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Food and Farming Canada

http://www.foodandfarmingcanada.com

News and comment about what's happening on the farming side of Canadian food. Honest, simple and to the point - connecting consumers of food to the farmers that grow it.

• Added on: Jul 22nd, 2008
• Country: Canada
• Language: English

• Author: Lilian Schaer
• Listed in: Food & Drink Adventure
• Tags: environment Local food farming farmers

Recent Posts

• Farmers’ environmental commitment evident in program funding demand

  Posted on Tuesday December 1st, 2009 at 15:22 in technology, environment, water, Government, ontario, cattle, farming, dairy, farmers, soybeans, research and innovation

  The Environmental Farm Plan (EFP) has long been a popular program but when the annual cost-share funding for 2009 was fully allocated in just over two months, program representatives were both surprised and pleased at the demand. One of the things dr...

• Pondering fresh meat’s future

  Posted on Tuesday November 24th, 2009 at 10:59 in Marketing, food, meat, Random Musings, consumers, farmers, retailers, consumer behaviour, supermarket, grocery store

  Normally, when I go grocery shopping, I approach the whole experience a bit like a military mission – with focus, list in hand and plan in mind to get in and out as quickly and painlessly as possible. Several weeks ago, I was a bit less rushed...

• New bioproducts resource for soybeans

  Posted on Wednesday November 18th, 2009 at 07:40 in environment, Canada, Economy, farmers, soybeans, bioproducts, soy 20 20

  Industrial Uses and Opportunities for Canadian Soybeans, a new brochure highlighting industrial market opportunities for Canadian soybeans, is now available. The goal of the 16-page resource, produced by Soy 20/20, is to generate awareness of the man...

• Do we or don’t we talk about it?

  Posted on Monday November 16th, 2009 at 08:14 in food, meat, Random Musings, consumers, farmers, processing, food production, #agchat

  In a society where less than two percent of the population farms, there’s a real knowledge gap when it comes to food. It exists on many levels – nutrition and preparation come to mind – but especially on the production and origins e...

• A house made of soy

  Posted on Thursday November 12th, 2009 at 07:58 in Canada, ontario, soybeans, bioproducts, royal winter fair

• Grow your own pasta – virtually

  Posted on Wednesday November 11th, 2009 at 06:59 in Marketing, food, pasta, farming, consumers, farmers, wheat, food production, durum

  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 ...

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