The provincial government is marking the 25th anniversary of Agriculture Week by supporting businesses across the supply chain through the Dine Ontario initiative.
Now through October 8, the province is encouraging people to dine in at restaurants and choose a select Ontario food and beverage special. Participating restaurants will showcase a food special and pair it with an Ontario craft beer, wine, spirit, or cider where possible.
Lisa Thompson, Ontario’s Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs says by participating in Dine Ontario, residents can support Ontario’s farmers, food processors, distributors, chefs, brewers, and restaurants, as well as strengthening local communities.
Through Dine Ontario, restaurants have been given resources to make connections with suppliers that source items grown and produced within our borders. Officials say the program a direct exercise in relationship building, and also creates the conditions and opportunities required to reach the goals outlined in the Grow Ontario Strategy, which includes increasing the consumption and production of food grown and prepared in Ontario by 30 per cent by 2032.