Farmers DO Feed Cities

Farmers do feed cities... Many people have lost that connection with their food, how it is produced and what it really means. Food is much more that sustenance for the body. It feeds the soul.

Food is very intimate. Yet today many allow the "walmartization" (the movement toward lowest common denominator) of the food that they eat and the food they feed their families. Food today is often overly processed, removing the nutrients, the intimate experience and sometimes the taste. People want cheaper foods but often these foods come at a greater cost. Often these processed foods have higher fat or sugar levels. While there is nothing wrong with fat or sugar, when they are substitutes for the taste and feel we get real food, it does us no good. If you don't already... try reading the label before you buy... informative and maybe a bit scary.

Farmers Feed Cities! is about people reconnecting with rural life, farms and farm families... reconnecting with food... REAL FOOD... food that is safe, reliable, and tastes great.

If city folk don't reconnect with Rural Ontario... continue to allow the destruction of some of the greatest farmland in the world... Seek out the lowest common denominator... do not support Ontario farmers and we produce... city folk may have problems getting food...

Globalization of food, food production hurts Ontario farmers. We do not pay the real cost of food. Why does an apple from New Zealand cost less than an Ontario apple? It must cross an ocean to get here with all the energy use that entails. The Ontario apple could come from just 100 km away. Much less energy is used. Much less carbon is put into the atmosphere.

Something to think about. Try buying locally. Foodland Ontario has all sorts of information on ways to buy and eat Ontario food.