Growing Chefs! Ontario, located in Middlesex County, has been chosen winner of the Agriculture Minister’s award in the 2025 Excellence in Agriculture Awards competition.
It is a charity that advances food literacy. It has connected chefs, farmers and others in the food industry with more than 5,000 students.
Other winners are:
Research and Innovation Excellence
- Haven Greens – Regional Municipality of York
- Vineland Research and Innovation Centre – Regional Municipality of Niagara
Food Processing Excellence
- BMKC Canada Inc. – Bruce County
Education Excellence
- Growing Chefs! Ontario – Middlesex County
- Hillmanor Holsteins – Perth County
Promotional Excellence
- Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers – Essex County
Supply Chain Excellence
- Stone Bridge Flour – Bruce County
Indigenous, Métis or Inuit-owned Businesses or Community Excellence
- Alexiou Farms – Simcoe County
Farm Family Excellence
- The Fifty Acre Garden – Simcoe County
Women’s Excellence
- Canadian Women in Food – City of Toronto
Youth Excellence
- Konrad Borowski, Beekon – Regional Municipality of Waterloo
Northern Business Excellence
- Northern Wildflowers – Greater Sudbury
2025 Honourable Mentions:
Food Processing Excellence
- Stone Bridge Flour – Bruce County
Education Excellence
- Ontario Farmland Trust and the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development (University of Guelph) – Wellington County
Supply Chain Excellence
- Guelph Poultry Veterinary Services – Wellington County
Farm Family Excellence
- Goldsmith’s Farm Market and Bakery – Grey County
Women’s Excellence
- Donna Small, Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority – Municipality of Chatham-Kent
- Hereward Farms – Dufferin County
Northern Business Excellence
- Cornell Farms – Rainy River District
