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The Holland Marsh is Canada's very own ‘salad bowl’. The community of some 125 farms, farmers and farm families - located just 40 kilometres north of Toronto - has for decades been considered a crown jewel of Canadian agricultural production.
Running astride the Holland River, at the southern tip of Lake Simcoe, the Marsh has been used to grow vegetables since 1930 when a canal system was constructed to divert the river and drain the marsh for agricultural use.
Deemed to contain some of the most fertile soil in the country - organic, heat retentive black material that supports a very wide variety of vegetables, fruits and flowers - the Marsh today grows enough carrots alone to provide every Canadian with four pounds each year.
Marsh farmers generate millions of dollars in local revenue, and create employment for local agricultural processors and packagers. Marsh farms also play a large role in Canada’s food export market, and serve a substantial local market in the neighbouring Greater Toronto Area.
Growers estimate the Marsh has a total economic impact of over $1 billion annually, including farm-gate value, packaging, processing and transportation.
Visit HollandMarshGold.com for more on the Holland Marsh
Brought to you by:
Holland Marsh Growers' Association,
Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury
and King Township
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