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

www.selectnovascotia.ca

Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture

www.nsfa-fane.ca

Meet Your Farmer

www.meetyourfarmer.ca

ACORN

www.acornorganic.org

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