27, 2010

Just Souper! – Bradford West Gwillimbury Times, October 25, 2010

And the 2010 Soup is… winners are! – HollandMarshSoupfest.com, October 20, 2010

Jason Verkaik and Marlene MacPherson talk about Soupfest – daytime, October 10, 2010

John McCallum and Avia Eek talk about Soupfest – daytime, October 9, 2010

Action being taken to market Ontario farmers – Caledon Enterprise, October 19, 2010

Peaker plant fight gains supporter – Aware Simcoe, October 18, 2010

Help Ontario Greens Protect Greenbelt Land – Jerry blogger, October 14, 2010

Power plant saga hardly energizing – Barrie Examiner, October 13, 2010

Peaker plan foes see some hope as Oakville plant gets cancelled – King Township Sentinel, October 13, 2010

A lesson in lobby power– Hamilton Spectator, October 12, 2010

York’s peaker plant critics buoyed by Oakville decision –YorkRegion.com, October 8, 2010

At Home in the Holland Marsh – Carla Balabanowicz, October 8, 2010

More scrutiny needed for large natural gas plants – Environmental Commissioner of Ontario, September 22, 2010

Peaker plant foes are now working to expedite action – King Township Sentinel, September 22, 2010

Holland Marsh power plant under fire – Toronto Star, September 18, 2010

Celebrating progress in the Holland Marsh –Bradford West Gwillimbury Times, August 26, 2010

Government approves waving Planning Act for peaker plant –King Township Sentinel, August 4, 2010

Province short-circuited process, critic says – Toronto SUN, July 29, 2010

Coalition sues Ontario over gas-fueled power plant near marsh – Digital Journal, July 24, 2010

Province sued over gas-fired power plant plan in King – Toronto Star, July 23, 2010

Battle not NIMBYism: Green leader – YorkRegion.com, July 22, 2010

Avia Eek to seek Ward 6 seat on council – King Township Sentinel, July 21, 2010

Farmers really digging heat wave – Barrie Examiner, July 9, 2010

Council looking at ways to prevent another peaker plant in King – King Township Sentinel, June 7, 2010

Farmers defend way of life with Facebook, Twitter – USA Today, July 6, 2010

Eat fesh, eat local at the Market! – Bradford West Gwillimbury Times, June 18, 2010

Ontario growers hope warm days lead to hot market– The Packer, June 17, 2010

King letting indignation show over peaker plant – King Township Sentinel, June 16, 2010

Tossing the power plant out of the salad bowl – Eating Niagara, June 9, 2010

Ontario Government deals a blow to local food – Toronto Women’s Health Examiner, June 7, 2010

Too bad the truth is never told… – Julia Munro, MPP York-Simcoe, Queen’s Park, June 3, 2010

McGuinty desperately pushing through Greenbelt power plant– Wind Concerns Ontario, June 3, 2010

Pillaging the greenbelt?– North Gower Wind Action Group’s Blog, June 3, 2010

Province pushing through Greenbelt power plant – Globe & Mail, June 3, 2010

Township angry Planning Act waved in aid of peaker plant–King Township Sentinel, June 2, 2010

Ontario’s Salad Bowl – at a Cineplax near you! – Food & Farming Canada, May 22, 2010

New program offers weekly fresh produce–Simcoe.com, May 21, 2010

Iggy fails taste test – Liberals new food policy breaks ground but is low on basics– NOW Magazine, May 20, 2010

Finally, a national food policy proposal for Canada– National Post, May 15, 2010

What’s wrong with this picture?– Food & Farming Canada, May 12, 2010

Liberal food policy will go far, Michael Ignatieff –Toronto Star, Letters, May 5, 2010

Good ideas, little sustenance, in Liberal food policy – Toronto Star, May 3, 2010

“It’s own little world” – John Greig’s view from Hawthorn Hollow, May 1, 2010

Food policy may give what we eat a shorter commute – Globe & Mail, April 27, 2010

Ignatieff commits to Canada’s first National Food Policy – King Township Sentinel, April 28, 2010

Ignatieff vows more Canadian food on our tables if he was prime minister – Canadian Press (CP), April 26, 2010

Liberals promise national food policy –CBC News, April 26, 2010

Ignatieff vows more Canadian food on tables if he was PM – CTV News, April 26, 2010

Liberals want a new food policy – Macleans, April 26, 2010

Ignatieff cooks up national food policy– Macleans, April 26, 2010

Michael Ignatieff pushes Eat Canadian plan– Toronto Star, April 26, 2010

Liberals pitch food plan– YorkRegion.com, April 26, 2010

New TV show focuses on The Fresh Life in the Holland Marsh– Bradford West Gwillimbury Times, April 9, 2010

Holland Marsh farmers oppose power plant – Toronto Star, April 7, 2010

OMB hearing into peaker plant is resuming this week in King City – King Township Sentinel, April 7, 2010

Greenbelt community up in arms over gas-fired power plant – Globe and Mail, April 6, 2010

Beginning of the end – Eating Niagara, April 5, 2010

Vegetable farmer seizes the moment – FarmCentre.com, March 1, 2010

Peaker plant battle rages on; King joins protest against power generator –  YorkRegion.com, March 3, 2010

Holland Marsh worth $169M annually – YorkRegion.com, March 4, 2010,Economic study shows Marsh’s hefty impact – Better Farming, February 10, 2010, Agricultural impact study digs up new stats on the Holland Marsh –The Grower, February 2, 2010

Power plant perspective – Toronto Star, January 27, 2010

King bylaw could delay plans to build energy plan – yorkregion.com, January 21, 2010

Council passes interim control on peaker plant – King Township Sentinel, January 20, 2010

King Township tries to derail power plant – Toronto Star, January 20, 2010

Interim control bylaw could stop peaker plant – King Township Sentinel, January 13, 2010

Democracy lives in King Township– Farms.com, January 12, 2010

Holland Marsh pumps millions into economy – Bradford West Gwillimbury Topic, December 31, 2009

Peaker Plant issue won’t go away in 2010 – YorkRegion.com, December 30, 2009

Bradford Farmers’ Market back for 2010 – Bradford West Gwillimbury Times, December 17, 2009

CCKT pleased to see Green party fighting the peaker plant – King Township Sentinel, December 16, 2009

Revisit the Simcoe plan – Toronto Star, December 13, 200

Planner slams Simcoe sprawl – Toronto Star, December 12, 2009

BWG claims it’s owed $18M in dump compensation – StopDumpSite41.ca, December 9, 2009

Loblaw chief paints stark picture of future of food – Guelph Mercury, December 8, 2009

Power struggle in the Marsh – Toronto Sun, December 4, 2009

Green Party leader joins local farmers opposing location YorkRegion.com, December 4, 2009

Green Party of Ontario Defending Holland Marsh Farmers– Rogers First Local News – December 4, 2009

Foraging for foodies: Firms act as go-betweens, collecting products from farmers and food artisans to bring to local chefs– Toronto Star, November 25, 2009

Ontario farmers work to integrate ethnic produce alongside traditional Canadian crops – Toronto Ethnic Restaurant Examiner, November 16, 2009

Local fare reigns at the Royal – Toronto Star, November 11, 2009

Avia Eek, Jason Verkaik and Soup-a-licious – CBC Metro Morning, October 23, 2009 (mpg)

Holland Marsh Soup-a-Licious – Ansnorveldt Park, Newmarket, Ontario, October 23-25[Advancer] [Main Street Musings][YorkRegion.com][Bradford West Gwillimbury Times][King Township Sentinel]

Holland Marsh madness– The Globe and Mail, October 10, 2009

Food from the Holland Marsh – Globe Docs, theglobeandmail.com, October 9, 2009

Jamie Reaume: Putting Holland Marsh on the map – Yorkregion.com, October 6, 2009

Lament for my local – NOW Magazine, August 20, 2009

Carrots in all colours of the rainbow – Toronto Star, July 15, 2009

Pesticide residues found in organic food– Farmers Guardian, July 13, 2009

A Promise is a Promise– Rogers First Local, June 5, 2009

Enbridge proposes an alternate route for line– The King Township Sentinel, June 3, 2009

Critics slam province for rezoning farmland – Toronto Star, May 14, 2009

Ont. farmers confident Mexican workers don’t pose threat of spreading swine flu – Canadian Press, April 28, 2009 Risk of migrant worker shortage worries farmers more than swine flu– CBC.ca, April 28, 2009Farmers fear flu impact– Barrie Examiner, April 28, 2009

What is Premiere McGuinty Thinking? – Now Magazine, March 26-April 1, 2009

Green group vows fight over King power plant– Toronto Star, March 20, 2009

Letter: Ontario government, MP bailey need to take up cause to protect lambton generating station – The Observer, February 23, 2009

Protection helps ‘Ontario’s salad bowl’ thrive – Yorkregion.com, February 13, 2009

Tightening Ontario’s greenbelt – Yorkregion.com, February 13, 2009

Opposition expressed to peaker plant on Holland Marsh – King Township Sentinel, February 11, 2009

Marsh growers oppose Ontario Power Authority site selection – King Township Sentinel, January 28, 2009

Compost can create more contented cows– Toronto Star, January 24, 2009