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- Grow your own pasta – virtually by Food and Farming Canada on Nov 11, 2009
When I came across a website that mentioned it would let me grow my own wheat online and follow it through right to my dinner plate, I have to admit I was intrigued. I went to www.howwheatworks.com and signed myself up so I could get started. Faced...
- Power outage! by couturesmith on Nov 5, 2009
As I was escorting some animals to their maternity ward at about 5pm last night our hydro went out, plummeting myself and said pregnant sows into total – I mean absolute- darkness. Not one to panic in those kinds of situations (and yes, dar...
- Edible Bean Harvest 101 by couturesmith on Nov 4, 2009
Farming has been getting a bit quite a bit a whole heck of a lot of bad press lately. H1N1 - I REFUSE to call it by its original name!- has given pork producers a even bigger hit in the pocketbook simply by it’s association in name with th...
- Presenting modern agriculture by Food and Farming Canada on Nov 4, 2009
Here’s a great blog post about modern agriculture and bridging the gap between farmers and consumers. It’s written by Australian journalist Pip Courtney of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (the Aussie equivalent of the CBC here in...
- Topline Trends Tuesday: Crystals, cow horns and moon beams – biodynamics defined by Dana McCauley's Food Writer's Diary on Oct 27, 2009
Even if they can’t recite technical definitions of words such as organic and all-natural, most people have a strong sense of what these terms mean. However, when it comes to biodynamics, I doubt there are very many Canadians who can confidently spo...
- Farmers turn to alternative agriculture by Food and Farming Canada on Sep 21, 2009
Growing numbers of farmers are turning to alternative agriculture and agri-tourism initiatives to help them earn a living. That message was illustrated by several speakers at the recent Canadian Farm Writers Federation annual meeting in Edmonton, Alb...
- Dunn Creek Farm by Whimfield Farm Blog: Prince Edward Island on Sep 11, 2009
We recently visited John Quimby of Dunn Creek Farm who was kind enough to have us over for a tour of his certified organic farm in Murray Harbour North. He was also kind enough to stuff us full of organic veggies at his kitchen table and send us home...
