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Local farm produce contact

Category: Agriculture and Food Security
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Canadian Organic Growers encourages direct buying from local producers.

See the web page for their Ottawa area chapter.

David M. Delaney, Apr 10 2006

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A terrific resource on local food and food security in the Ottawa area is Just Food:

http://www.spcottawa.on.ca/ofsc/

mark, Apr 10 2008