Check out Farm NOTL: Celebrating Local Agriculture
Explore the Town's new one-pager, Farm NOTL: Celebrating Local Agriculture, to learn what living in a working community means and what keeps NOTL going.
Niagara-on-the-Lake is celebrating Canadian Agriculture Literacy Month through a dedicated initiative, Farm NOTL: Celebrating Local Agriculture. This initiative, through conversations with members of the Town's Agriculture and Irrigation Committees, highlights the importance of local farming, sustainability, and the agricultural roots that make our community unique. Learn more by reading the news release.
Agriculture is a very important sector in Niagara-on-the-Lake (NOTL) both culturally and economically, with gross farm receipts totaling $169,108,335 (2016 Census). With its unique combination of deep sandy soils and favourable microclimates, NOTL is well known for its vineyards and tender fruit farms. The entire Niagara Region is responsible for 90% of grape production in Ontario and is the largest wine-producing region in Canada, making up 80% of Canada’s total grape and wine production.
The Region also has a successful network of cash crop and dairy farms as well as greenhouses that specialize in fresh flowers, fruit, vegetables, and licensed cannabis growth with multiple agri-business processors and value-added services to support the entire industry.
As of 2016, the region’s agri-business sector was using just under 22 million square feet of greenhouse space in over 200 greenhouses. While greenhouses in Niagara Region have historically been focused on floriculture, there has been a 29% increase in vegetable production and a 57% increase in other greenhouse products, including licensed cannabis production for medicinal marijuana.
Farm NOTL: Celebrating Local Agriculture
Niagara-on-the-Lake is home to a diverse and thriving agricultural industry that has shaped the region’s identity for generations. Discover Farm NOTL: Celebrating Local Agriculture, a new one-pager highlighting what it means to live in a working farm community and the vital role agriculture plays in NOTL’s identity.