Sourcing Local - Where Farmers & Chefs Connect - March 3, 2014 Posted by Ginny Henry | February 10, 2014 | BruceGreySimcoe, buyers, chefs, farmers, food retailers, networking, Orillia, producers, restaurateurs, RTO7, Simcoe County Farm Fresh, source and sell local products, Sourcing Local "Sourcing Local" is a business-to-business networking event to learn how to source and sell local products. READ MORE
Grey County Chefs' Forum Launches Videos Featuring Local Producers Posted by Ginny Henry | February 10, 2014 | BruceGreySimcoe, Grey County, Grey County Chefs' Forum, Kilannan Breweries, Kountry Road Farms, Northwoods Mushrooms, Osprey Bluffs Honey, Pheasant Hill Farm, Rob Roy Market Garden, Roy'l Acres Farm, RTO7, Saugeen Country Dairy, Theresa Albert, videos, Wooldrift Farm A total of nine videos have been created with Toronto media personality, Theresa Albert, as special guest host in each one of them. The key message of the videos is from the farm to the table. READ MORE
A "Bad" Winter May Actually Be a Good Thing Posted by Ginny Henry | February 10, 2014 | bad winter, benefits, BruceGreySimcoe, bugs, cold temperatures, disease, food producers, good, harvests, larvae, mosquitoes, RTO7, water levels The "traditional" winter BruceGreySimcoe has been experiencing this year has some benefits we could enjoy this spring and summer. READ MORE
Ecotourism Travel Choices Have Many Benefits Posted by Ginny Henry | February 10, 2014 | BruceGreySimcoe, economy, ecotourism, environment, Natural Life Magazine, protect, RTO7, shop local, tourism, travel choices, Val Bishop A Natural Life Magazine article explains how ecotourism not only helps protect the environment and foster cultural diversity but stimulates the local economy, too. READ MORE
Deadline for Ontario Signature Experiences is April 2, 2014 Posted by Ginny Henry | February 06, 2014 | BruceGreySimcoe, businesses, Canadian Signature Experiences Collection, CSE, diversity, international, marketing, Ontario Signature Experiences, Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership Corporation, operators, OSE, OTMPC, province, RTO7, tourism experiences The Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership Corporation (OTMPC) has launched Ontario Signature Experiences (OSE) to promote and market must-see travel experiences that will appeal to global markets. READ MORE
Area Wine Growers Protecting Vines From the Frigid Temperatures Posted by Ginny Henry | January 28, 2014 | BruceGreySimcoe, CTV Barrie, damage, frigid temperatures, Georgian Bay, Georgian Hills, Ontario, protect, Roger Klein, RTO7, vineyards, wine growers Temperatures below minus twenty can damage crops so an area vineyard is being proactive. READ MORE
Ontario Boating Survey Posted by Ginny Henry | January 27, 2014 | 2014, Boating Ontario, boating trends, BruceGreySimcoe, canals, hockey tickets, lakes, Parks Canada, province, rivers, RTO7, survey, waterways Boating Ontario has worked with Parks Canada to create and launch a boating survey to understand more about boating trends in Ontario. READ MORE
New Venture Announced for the Chef's Forum Posted by Ginny Henry | January 24, 2014 | agriculture, Boehmer, BruceGreySimcoe, Chef's Forum, farmers market, Grey County, Linda Reader, Michael Stadtlander, new, restaurant, RTO7, Toronto The Grey County Chef's Forum has teamed up with a Toronto chef to have a farmers market at the high profile restaurant, Boehmer. READ MORE