Contact Information
- Name Mary Ladky
- Email marysuzanneladky@gmail.com
- Phone 4167294258
- Website https://www.hopetowns.ca/
- Address: 5373 Lakeshore Road, Port Hope, Ontario, L1A 3V7
General Information
The HopeTowns Initiative aims to restore the historic, cultural connection between Canada's small town heritage main streets and their surrounding agricultural watersheds through the programmatic delivery of destination experiences combining agriculture, architecture, art and hospitality. On western edge of Port Hope, HopeTowns is developing a multi-enterprise regenerative farm which will, among other initiatives, support educational programming in schools about local food production and healthy eating. In early summer, 2025, Grade 5 students from a local elementary school planted potatoes, pumpkins and squash and will come back to harvest in the fall. The goal is for them to experience of preparing and cooking this food to share with their school community. This project is in its initial stage and so HopeTowns also aims to provide curriculum resources for teachers.
School Food
What region do you serve: The community of Port Hope which is located an hour east of Toronto on Lake Ontario.
How do you provide food literacy education:
- Field trip / in the community
Services
- Teaching/Resources - growing food
- Teaching/Resources - fishing/gathering/harvesting