6th annual Ontario's Harvest Gala

Tickets are now on sale for the Farm & Food Care Foundation's sixth annual Ontario's Harvest Gala planned for Thursday, October 24. Last year's event was a complete sell out with more than 300 people attending the industry event.

New this year, the gala will be held at the Teatro Conference & Event Centre, 121 Chisholm Dr, Milton ON.  

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with the event including tasting stations featuring some of Ontario's best food and drinks, live entertainment, free parking and more. The event will also feature a special Mardi Gras theme (all accessories provided) and the launch of the 2014 Faces of Farming calendar.

Tickets are $125 per person or $1,250 per table of ten. To purchase tickets online go to the following link.  

Partnership Opportunities

As always, the Farm & Food Care Foundation welcomes participation by agribusinesses and commodity groups interested in sponsoring the event. There are many sponsorship opportunities available including sponsoring tables of ten for $1250 and sponsoring tasting stations at $250 per station.

For more information on partnership opportunities click here.

Accommodations:
 

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Best Western, Milton located right beside the gala facility at 161 Chisholm Dr, Milton. To book a room call (905) 875-3818 and quote "Harvest Gala" to get the special event rate. 

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Seeking retail locations for 2014 Faces of Farming calendar

Farm & Food Care's 2014 calendar will be unveiled at the Ontario Harvest Gala on October 24, 2013. As such, we are looking to our members to help distribute the newest edition.

Do you have a retail store and if so, would you consider taking a quantity of the calendars to sell? If so, please email kelly@farmfoodcare.org  All retail sites will be promoted on the Farm & Food Care website, with thanks.

FarmzOnWheelz moving to permanent home at Ontario Science Centre

Farm & Food Care Ontario has gifted its popular FarmzOnWheelz exhibit to the Ontario Science Centre (OSC) where it will have a place in the permanent rotation of the OSC's exhibits. Farm & Food Care estimates the value of the exhibit's donation at $200,000. 

Designed and built by the OSC, FarmzOnWheelz made its debut at the Canadian National Exhibition in 2009. Construction of the 600 square foot exhibit was supported by many Ontario farm organizations and agri businesses and features a number of interactive components that explain to visitors how science and technology impacts agriculture.  

Since its launch, Farmz has appeared at 25 venues in Ontario including schools, museums and fairs over a total of 1,000 display days. It is estimated that the exhibit has been toured by three million Ontario residents.     

Farm & Food Care considers the Ontario Science Centre as the best home for FarmzOnWheelz.   The OSC's vision is "to inspire a lifelong journey of curiosity, discovery and action to create a better future for the planet" is one that Farm & Food Care supports.

"We are eager to have FarmzOnWheelz exhibits showcased at our venue," said Mary Jane Conboy, Director of Science Content and Design for Ontario Science Centre.

Dr. Conboy continued, "FarmzOnWheelz was a project that we enjoyed developing.   The content is very relevant to our focus on environmental issues and we're now scouting locations within our facility where we will be able to feature it for the one million visitors that spend time at the OSC annually."

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