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Thinking about selling direct to consumer and wondering how to get started? Check out the workshops below to help kick off your local food, agritourism or value-added venture.
Cultivating Local Workshop Series
In response to demand and growing interest in seizing local selling opportunities, OFA’s Cultivating Local: Seizing Opportunities to Grow Ontario’s Local Agri-Products Sector project will host nine (9) online workshops from November 2024 to February 2025 to provide key experts and resources for producers and prospective producers to learn more about the opportunities to sell in-demand products direct to consumer in Ontario.
Registration is free. A list of workshop topics and dates can be found below. Please see here to register for each workshop.
- November 14: Market Trends and In-Demand Local Products in Ontario
- November 21: Getting Started in Value-Added Agriculture, Food and Beverage
- December 5: Selling at Farmers’ Markets
- December 12: Selling to Restaurants and Institutions
- January 9: Selling Online and Leveraging Social Media Platforms
- January 16: Labelling and Attributes: Organic, Free Range, Gluten-Free and more
- January 30: Exploring Agritourism Opportunities
- February 13: Selling Local in Rural and Remote Ontario
- February 27: Beyond Food: Textiles, Ornamental Horticulture and More