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Guest column: Support Ontario farmers, businesses by buying local foods, products

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Ethan Wallace is vice-president of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture .

Wallace : Buying local has always been an important part of our agriculture and food production system.

Every local food or farm product Ontarians buy supports farms and families like ours, as well as small businesses and rural communities.

Ontario farmers are strong believers in encouraging everyone to buy local, Ontario products.

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