Ontario Agriculture

The network for agriculture in Ontario, Canada

Egg Farmers of Canada Downtown Diner Event

Event Details

Egg Farmers of Canada Downtown Diner Event

Time: June 5, 2014 from 7am to 1:30pm
Location: Sparks Street (between Bank and O'Connor), Ottawa
Street: Sparks Street
City/Town: Ottawa
Event Type: diner, event
Organized By: OntAG Admin
Latest Activity: May 28, 2014

Export to Outlook or iCal (.ics)

Event Description

Egg Farmers of Canada will host a 1950's inspired outdoor diner on Sparks Street in Ottawa with Canadian farmers on-hand providing egg sandwiches and raising awareness of the Canadian egg industry with long-time partner, Food Banks Canada.

Celebrity chef, Marc Doiron from Town restaurant, will be cooking sandwiches made from fresh, local, high quality eggs. Ottawans are welcome to drop by any time between 7:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. EDT. Special effort is being made to invite elected officials and the media so that egg farmers from across Canada and representatives of Food Banks Canada and Egg Farmers of Canada can discuss the many ways that farmers give back to Canadian communities.

All visitors to the outdoor diner will be encouraged to make a donation Food Banks Canada when receiving their free sandwich and Egg Farmers of Canada will match what is raised and present Food Banks Canada representatives with a cheque at 11:30 p.m. Photo opportunities and interviews will be available.


Event Details:

Who: Egg Farmers of Canada, in support of Food Banks Canada. Chef Marc Doiron and Canadian egg farmers will serve fresh egg sandwiches to elected officials and the general public.

What: Egg Farmers of Canada's Downtown Diner

Where: Sparks Street (between Bank and O'Connor), Ottawa

When: June 5, 2014 from 7:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. EDT

Comment Wall

Comment

RSVP for Egg Farmers of Canada Downtown Diner Event to add comments!

Join Ontario Agriculture

Attending (1)

Agriculture Headlines from Farms.com Canada East News - click on title for full story

It is Time to Pass to Farm Bill Now, Pork Producers Say

U.S. pork producers are just one of many agricultural groups impacted by worsening economic conditions. The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) joined over 300 national and state groups to send a letter to congressional leaders on Sept. 9 urging them to pass the farm bill before year's end. Producers across the country have experienced headwinds as the farm bill delays continue, ranging from extreme weather to high input costs to uncertain global demand to supply chain disruptions. "With all the stress on farmers now, it's important that we get this moved now while we've got the opportunity," Duane Stateler, president-elect of NPPC, said in a media briefing on Monday. The farm bill is typically passed every five years and supports the nation’s farmers, ranchers and forest stewards through a variety of safety net, credit, conservation and other critical programs. The law was originally scheduled for reauthorization in 2023. Congress voted last November to extend the existing legisl

Canada requests proposal for foot and mouth disease vaccine bank

The government of Canada is continuing to advance its work of protecting animal health by establishing a foot and mouth disease (FMD) vaccine bank, according to a government-issued press release. The vaccine bank is a key part of Canada's response plans to control and ultimately eliminate an outbreak of FMD should it be detected in Canadian animals. A Request for Proposal (RFP) was issued last Friday by Public Services and Procurement Canada, on behalf of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), to supply vaccine products to the FMD vaccine bank. The successful bidder(s) would provide concentrated FMD vaccines that could be rapidly transformed into usable vaccines. Information about the RFP including requirements, criteria, processes and timelines is available to interested bidders on CanadaBuys. The vaccine bank will help protect Canada from the emerging threat of this disease, maintain public confidence in the Canadian food supply, and help reduce the spread of the disease, sho

Generational Ontario Hog Farm Embracing Technology

As one of the early adaptors of using technology in his hog operation, John Van Engelen has seen firsthand how innovation has played an important role in the modernization of the pork industry.

Pig Mobile Educates Big Crowds at CNE in Toronto

Ontario Pork’s Pig Mobile was once again a must-see attraction for exhibition goers at the 145th annual Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) in Toronto. Hambassadors interacted with tens of thousands of attendees, with an estimated 1.4 million visitors attending the CNE. 

Pork Producers Advised to Guard Against Entry of High Path Avian Influenza in Swine Barns

Pork producers are being advised take steps to avoid the introduction of High Path Avian Influenza into the swine barn.Since the March multi-state detection of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Type A (H5N1) in U.S. dairy cows, pork sector stakeholders have been developing strategies to reduce the risk of the pathogen becoming infective to swine.

© 2024   Created by Darren Marsland.   Powered by

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Terms of Service