Agribusiness

Windsor Essex County has a diverse agricultural production that is unsurpassed in Ontario. Encompassing an area of 186 square kilometres and possessing over 325,000 acres of rich and fertile farmland, the region is the agricultural heartland of South-western Ontario and is valued for its agricultural production, dairy farming and a wine producing region comprising of 13 wineries covering over 1,000 acres.

On the same latitude as northern California, with mild winters and southern influence from Lakes Erie and St. Clair, the region enjoys the longest growing season in Canada, averaging 212 days and 3,700 heat units annually.

Strategically located, the region is the primary gateway to access all of Ontario and is North America’s “crossroads for commerce.” Only 20 minutes to the Windsor, Canada – United States border, Amherstburg is within a one hour drive of 4.5 million Americans, within a two hour drive of 11 million Americans and within a 6 hour drive of 25 million Americans.

Presently, Windsor Essex County has the largest greenhouse industry in North America, with almost 1,500 acres under glass or plastic. At the centre of this vital industry is the Greenhouse & Processing Crops Research Centre in Harrow, a centre of excellence for the development and transfer of new technologies, crop management and environmental control.

For more information on Amherstburg’s investment opportunities please visit the Properties & Development section of this website or contact the Town’s Chief Administrative Officer, Pamela Malott at (519) 736-0012 ext. 228 or pmalott@Amherstburg.ca

• Ontario Agribusiness Project Eligibility Guidelines
• Ontario Source Protection Program 2007-2008
• Amherstburg Agribusiness
• Brochure Amherstburg Agricultural Services Directory
• Amherstburg Agricultural Profile – 2006 Census on Agriculture
• Amherstburg
• Agricultural Statistics:
  • Farm Statistics
  • Land Statistics
  • Crop Statistics
  • Livestock Statistics
  • Farm Business Characteristics
  • Farm Operator Characteristics
• Agricultural Economic Impact and Development Study – For Essex, Windsor and Pelee Island

Amherstburg Farmer's Market

Amherstburg Farmers' Market is to be open every Saturday, 8:30am to 3:30pm beginning June 5, 2010.  It will be located on the property of the Malden Community and Cultural Center.  The Mandate for this Farmers' Market is to:
 
- Develop and maintain a Famers' Market for the purpose of promoting locally grown farm, agricultural, and to a lesser degree, artisan products.
 
- To support public interest in the access to and consumption of, local grown Ontario products.
 
- To cultivate a receptive environment for related community events that focus on healthy eating, marketing the related local attractions and businesses ~ thus supporting rural economic development.
 
Amherstburg Farmers' Market
7860 County Road 20  (at the end of Howard Avenue on County Rd 20)
Amherstburg, Ontario
 
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