Availability
How does food get from field to plate in the Greater Golden Horseshoe Region?
What are the changing dynamics in our foodshed?
The availability of our food is contingent on a food chain that includes global trade, regional food production–urban, rural and rooftop–the processing and distribution sectors, as well as waste management
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