World Crops
"World crops" is the shorthand term many people use to refer to crops that originate from other parts of the world, but can be grown here in Southern Ontario. Growing these crops here supports local farmers and reduces the distance the produce needs to travel. That means better freshness, taste and nutritional quality and less impact on the environment.
Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation - statistics, media coverage and world crops growing guides.
The World Crops project Facebook page has videos and other links.
Toronto Environmental Alliance has four world crops guides (African/Caribbean, Chinese, Middle Eastern and South Asian) in different languages.
An article in the Toronto Star gives an overview of the economics of world crops, plus interviews with farmers who grow them.
For growers
Country Guide article- marketing tips for world crops.