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Regional Organizations - Environmental & Social 
Gardening/Ecological Landscaping

Home Construction
Water (Systems, Protection, etc)
Energy
Farms/Agriculture & Food
Green Products

Environmental Services/Consultants
Active Living & Transportation & Education

Waste Reduction/Composting
Other



Regional OrganizationsFlower sky

Trees Ontario

Quinte Conservation

Hastings Stewardship Council

Prince Edward Stewardship Council

Loyalist College Biosciences Program

Quinte Waste Solutions

Bay of Quinte Remedial Action Plan

Hastings Federation of Agriculture

Sir Sanford Fleming College Sustainable Building Program

Friends of the Frink Centre

Ecological Farmer's Association of Ontario

TRENVAL Business Development Corporation

Eastern Lake Ontario Regional Innovation Network (elorin)

Canadian Organic Growers - Prince Edward Chapter

Upper Canada Woods Cooperative

Lower Trent Conservation

Quinte Watershed Cleanup

Eden Mills Carbon Neutral Initiative

Community Development Council of Quinte

County Sustainability Group

Batawa Development Corporation

Buy Locally Owned (Belleville-Quinte's Locally Owned Business Group)

Lake Ontario Waterkeeper (based in Kingston)
 
 

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Community Social Programs

Gleaners Foodbank of Quinte - Tri-County Food Network (Providing a food network to improve the quality of life for families in the Quinte Region)

Volunteer & Information Quinte


Community Development Council of Quinte
(improving the quality of life for individuals and families in the Quinte region)

Community Living Prince Edward

Community Living Quinte West
Community Living Campbellford/Brighton

Habitat for Humanity - Hastings & Prince Edward


Prince Edward\Lennox & Addington Social
Services

Bridging the Gap - Belleville/Trenton
(provides alternative learning opportunities, at no cost, for children ages six to twelve)

United Way of Quinte

Quinte Parents Online
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GardensWild flowers/Ecological Landcaping


Natural Themes ( Native Plant Nursery in Quinte West)

Sunshine Publishing: I'd Rather Be Gardening

Prosperity Acres (plants, landscaping, eco-lawn - near Belleville)

Trees Ontario
 

 

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Home Construction & Renovation

Soma Earth Architect

StraWorks - (Straw Bale Builder)

Ontario Straw Bale Builders Coalition

Havencraft Homes (Home Builders)

Your Healthy House (indoor environmental testing & building consultant)

TAB Mechanical Inc. - Local Sustainable Building Consultant (Trenton)

Stonehede Bio-Resources Inc. (Hemp Bio-products)

Habitat for Humanity RESTORE (in Belleville)
 
Hearthmaker Cooperative

Greenline Design (Residential Designer in Belleville)
 

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Water

Eco-work (in Cobourg) - Rain Water Harvesting and Water Storage Products, Grey Water Recycling Systems, Flood Control kits

Well Aware (Caring for Your Well and Protecting Your Family's Health)

Bay of Quinte Remedial Action Plan

Quinte Source Water (Drinking Water Source Protection QUINTE)

Trent Conservation Cooalition Drinking Water Source Protection

Ontario Clean Water Agency
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Renewable Energy/Heat Systems
Windmill freedom


Quantum Renewable (Kingston)

Clapp & Jackson Heating and Plumbing Ltd. (* installer of Next Energy Geothermal Systems)

Next Energy Geothermal Systems

Bullfrog Power (Green Power)

Natural Resources Canada's (NRCan's) ecoENERGY Retrofit Program

Flanagan & Sun Renewable Energy Products & Services

Sun Volts Unlimited (Belleville)

Total Alternative Power

Veridian Connections Inc.

SWITCH, Kingston's Alternative Energy Cluster

Eco-Alternative Energy (Kingston)

Solera Sustainable Energies

Downunder Solar and Electrical

Hearthmakers Energy Cooperative (Kingston)

GreenTech Services - ecoENERGY Retrofit Certified Energy Advisors

Extraordinary Energy- Geothermal (Bloomfield)
 

Skypower & Skypower Lite (wind power)

Renewable Energy of Plum Hollow

 


Gilead Power Corporation (wind power)


Kingston Solar Installations
 
Eco-net Technologies (solar hot water) - Kingston

 

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Farms/Agriculture & Food

Vegetables in basket


Porcupine Creek Farm
(organic)

Terra Edibles (organically grown tomato, vegetable and flower seeds. The shop is located in Foxboro)

National Farmers Union ( Hastings & Prince Edward)

EcoEdge Design Ltd. Permaculture Consulting (Tweed, ON)

Ontario Ministry of Food Agriculture & Rural Affairs

Canadian Organic Growers - Prince Edward Chapter

Ecological Farmer's Association of Ontario

Hastings Federation of Agriculture

Harvest Hastings ( links local farmers Who's growing locally with consumers, and lets people explore the rich variety of What's grown locally in Hastings County)

Permaculture Canada

Stonehedge Bio-resources Inc. (Hemp - bioproducts development in Eastern Ontario)

Trees Ontario

Sue Hawley Canadian Artist and Permaculturalist

Fifth Town Artisan Cheese Co in Picton (LEED Certified Factory & Award Winning Cheeses)

 

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Restaurants & Caterers


100 Mile Diner
in Warkworth (Delightful Locally Grown Fare)

The Satisfied Soul (Healthy & Nutritious Meals - local ingredients)

 

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Products

Organic Underground (A coffee shop in downtown Belleville - host concerts and special speaker events. Sells organic products.)

Village Green (gift items, specialty, local, gourmet foods, and organic garden products Shop is located in Foxboro)

Smallbones Studio of Home Arts & Sustainable Living (Gores Landing)

Cheeky Bee (100% pure Canadian Made Beeswax Products in Warkworth)

River Valley Apiaries - Bee Products (in Stirling)

The Birdhouse (A Nature Store in Wooler)

Eco-work (in Cobourg) - Rain Water Harvesting and Water Storage Products, Grey Water Recycling Systems, Flood Control kits

The Hempsters located in Picton (Hemp products including clothing, jewelry, body care & food products)

Buy Locally Owned (Belleville-Quinte's Locally Owned Business Group)


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Services/Consultants

Lissom Earth Sciences (in Picton)

TAB Mechanical Inc. - Local Sustainable Building Consultant (Trenton)

Hearthmakers Cooperative (Kingston)
 

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Active Living & Transportation


West City Honda

Doug's Bicycle Shop (Downtown Belleville)

Hastings and Prince Edward Health Unit

Ontario Trails Council
 

Friends of the Trail (Lower Trent)



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Education


Friends of the Frink Centre
(support group for the HR Frink Outdoor Education Centre)

H.R. Frink Outdoor Education Centre

Eastern Ontario Primitive School - Easternops (Quinte-Kingston)


Sustainable Living Magazine (a non-profit journal developed in Colborne)

Earth Walk Eco Education Centre ( in Colbourne)


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Waste Reduction/Composting


The Worm Factory (vermicomposter supplies)

Quinte Waste Solutions


Ferns

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Other

Prince Edward-Hastings Federal Green Party

Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines

Norampac Trenton

 

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