Locally Sourced! Find local food on campus!

Why am I seeing more local food options on the Algonquin College campus?

Algonquin College was chosen as one of four colleges in Ontario to participate in a local food procurement initiative pilot project led by Mohawk College in Hamilton, with financial support from the Government of Ontario, in partnership with the Greenbelt Fund.

This initiative is aimed at encouraging colleges to buy their food from local suppliers in their communities to help promote healthy food options to students, reduce greenhouse gas emissions by reducing transportation, and supporting local food producers. Results from the pilot projects will be used to help build the province’s first local food procurement framework for Ontario’s 24 public colleges in early 2018. This project allows Algonquin to support the regional economy, enhance the sustainability of campus food services, and provide a viable opportunity to improve the student experience while engaging them in a meaningful way.

“Algonquin College is proud to be working with Mohawk College on this outstanding initiative. We are committed to the triple bottom line of sustainability and this program helps us honour that mandate by providing our students with healthy choices while supporting our local community, businesses and entrepreneurs at the same time.” –Cheryl Jensen, Algonquin College President and CEO

Look for the Logo!

Be on the lookout for the “Locally Sourced” icon throughout the campus and in Food Services locations.

locally sourced logo

Our Local Food Partners

For Algonquin College, local is defined as food and beverage grown and produced in Ontario. As Quebec can also be considered ‘local’ for Algonquin College we were additionally granted permission to source products from within Quebec as well.

  • St. Alberts Cheese St-Albert, ON (66.4kms/45min from campus)
  • Mrs. McGarrigle’s Fine Foods Merrickville, ON (64.6kms/47min from campus)
  • SunTech Greenhouses Manotick, ON (24kms/26min from campus)
  • Silver Spring Farm Nepean, ON (5.7 kms/11min from campus)
  • Bekings Poultry Farm Oxford Station, ON (60.8kms/41min from campus)
  • Upper Canada Cranberries Greely, ON (28.7kms/31min from campus)
  • Bearbrook Farms Navan, ON (47.9kms/35min from campus)
  • Upper Canada Heritage Meat North Augusta, ON (91.4kms/1.25hrs from campus)
  • O’ Brien Meats Winchester, ON (62.6kms/47min from campus)
  • Carleton Mushroom Farms Osgoode, ON (49.5kms/36 min from campus)
  • Ottawa Valley Coffee, ON (58kms/ 38 min from campus)
  • Maverick’s Donut Company, ON (8.7 kms/ 21 min from campus)
  • La belle de coteau-du-lac, QC (166 kms/ 107mins from campus)
  • Delights by Mama Empanadas, ON(32kms/ 27mins from campus)