Links
Food Safety Guidelines for public markets
http://www.gov.ns.ca/agri/foodsafety/policies/publicmarketguide.pdf
Application for a Public Market Food Permit
http://www.gov.ns.ca/agri/foodsafety/policies/publicmarketguide.pdf
Food Handlers Courses
http://www.gov.ns.ca/agri/foodsafety/foodsafetycourse.shtml
Select Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture
Meet Your Farmer
ACORN
Food Action Committee of the Ecology Action Centre
www.ecologyaction.ca/content/food
EWG’s 2011 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce
http://www.ewg.org/foodnews/summary/
Balle NS
Our members care about the multiple bottom lines:
People, planet and profits, BALLE Nova Scotia is about life-enhancing commerce that supports our communities and allows them to flourish.
Here are just a few of the things you get when you join BALLE:
- Access to a network of like-minded entrepreneurs with ideas to share
- Promotion of your products and services to like-minded customers
- Access to key partners and resources
- Newsletters, workshops and forums that bring together dynamic leaders
- Media visibility and promotion of the buy-local philosophy
- Collaboration with strategic partners, such as the Community Foundation of Nova Scotia, the Ecology Action Centre, and the Department of Environment.
- A website with member directory, for listing local businesses, and coverage through social media such as twitter and facebook.
- As a member you will be able to manage your own listing plus post your own business events which will be attached to your listing.
By joining BALLE-NS, you will be helping to empower communities, strengthen economies, and build a green future for Nova Scotia — and have fun doing it!
For more information contact Shannon at shannon@ballens.ca or call 1-888-450-3830 or check out our website www.ballens.ca
Canada Business Nova Scotia
Support for Start-Up Businesses. They have an on-site library that contains an extensive collection of print publications and electronic databases relating to popular business topics. Co-located with them are : The Canadian Intellectual Property Office, Black Business Initiative, Canadian Youth Business Foundation , Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Network and the NS Association of Regional Development Authorities
1575 Brunswick Street Halifax
Telephone: 902-426-6755
http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/
Local Food Blogs
The Localvore: a blog by a King’s Journalism student about eating locally
Gone Local: another blog by localvore students in Halifax
