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And the Best Local Tomato Award goes to….
Paririe Boy tomatoes, the best in the land.… Prarie Boy, aka Grant MacPherson, and the delectable, juicy, oh-so-sweet, “that’s-why-they-call-it-fruit”, chemical-free, heirloom tomatoes that he and his...
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Local Food Plus
Keep your eye out for the LocalFoodPlus logo. LocalFoodPlus is a Canadian non-profit that certifies local sustainable food producers. The LFP stickers and in-store promotional labels help you identify...
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If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch…
?”If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.” - Carl Sagan If you don’t have time for that universe inventin’ stuff, pick up some ready-grown apples at your...
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Avant-Guard Cider To Go
Not far from the Tree’s fruit picking program organizes volunteer groups in Toronto to harvest fruit from trees on residential properties that would otherwise go to waste. If you have a fruit tree...
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Union Square Greenmarket
Ever been to the Greenmarket at Union Square in NYC? They got it goin’ on. I had the pleasure of visiting this market a few days ago and, chatting with one of the GrowNYC reps, I learned that it has...
View ArticleTEDxHart House – Revisited
It’s another new year and some of you might have decided to entertain a resolution or two. After avoiding such things for the past several years, I decided to creep into 2011 on a quieter, more...
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Save Our Seeds
Ever heard of the Doomsday Vault? The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is located on the remote island of Spitsbergen, Norway. It’s a backup should anything happen to seeds currently being saved in...
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Local Foods in Season Now – Early Spring
It’s spring, right? And you want to know what’s in season in Ontario now. Veggies: Beets, cabbage, carrots, greenhouse cucumbers, greenhouse lettuce, mushrooms, onions, parsnips*, greenhouse peppers,...
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Guest Post: Music and food make a natural pair
Thanks to David Newland, of Roots Music Canada, for contributing this post. With the celebration of springtime fully upon us, many folks are taking this time to count their blessings. For me, two of...
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Cities Should Buy Local
Photo Credit: Gabriel Mobrien We’re pretty disappointed that members of the municipal government in our hometown, Toronto, are pushing to step away from their buy local food policy. It seems very...
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