An update regarding the proposed Provincial Planning Statement
This week, the Ontario Farmland Trust (OFT) was pleased to participate in a roundtable discussion co-hosted by Minister of Agriculture, Food... Continue Reading
OFT is in the field!
The monitoring season has been in full swing the past couple weeks, with OFT staff visiting our protected farms from Guelph,... Continue Reading
We are hiring!
OFT is searching for a Farmland Conservation Specialist! The Ontario Farmland Trust (OFT) is a niche land conservation organization that works... Continue Reading
National Indigenous Peoples Day
Did you know that June 21st is National Indigenous Peoples Day in Canada? National Indigenous Peoples Day, which falls in the... Continue Reading
Annual General Meeting 2023
On Monday the Ontario Farmland Trust hosted its Annual General Meeting. The meeting was held hybrid this year, with members and... Continue Reading
It’s Local Food Week in Ontario!
June 5-11, 2023 Farms across Ontario produce a huge variety of local food every year – over 200 different commodities! To... Continue Reading
We’ve put in our ERO Submissions!
OFT has officially submitted our three comments to the Environmental Registry of Ontario on the newly proposed Provincial Planning Statement, ERO... Continue Reading
PRESS RELEASE from OFT: Risks to the Future Viability of Agriculture in Ontario Imminent
Ontario Farmland Trust submits comments on proposed Provincial Planning Policy 2023 Guelph, ON. – The Ontario Farmland Trust (OFT), on the... Continue Reading
Big things are hatching at the Ontario Farmland Trust
Our mission is all about protecting the very foundation that produces a wide variety of foods that are grown locally in... Continue Reading
Joint Statement from Ontario’s Farm Leaders on Bill 97 and Proposed Provincial Planning Statement
On behalf of the Ontario Farmland Trust, Bernard Pope, Chair of the OFT Board of Directors, and Martin Straathof, OFT Executive... Continue Reading