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I m GREENBELT FUND Jakeman‘s Maple Products receives $50,000 grant CODI WILSON Jakeman‘s Maple Products, ‘ilarger quantities. So we want to introâ€" "This is th:a fastest groyvix‘llg product ‘yisit other companies to look at the Oxford Review saidâ€" the grant, which is: | duce some technology into it ... and that we have," Jakeman said. "We have a _ equipment used in their processes.. funded by the province }posmbly take (opportunities) from other number of products but granulated | "(We went to) Kentucky two weeks A longâ€"standing Oxford _ through the Greenbelt Fund, _ parts of the sugar md}fstry and bring it maple sugar, especially because of its ago to look at the machinery. We are County maple syrup proâ€" _ will help the business purâ€" to the maple industry," he said. . nutritional value as compared to other going to go to Minnesota. There are ducer received $50,000 in â€" chaseequipment to increase | Itis estimated the Promoting Ontario . sugars ... A lot of people are looking for _ people that are actually making it for provincial funding Monday â€" the amount of granulated | Maple Sugar project could increase it and we want to provide it and grow | cane sugay," he said. _ to help the company ramp _ maple sugar it produces. | Ontario maple sugar sales by $2 million â€" that market. § "We want the most efficient, upâ€"toâ€" . up its maple sugar "We can do it presently, | by 2016. So far, Jakeman said he has gone to | date method of doing it as possible." . _ production. but the equipment that we ' ' Promoting Ontario Maple Sugar was Bob Jakeman, owner of use doesn‘t let us do it in | ione odfthree projects to receive funding | Monday. 4 | _ With a $90,000 grant, the 100 Mile \ Food Services Ltd‘s Breaking Barriers in \the Food Value Chain project plans to ‘ develop a sales model that expands its distribution area and create working Oxford MPP Ernie Hardeman and i;relationships between farmers and \Burkhard Mausberg, CEO of the | customers. . f ‘ Greenbelt Fund, enjoy some Jakeman‘s \ _ My Sustainable Canada received maple syrup and pancakes at P | |$40,000 fqr a Local Food Procurement Jakeman‘s Maple Farm on Monday 7 | 5 Mgntorshlp Program. afternoon. Y C o * ~ _ "These initiatives are of course to | /5 d hb es P |really make sure our publicâ€"sector instiâ€" /. "aca 44 ud‘ w | tutions â€" colleges, universities, hospiâ€" f P 3 o one Nes l 2. | tals, city halls â€" take the advantage and . ‘ . s ce stt( i g e 7H s l |know of how they can get local food to â€" @e ds &\}g $# U it .32 0 5| | supply their needs," Jeff Leal; Ontario‘s i aM l in\ | mc Jz;, Pss ‘:;:;\ C s wedif minister of rural affairs, said at the f : es :o [ _3 s ty . se o. ~uo | Oxford County farm Monday. ( mss 2s C ioh â€" ons .. ut \ | _ "(It) again allows us tg grow the agri-f ‘ ‘ ) essm af ol n t :cultural industry in the province o | P : ”‘m;fi% fke _ 6A "‘-’-‘-~ | 8ntario that represents $34â€"billion in : e y Ww iess ~ ; es callf ‘GDP" \ % ?7;? & %'\}% fl Leal said Jakeman‘s Maple Products | f* i _ P . 1| is a good example of increased innovaâ€" | p mm id ut _ “" ( tion in Ontario‘s agriâ€"food sector. | m &E (e ie e e iem: ... _ _ e 21 "They are looking at ways to move forward in using and producing granuâ€" |lated sugar, which would be an import 1 | replacement for Ontario and Canada," he said. "We use granulated sugar and in a wide variety of applications and this is a good way in creating valueâ€"added industries and you can do that in any | part of Ontario. We are grateful to be in Oxford County today to promote this parficmafzs initiative." y . _ _codi. wilson@sunmedia.ca Oadeo Mar 29 , £014 PLY o