What else is happening in Guelph-Wellington?
Guelph-Wellington, you are amazing!
The work to create a circular economy here in our community is not ours alone. It takes all of us - each working together, leveraging innovation and building relationships to make meaningful change. Here is some of what is happing in Guelph-Wellington.
Nutritious foods
University of Guelph Family Health Study
Developing ways to help families maintain healthy behaviours.
The SEED
Delivering community programs and advocates to address the causes and effects of food insecurity; removing barriers to healthy food
Taste Real Local Food Map
Allowing Guelph-Wellington residents to purchase locally-grown food and support community growers
Circular business and collaboration
Urban farms
Creating local, indoor, hydroponic vertical farming of fresh vegetables built on a sustainable business model
Waste as a resource
Arrell Food Institute
Research to produce enough food for the growing human population, while sustaining the ecosystems on which we depend. Carbon offsets: capturing and destroying the resulting credits by selling carbon offsets.
Provision Coalition
Assisting food and beverage manufacturers to assess their sustainability challenges in order to increase efficiencies and minimize food waste.