Agriculture Hits the Trails

Next time you hit the trails, be sure to take a minute and learn what farmers are doing in the Greenbelt to help improve our environment.

AGCare (Agricultural Groups Concerned About Resources and the Environment), a Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation grantee, unveiled the first of approximately 80 informational signs along trails in the Greenbelt surrounding the GTA. AGCare and other project partners developed a series of six colourful interpretive signs showcasing environmental achievements made by farmers. These signs are being installed along hiking trails across the Greenbelt in Ontario.

The signs host information on Environmental Farm Plans, how farmers are reducing greenhouse gas emissions, how farmland provides us with many environmental benefits such as wildlife habitat, how farmers are protecting water quality, and the importance of buying local food.

The initial signs are being installed throughout the trails within the Greenbelt that cover over 1,000km in southern Ontario. They can be found along the Bruce Trail, Oak Ridges Trail, Elora Cataract Trailway and within conservation areas operated by Credit Valley Conservation Authority, and the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (NVCA).