Reading Time: 4 minutes It’s the kind of good news story we could all use a little more of right now. Cape Breton Island’s Mary Janet MacDonald has brought hope and cheer to thousands during the COVID-19 pandemic through her love of cooking and people. Almost every single Sunday afternoon since the first pandemic restrictions were put in place […] Read more
Tunes and wooden spoons
Dishing out recipes, music and love, a Cape Bretoner shows how a social media presence can be good both for the heart and the business
A tasty education
This Ontario farm family uses cooking classes to help close the consumer gap
Reading Time: 4 minutes With strong interest from the public in knowing more about where their food comes from, some farms are offering on-farm cooking classes. This past year Thames River Melons near Innerkip, Ont., began offering a Harvest Brunch Experience that is part tour, part workshop, part cooking class and part meal. “It is very interactive and is […] Read more
Iqaluit confirms ‘exceedingly high levels’ of fuel in water supply
Water not safe for cooking or drinking, city says
Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters –– The Canadian city of Iqaluit said lab results confirmed that fuel had entered its water supply, officials announced Friday. Analysis of samples from one of the city’s water tanks found “exceedingly high levels of various fuel components,” Amy Elgersma, Iqaluit’s chief administrative officer, said, adding it was likely diesel or kerosene. Residents in […] Read more
One-pot cooking makes meal prep a snap
Award-winning cookbook author offers tips on cooking from scratch
Reading Time: 5 minutes Getting a healthy home-cooked dinner on the table night after night can be a challenge for busy farm families. Thanks to an award-winning cookbook from Stratford, Ontario’s Jan Scott, this task just got a little easier. Scott’s Oven to Table cookbook features more than a hundred “mess-free, stress-free” delicious one-pot recipes that can be made […] Read more
Adulting 101
Got a teenager who will soon be off to school? Do them a favour with these life lessons
Reading Time: 5 minutes While farm kids learn many things that their urban counterparts never get to experience, it’s also possible that in the busy-ness of life on the farm, some skills needed for independent living can get overlooked. It’s just easier to keep getting their meals for them, doing their laundry for them, helping them sort their money […] Read more
Beef demand soars as consumers ‘aggressively’ stock up
Surge in sales accompanied by a jump in people looking online for recipes
Reading Time: < 1 minute Canada’s beef demand has been strong during the pandemic. “Unlike previous disease outbreak issues, COVID-19 has not been about food safety or consumer confidence or issues with food products,” Canada Beef president Michael Young said during a recent online town hall. “Beef demand at retail is up 50 to 70 per cent. Consumers have aggressively […] Read more
How to talk food in the city
When city consumers want to know how to communicate about food, they go to Voula Halliday
Reading Time: 5 minutes “At the core, you try to create something memorable and special. The possibilities are endless,” says Voula Halliday as we discuss food and events — and how using them together has so much impact when you’re trying to promote causes and make change. It’s a Tuesday morning, and Halliday apologizes as she tells me it […] Read more
The table and who’s around it
Even though you’re too busy to spend hours in the kitchen, you can still have a great Sunday meal
Reading Time: 4 minutes The concept of the Sunday Supper is an old one. The traditional day of church and of rest (although not always so much for women and farmers with livestock), Sundays were a day when cooks would take a little extra time to prepare a meal. And while today most days are go-go-go, especially on the […] Read more
Six tips for safe barbecuing
Looks good, doesn’t it? But every year there are reports from incidents resulting from gas barbecues. Here are six common barbecue safety mistakes — and how you can avoid them.
What do your customers care about?
Check out the mainstream books, films and other media that are shaping what consumers think about what you do
Reading Time: 4 minutes Gluten-free, organic, GMO, free-run — these just hint at the kind of vocabulary being tossed about by consumers today. Packed with good intentions and a little knowledge, such notions are warping the demand for food products, and they may be laying a path for legislation. Never before has there been so much being written, said[...]
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