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Come out and enjoy a fun day celebrating local food and agriculture was the motto of the 6th Annual Guelph Wellington Local Food Fest taking place at Ignatius Jesuit Centre and Farm on Sunday, June 26. - and more people than ever did!

Over 2100 people came together to spend a great day enjoying delicious local food, browsing the marketplace to the sound of local musical talent, taking part in workshops & cooking demos or enjoying a self guided tour through Ignatius Farm & CSA.

The Ontario Early Years and Everdale Organic Farm and Learning Centre were back with lots of hands on activities around farming and agriculture. The whole family could also enjoy a tractor pulled wagon ride through the Ignatius grounds or have a try milking "MOONICA" the mechanical cow, provided by the Canadian Dairy Farmers' Association.

The Local Food Fest was also the official public launch of the new local food brand for the region: taste • real. To find out more about taste • real and how it can help you to make local food experiences, click here.

Thanks to all volunteers, sponsors and partners that made this wonderful community event happen!

Thank you to all our generous and supportive Local Food Fest Sponsors!

Guelph Community Health Centre
Ignatius Jesuit Centre
Bernardin
County of Wellington
Guelph Wellington Tourism
Ontario Natural Food Coop
Wellington Waterloo Community Futures Development Corporation
Green Table Foods
Strom’s Farm
Red Car Service
Guelph Wellington Food Round Table
Organic Meadow
Organic Council of Ontario
Direct Save
Arthur Greenhouses

Press:

Great read in the Guelph Mercury about the Local Food Fest and the taste real brand. Click here.

Nice shots in the Guelph Tribune of Reroot organic Farm and Green Table Foods at the Local food Fest. Click here.

Watch the Visit Guelph Wellington Tourism Video about the Local Food Fest here.

 

Sunday, June 26th from 11am to 5pm
Ignatius Jesuit Centre

5420 Hwy 6 N
Just north of Guelph.

 

NEW THIS YEAR:

the BERNARDIN Cooking Theatre. Join us for this centre stage event featuring cooking and preserving demonstrations around seasonal local food.

 

Workshops are held throughout the day with topics around gardening and agriculture. Subjects include Backyard chickens, permaculture, how to grow your own food garden and much more.

You are invited to go on a self-guided farm tour through the Ignatius property. Don't forget to join us for a fun wagon ride through the property.

Make your local food connection and brows the exhibits and food stalls in the Market place. Fill your basket with the first produce of the growing season, fresh bread, preserves and much more.

Join us for a delicious local food lunch and sit back to enjoy the live entertainment.

The popular children's area is back supported by The Ontario Early Years Centre and Everdale Organic Farm & Learning Centre offering fun and educational activities around farming and agriculture.

Get ready for the season - pick up your copy of the brand new 2011 Guelph Wellington Local Food Map at the event. Be part of the public launch of taste • real - the new local food brand for the Guelph and Wellington Region. Find out what taste • real means for you and your family and where you can have taste • real experiences.

For Workshop info and schedule, click here.

For Cooking Demo info and schedule, click here.

Musicians Performing at the year's festival include

Doug Larson and the Guitar Project, Adrian Jones, Lime Parade and Chester Field and the Sofa Kings.

Download the press release for the event.

Download the Local Food Fest poster.

Local Food Fest Vendors and Exhibitors include:

ALTHAEA HERB FARM
ARTHUR GREENHOUSES
BERNARDIN
CANADIAN DAIRY FARMERS
CANADIAN ORGANIC GROWERS
CHILD CARE COOK BOOK
DOUG LARSON
DRUMLIN FARM
ECOLOGICAL FARMERS OF ONTARIO
ELORA FARMERS' MARKET
ENFLEURAGE ORGANICS
EVERDALE ORGANIC FARM & LEARNING CENTRE
FROM THESE ROOTS
GARNISHES PERSONAL CHEF SERVICES
GUELPH WELLINGTON FOOD ROUNDTABLE
GUELPH WELLINGTON TOURISM
IGNATIUS FARM & CSA
IGNATIUS JESUIT CENTRE
IRVINE CREEK ORGANICS
KRISHA INDIAN FOOD
MAGDA FARM AND TROUT LILY GREENHOUSES
MAPLETON'S ORGANIC DAIRY
ONTARIO FRESH
ONTARIO ORGANIC ROADSHOW
ORGANIC MEADOW
POLESTAR HEARTH
PORTIONS - YOUR DIETARY FOOD STORE
ROCKET HAND GROWN FOODS
SMOYD POTATO FARM
SNYDER HERIGATE FARM
SUSTAIN ONTARIO
THE JULIEN PROJECT
TRANSITION GUELPH
TUCKAMORE BEE COMPANY
VICTORY PS FARMERS' MARKET
WELLINGTON WATER WATCHERS
WHOLE CIRCLE FARM

and more...

Prepared food Vendors:

BOREALIS GRILLE AND BAR
THE WOOLWICH ARROW PUB
GREEN TABLE FOODS
KATAN KITCHENS
LAZA CATERING Eritrean & Ethiopian Cuisine and Egyptian Coffee Ceremony
MAGNOLIA FINE FOODS & CATERING
CARDEN STREET CAFE
FROM THE HEARTH

Getting there:

Shuttle bus

A shuttle bus generously sponsored by Red Car Service will pick up and return to downtown Guelph twice a day.

Service	Time	Location
Pick Up	10:45am	Guelph CHC at Baker Street Parking Lot Entrance
Pick up	11:05am	Shelldale Community Centre
Drop Off	11:20am	Local Food Fest at Ignatius Jesuit Centre
Return	1:45pm	Local Food Fest at Ignatius Jesuit Centre
Pick Up/Drop Off	2:00pm	Shelldale Community Centre
Pick Up/Drop Off	2:20pm	Guelph CHC at Baker Street Parking Lot Entrance
Drop Off	2:40pm	Local Food Fest at Ignatius Jesuit Centre
Return	5:15pm	Local Food Fest at Ignatius Jesuit Centre
Drop Off	5:30pm	Shelldale Community Centre
Drop Off	5:45pm	Guelph CHC at Baker Street Parking Lot Entrance

 

Bike and by car

Ignatius Jesuit Centre is located at 5420 Highway 6 just north of Guelph, major intersection Woodlawn E and Hwy 6/Woolwich St. There is plenty of bike and car parking onsite.

Public Transit

Route 1 Woodlawn will take you to the corner of Woodlawn/Woolwich and from there it will take 10 minutes to walk to Ignatius. Walk along Woodlawn Street North.

 

Guide dogs only.

Suggested Admission:

Adults $2, children free

 

For more information about this event contact

Kate Vsetula

Guelph Wellington Local Food
519-821-6638 Ext 335 or email info@guelphwellingtonlocalfood.ca

For more information about Ignatius Farm

visit www.ignatiusguelph.ca