Posted in Uncategorized on April 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Northern Ontario Agri-Food Education & Marketing Inc. presents a showcase event of local food producers, “See What Your Neighbour Knows & Grows!”
When: Friday, April 24 & Saturday, April 25, 2009
Where: Station Mall Centre Court, Bay Street, Sault Ste. Marie.
See displays by Algoma Sheep and Lamb Producers, [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged abattoir, beef, local, nqm on April 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
By Carol Martin
SooToday.com
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Northern Quality Meats is progressing well with its recovery plan and has the support of the farmers who depend on it to get their product to local markets, says Tim Harris, chair of the troubled Desbarats-based abattoir.
Last week several members of the slaughterhouse’s board sat down with the people at [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged beef, cooperatives, farmers, local food on April 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
By Carol Martin
SooToday.com
Monday, March 30, 2009
Article Here
Northern Quality Meats, the district of Algoma’s only abattoir, is in big trouble, say several members of its board of directors.
The Desbarats slaughterhouse has been in operation for eight years.
If the plant does go belly-up, no one in this area is going to get local meat and more than [...]
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