Stratégie pour favoriser le classement de l’orge brassicole au Québec (Juillet 2025)
Dans le paysage agroalimentaire québécois, certaines entreprises jouent un rôle discret mais innovant dans nos chaînes d’approvisionnement…
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Agri-food regions in Canada: a transition lens (Octobre 2024)
Dans le paysage agroalimentaire québécois, certaines entreprises jouent un rôle discret mais innovant dans nos chaînes d’approvisionnement…
Strategic Framework for Accelerating Sustainable Agriculture in Canada: Recommendations for Philanthropy
Dans le paysage agroalimentaire québécois, certaines entreprises jouent un rôle discret mais innovant dans nos chaînes d’approvisionnement…
Hybrid winter rye: building a supply chain opportunity for Quebec’s pork and grain sectors
Dans le paysage agroalimentaire québécois, certaines entreprises jouent un rôle discret mais innovant dans nos chaînes d’approvisionnement…
Partner Spotlight: Farinart – Family and entrepreneurial roots serving soil health
Partner Spotlight: Farinart – Family and entrepreneurial roots serving soil health In Québec’s agri-food landscape, some companies play a discreet yet innovative role within our supply chains. Farinart is one of them. A family-owned company specializing in grain processing, Farinart is now driven by a new generation. Élisabeth and Benjamin Brasseur are carrying the business…
Ear to the ground: listening to grain producers talk about sustainable practices
Ear to the ground: listening to grain producers talk about sustainable practices When discussing sustainable agriculture, the conversation often quickly shifts toward principles, climate targets, or broad policy directions. But on the ground, the real question is: does it work here, on my farm, with my soils, my equipment, my contracts, and my margins?…
Partner Spotlight: Groupe ProConseil, a partner at the heart of our projects in Quebec
Partner Spotlight: Groupe ProConseil, a partner at the heart of our projects in Quebec A partner of FoodBridge since 2023, the advisors at Groupe ProConseil help to anchor our projects around a shared vision of sustainable agricultural transition, and a supply chain approach as the structuring lever. Founded in 1968, this non-profit organization brings…
What Does It Really Mean to Be a “Resilient Supplier” in Canada’s Food System?
What Does It Really Mean to Be a “Resilient Supplier” in Canada’s Food System? If 2025 made anything clear for Canada’s agri-food sector, it’s that resilience can’t just be theoretical. It’s built practically (or undermined) through operational business decisions. At FoodBridge, we spend our days working across food value chains with businesses navigating a…
Resilient Agriculture: Low Carbon and So Much More
Resilient Agriculture: Low Carbon and So Much More By: Beth Hunter, Executive Director, FoodBridge This article was originally published on the Clean50 website. A few years ago, my friend and mentor Hal Hamilton, co-founder of the Sustainable Food Lab, invited me to join him on a series of interviews. Hal wanted to figure out…
Beth Hunter honoured with a Canada’s Clean50 award
Beth Hunter honoured with a Canada’s Clean50 award On October 15, Beth Hunter, our Founder and Executive Director, was recognized by Canada’s Clean50 2026 for her contribution to the advancement of a low-carbon economy in Canada. By founding FoodBridge in 2021, Beth built an organization guided by a strong conviction: systemic challenges in agriculture…
World Soil Day: Spotlighting Soil Health Institute brings clarity to the science ‘beneath our feet’
World Soil Day: Spotlighting Soil Health Institute brings clarity to the science ‘beneath our feet’ On World Soil Day, we’re reflecting on how the world depends on soils for 95% of our food. Having strong science ‘under our feet’ is essential to building resilient food systems, and our colleagues at the Soil Health Institute…
Québec Committee – Strengthening bridges for Quebec’s agri-food transition
Québec Committee – Strengthening bridges for Quebec’s agri-food transition This fall marked an important milestone for FoodBridge: the first meeting of our Quebec Committee, a space where farmers, advisors, researchers, processors, associations, and government representatives come together to advance the sustainable agri-food transition in Quebec. The committee serves as a hub for advice and…
Webinar – Becoming a Resilient Supplier: Inspiring Approaches in Quebec and Ontario
Webinar – Becoming a Resilient Supplier: Inspiring Approaches in Quebec and Ontario Bilingual webinar – January 15, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. In a context of economic, social, and environmental uncertainty, agri-food companies are seeking to strengthen their competitiveness while securing their supply chains. This bilingual webinar organized by FoodBridge will be a grounded and…
Collaboration is key to building Canada’s future food system
Op-Ed World Food Day: Collaboration is key to building Canada’s future food system This World Food Day, farmers across Canada are wrapping up a season marked by drought and low yields. Producers are increasingly facing extreme weather conditions fluctuating between droughts and flood, with a fivefold surge in crop insurance claims over the past…
The Women Behind Quebec’s Oils
International Day of Rural Women: The Women Behind Quebec’s Oils Quebec’s oilseed production is still nascent, yet the sector is remarkably diverse. In a province with only a handful of oil mills, three women have chosen a bold path: producing healthy, environmentally responsible oils deeply rooted in Quebec’s terroir. Chantal, Audrey, and Joany…
Diversifying Ontario grains from field to fork
Diversifying Ontario grains from field to fork From native switchgrass to table-ready barley, Ontario farmers and processors are proving that crop diversification strengthens not only soils and biodiversity, but also the resilience of entire value chains. They were also both stops on the 2025 Road Trip (organized by FoodBridge partner the Ontario Soil Network)…
Veiller au grain: pilot projects taking root
Veiller au grain: pilot projects taking root The Veiller au grain pour un avenir durable (Guarding the Grain for a Sustainable Future) initiative is entering a new phase, thanks to the commitment of agricultural and agri-food stakeholders in three pilot projects aiming to diversify crops. Work is progressing in Montérégie and other parts of Quebec,…
Partner spotlight: Ontario Soil Network
Partner spotlight: Ontario Soil Network At FoodBridge, we believe that trust, collaboration, and on-the-ground wisdom are the foundation of real agricultural change. Few organizations embody these values more fully than the Ontario Soil Network (OSN) — a farmer-led initiative dedicated to advancing soil health, peer learning, and systems transformation across Ontario. We’re proud to work…
Sustainable and profitable? FoodBridge equips agricultural advisors to better support farmers
Sustainable and profitable? FoodBridge equips agricultural advisors to better support farmers What if adopting sustainable farming practices could also be good for the bottom line? That’s exactly what FoodBridge aims to document with its newest project, carried out in partnership with Groupe ProConseil and Forest Lavoie Conseil, and supported by the MAPAQ. This project, part…
Sourcing with purpose: What food SMEs told us
Sourcing with purpose: What food SMEs told us By Emily Nanne, Agri-food Advisory Services Earlier this month, I had the pleasure of attending SIAL Canada in Toronto, one of the country’s largest agri-food trade shows. With hundreds of food innovators under one roof, it was a prime opportunity to meet with small and medium-sized enterprises…
Building resilient food chains – insights from SIAL Canada 2025
Building resilient food chains – insights from SIAL Canada 2025 At SIAL Canada 2025 in Toronto, Beth Hunter of FoodBridge joined Tori Waugh from the Ontario Soil Network and regenerative farmer Norm Lamothe of Woodleigh Farms to spotlight a powerful truth: transforming our food systems requires deep collaboration across the value chain. In this video,…
Join the new regional cohort for brewing barley
Montérégie Producers: Join the new regional cohort for brewing barley! FoodBridge is proud to announce the launch of a regional cohort dedicated to microbrewing-quality barley in Montérégie, supported by MAPAQ. This two-year initiative (2025-2026) aims to support agricultural producers in integrating and optimizing this key crop. By promoting sustainable agri-environmental practices and strengthening ties with…
Baseline for sustainable practices: a snapshot of Quebec’s agricultural transition
Baseline for sustainable practices: a snapshot of Quebec’s agricultural transition The Portrait of sustainable farming practices in Quebec Farms (2022), conducted by the Union des producteurs agricoles (UPA) and the Quebec Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food (MAPAQ), provides an overview of sustainable farming practices at a pivotal moment: the beginning of the rollout of…
Measure, Collabore, Act: Concrete Solutions for a More Sustainable Agri-Food Chain
Measure, Collabore, Act: Concrete Solutions for a More Sustainable Agri-Food Chain Over a hundred actors from the agri-food sector — producers, processors, consultants, financiers, and researchers — gathered for our first webinar last December to discuss a central issue: how collaboration can accelerate the transition to sustainable farming practices in the context of increased ESG…
Quebec agriculture is transforming, Montérégie crops are diversifying
Quebec agriculture is transforming, Montérégie crops are diversifying In Montérégie, FoodBridge’s projects are gradually taking shape to support sustainable agricultural practices and diversify the landscape of large-scale crops. Through a series of pilot projects, producers and partners are collaborating to advance the production of malting barley, local oils, pumpkin seeds and winter hybrid rye. Each…
Ripe for transition: four qualities of agri-food regions
Ripe for transition: four qualities of agri-food regions Canada’s journey toward advancing sustainable agriculture highlights the importance of diverse stakeholder collaboration in transitions. Adopting practices such as diverse crop rotations, cover cropping, reduced tillage, minimized synthetic inputs, and integrated livestock management enhance soil health, water quality and biodiversity—all while building resilience to climate change. Forming…
The deep roots of the “Veiller au grain” project for a sustainable future
The deep roots of the “Veiller au grain” project for a sustainable future The following text is an adaptation of Beth Hunter’s speech at the launch of “Veiller au grain pour un avenir durable” on April 3, 2024, in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. Today, Quebec’s agri-food sector faces several harsh realities: the collapse of net farm income,…
A participatory launch for the “Veiller au grain” project in Montérégie
A participatory launch for the “Veiller au grain” project in Montérégie On April 3rd in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, about fifty farmers, agronomists, researchers, and representatives of food processing companies, agri-food associations and federations participated in the launch workshop of the “Veiller au grain” project for a sustainable future, which aims to support active collaborations throughout the agri-food…
A new project for FoodBridge: Veiller au grain pour un avenir durable
A New Project for FoodBridge in Montérégie, Québec: Veiller au grain pour un avenir durable By Beth Hunter The accelerating pace of climate change, combined with the current global social and economic pressures, is driving industries across all sectors to reconsider the way they do business – and the agri-food industry is no exception. Despite…
Brewing, malting and farming for change: local supply chain collaborations
by Beth Hunter In July 2023, the Ontario Soil Network, FoodBridge and Valley Bio farm in Cobden, Ontario hosted a farm visit and panel discussion called Monetizing Soil Health. The event sparked a great discussion about the challenges and opportunities of supply chain collaborations. On a recent visit to friends in Toronto’s hip Leslieville neighbourhood,…
SIAL : a stack of business cards, a head full of learning and a sense of hope
by Beth Hunter I spent three days last week prowling the aisles of the SIAL international food salon in Toronto, meeting dozens of food companies and talking about the potential of regenerative agriculture. I came to speak on a panel at called Regenerative Practices: Are you ready for the next revolution in the food Industry?,…
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NEWSLETTERS
Summer 2024
We have lots of news to share and we’ve decided to present our quarterly newsletter early, just before the start of summer. Happy reading and thank you for joining us on this adventure!
Spring 2024
We are delighted to introduce the new format of our newsletter, now scheduled for publication every quarter. We hope that you will find these updates both informative and inspiring. Happy reading and thank you for joining us on this journey!
October 2023
It has been six months since the last newsletter and much has changed at FoodBridge, even though it feels incremental in the thick of it. This season of combined wildfires and excessive rain, depending on where you live or farm, has been extraordinary and difficult…
March 2023
The past few months have been filled with research and development. The research has been grounded in conversations with a wide range of farm, business, research/agronomy, government and non-profit leaders…..