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…
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…
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…
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)…
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…
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 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,…
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,…