Now in its 7th year, the Earth Day Canada Gala has evolved into the environmental social and networking event of the year. This year, EDC takes over the entire Drake Hotel (including all guest rooms) on Wednesday, June 9th.

Highlights of the 2010 EDC Gala will include:

• Honouring singer/songwriter Bruce Cockburn with the Outstanding Commitment to the Environment Award
• A spectacular strolling menu developed by world-renowned chef Michael Stadtlander of Eigensinn Farm

Come visit the Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation at booth #715 at this year's Green Living Show. The Green Living Show is Toronto's largest green consumer show dedicated to educating the public about easy and workable solutions for leading a sustainable lifestyle. Visitors can shop the wide variety of exhibitor booths while gathering information and inspiration from a diverse selection of demonstrations, presentations, and activities.

Some 2010 show highlights include:

Councillors Erin Shapero and Valerie Burke are leading the charge in Markham to preserve quality agricultural land from being paved over.

Locavore News — Ontario

Plumbline by Elbert van Donkersgoed
Perspectives on good food and farming
March 31, 2010

On Friday I was on a mini road trip out and about in the Peel Region of Ontario's Greenbelt as part of my job. We had identified some locations for the placement of our Greenbelt road signs and now that the snow is gone, I was checking them out to make sure they were still viable. Being a definite Toronto downtowner and not owning a car, it's a rare occasion when I make it out of the city. It's one of the things that I love about my job actually, that it gives me the opportunity get out beyond the expanse of concrete and Toronto-centrism (of which I am totally guilty at times too) and experience some of the many other fabulous things that this province has to offer.

Artists Survey: The Greenbelt makes its final stop on its Greenbelt tour this week, landing in St. Catharines for an opening night celebration on Friday, March 19, 2010 from 7-10pm. 

Plumbline is local food and agriculture newsletter produced by Elbert van Donkersgoed. Some national but mostly provincial, regional info.

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Enjoy.

The Mill Street Brewery is a winner! This brewery has won the title of “Canadian Brewery of the Year” at the Canadian Brewing Awards for three straight years! Mill Street Brewery is named after its original location at 55 Mill Street in Toronto’s historic Distillery District, though its brewing productions were moved to Scarborough, Ontario in 2006. Drop by the brewpub to try one of 14 Mill Street beers on draught, including my personal favourite, the Mill Street Organic.

This will be the final stop on the tour of this travelling art exhibit, so make sure you drop by and catch a glimpse of these incredible and provocative works of art!