Government Grant
Farm Washwater Innovation and Stewardship Efforts (Farm WISE)
The Ontario government is investing $3 million to launch the new Farm Washwater Innovation and Stewardship Efforts (Farm WISE) Fund for farmers growing vegetables in the Holland Marsh area. As part of the province’s plan to protect Ontario, this initiative supports healthy communities and a strong local agri-food economy by helping farmers adopt new and innovative technologies to protect the Lake Simcoe watershed, which is vital to the local agricultural community, residents and tourism industry.
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The Ontario government is investing $3 million to launch the new Farm Washwater Innovation and Stewardship Efforts (Farm WISE) Fund for farmers growing vegetables in the Holland Marsh area. As part of the province’s plan to protect Ontario, this initiative supports healthy communities and a strong local agri-food economy by helping farmers adopt new and innovative technologies to protect the Lake Simcoe watershed, which is vital to the local agricultural community, residents and tourism industry.This investment is part of the ministry’s commitment to reduce phosphorus and restore the ecological health of the Lake Simcoe watershed and the Great Lakes through the Lake Simcoe Protection Plan and the Canada-Ontario Agreement on Great Lakes Water Quality and Ecosystem Health.