300+ attendees • 2-day trade show • 35 workshops • 3 keynotes + banquet dinner & socials & more!
EFAO’s annual conference draws farmers, growers, and food producers from across the food system for two days of intensive learning, idea-sharing, networking and celebration with good food and friends. With over 300 attendees, the EFAO Conference connects you with people who care passionately about farming and food. This year’s theme is inspired by the unique historical moment that we are all inhabiting: a time in which ecological farming is in some ways more mainstream than ever, but in which economic circumstances, world events, and numerous other factors have combined to make many of us question the viability of food production as an occupation. This theme is also intended to reflect the truth that although the act of growing food in a way that acknowledges the entirety of ecology may be a very real challenge in this era, there is still hope if we face these challenges collaboratively, and that prosperity can come in many forms, via many pathways.
Trade Show Exhibitors
The CGC trade show showcases the newest products and technologies for the protected agriculture sector.
Find a complete list of companies below.
More details to follow in early September.
TRADE SHOW HOURS
Wednesday | 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Thursday | 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Farmers for Climate Solutions
Yorkshire Valley Farms
The New Farm Centre
Farmers for Climate Solutions
Yorkshire Valley Farms
The New Farm Centre
Sponsors
Thank you to our 2026 FCM’s Annual Conference and Trade Show sponsors, whose support is essential for making this event possible.
GOLD SPONSOR
Farmers for Climate Solutions
Yorkshire Valley Farms
The New Farm Centre
SILVER SPONSOR
Farmers for Climate Solutions
Yorkshire Valley Farms
The New Farm Centre
BRONZE SPONSOR
Farmers for Climate Solutions
Yorkshire Valley Farms
The New Farm Centre
Awards
CARROT CACHE
Enter to win!
The Carrot Cache is once again offering a $1,000 prize for innovative, low cost solutions to planting, harvesting, and managing food grown ecologically in Ontario. This is a great opportunity for farmers to share proven, creative ways already in use on-farm to build financial and environmental sustainability. Share your innovation or feel free to send details about the Innovation Prize to anyone you think has an innovation worth sharing. We’d love to see any tried-and-tested innovations. Submissions will be shared with attendees at the 12th Annual EFAO Conference: Pathways to Prosperity and attendees will have the chance to vote for their favourite on-farm innovations. The winner will be announced at the Conference. Submissions must be received by 9:00AM on Monday November 17.
CARROT CACHE
Enter to win!
The Carrot Cache is once again offering a $1,000 prize for innovative, low cost solutions to planting, harvesting, and managing food grown ecologically in Ontario. This is a great opportunity for farmers to share proven, creative ways already in use on-farm to build financial and environmental sustainability. Share your innovation or feel free to send details about the Innovation Prize to anyone you think has an innovation worth sharing. We’d love to see any tried-and-tested innovations. Submissions will be shared with attendees at the 12th Annual EFAO Conference: Pathways to Prosperity and attendees will have the chance to vote for their favourite on-farm innovations. The winner will be announced at the Conference. Submissions must be received by 9:00AM on Monday November 17.