Food Less Travelled Offering Local Food Specials, Donating Profits

Feb 03, 2017

Food Less Travelled, a store devoted to selling products produce within 100 miles of its Verona location, is taking Canada's 150th anniversary celebrations to another level. The business, also known as Local Family Farms, will feature a special promotion every month of 2017, fostering Frontenac County agriculture, with profits going to the North Frontenac Food Bank and Southern Frontenac Community Services.

“We’d been thinking about how we could celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary, and this idea just fits,” says Kim Perry, co-owner of Food Less Travelled. “We have always promoted local food, and we really enjoy giving back to our community. We firmly believe that people who rely on food banks for their next meal are deserving of the same quality food that we eat,” Perry said.

Food Less Travelled was one of the first local businesses to become a Frontenac Brand Ambassador, a program designed to build the reputation of Frontenac as a great place to do business and enjoy an outstanding quality of life. To date, nearly 60 businesses have signed on to the ambassador program and are collaborating #inFrontenac.

“There are so many great businesses in Frontenac, like Food Less Travelled, who work hard to provide quality products and services, and build up our communities,” said Alison Vandervelde, Community Development Officer at the County of Frontenac. “The brand ambassador program connects business owners to a growing network of resources and supports, and multiplies our efforts to raise awareness of Frontenac,” Vandervelde said.

Food Less Travelled is posting their monthly specials on its Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/locallyfarmed. To learn more about the Frontenac Brand Ambassador Program connect with Alison: avandervelde@frontenaccounty. ca or 613-548-9400 ext 331. This Friday, February 3, Kim Perry will be at Southern Frontenac Community Services in the Grace Centre in Sydenham at 11 a.m. to make a donation of 25 meat pies.