CFN – Local farmers, co-ops, food businesses, distributors and Student Nutrition providers will gather at the first-ever Student Nutrition – Local Food Connections event on Wednesday, January 30, 2013 starting at 9 a.m. at South Nation Conservation, Finch. This free event will kick off with an introduction to Student Nutrition Programming inContinue Reading
CFN – For Chris Delaney and Amanda House their dreams were coming true. The handsome couple seemed to be on their way as their dream was coming true and their new product, YoPRo was accepted into nearly 300 Loblaws stores. That dreamed turned into this appeal that went viral onContinue Reading
CFN – Members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) visited the Real Canadian Superstore (RCS) at 190 Richmond Rd., operated by Loblaw Companies Ltd., to demand that the store commit to higher standards of food safety. This action and demand fall on the heels of an undercoverContinue Reading
CFN – Charity starts at home. Peace starts within. I’m certain all of us have heard these words of wisdom before which enforce the premise that the answer to the worlds woes begin with cleaning our own personal house so to speak. Our world is signalling she requires some careContinue Reading
CFN – All Things Food is holding a series of Community Food Workshops in each county this fall as part of the unique assessment they are currently conducting of the food system in Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Counties. Earlier this year, All Things Food was one of twelve organizations inContinue Reading
It was a full lot at the Long Sault Farmer’s Market on Friday, September 7th. With two new vendors rounding out the compliment of sellers we filled the available space on the grass in front of the Long Sault Shopping Centre. I would like to point out that my picturesContinue Reading
CFN – It was a good day for the market on Friday, not too hot, not too windy, a few clouds and lots of shoppers. If you read the market reports I have been filing then you know that I wasn’t here last week. I was pleasantly surprised toContinue Reading
If you are already a fan of espresso then you can go right to the end of this column to find out where you can get a fresh brewed hit of liquid brown heaven. For those of you who are novices to the consumption of this heavy-bodied, aromatic, bittersweet beverage,Continue Reading
CFN -It is that time again. The farmer’s markets are springing up all over the place and the Long Sault Market is one of the first. Yesterday was a bit of a gloomy day but there was a steady stream of shoppers buying our products all afternoon. This year theContinue Reading
CFN –Coffey’s Coffee and the Island Ink Jet and Laser Toners are please to be able to offer samples of two of the world’s rarest coffees, Kopu Luwak and Reunion Island. The coffees will be served at the Island Ink Jet at 8 Third St. West on Friday morning, 18Continue Reading
Are you interested in starting a garden at your daycare, school or college? The All Things Food SDG Community Food Network and Growing Up Organic will be hosting a free “How to Start an Organic School Garden” workshop on Monday, April 30th from 6 – 8 p.m. at South NationContinue Reading
CFN– The Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA) teamed up today with a famous NHL alumni and launched the Gary Roberts Eat To Compete Challenge, a contest to help OMHA players to develop better nutrition habits for a healthier approach to hockey and life. The OMHA and Roberts launched theContinue Reading
CFN – Is the origin of your food a determining factor when shopping for the food on your table? I find myself always checking labels to see where my food is produced and processed. I have found that more and more food on the grocery shelves is from China. NowContinue Reading
CFN – According to http://www.thegrower.com genetically modified specimens of Hamlin orange trees may be planted in Florida field trials once required permits have been obtained. The modified specimens have been engineered to produce a natural insecticide that wards off Asian citrus psyllids.Plant pathologists K. Cox and H. Aldwinkle from Cornell UniversityContinue Reading
CFN -Eco Farm Day is back for 2012! It’s at the Ramada in Cornwall Ontario on February 25 & 26th! The theme of Eco Farm Day 2012 is “Vibrant Family Businesses in Organic Agriculture and Food”. In the current economic climate, the small business sector is the leading economic engine.Continue Reading
CFN – Consumers wishing to avoid chemical pesticide residues in food, water and on farms have a simple choice: organic products, the Canada Organic Trade Association (COTA) said today. Repeated government samplings in North America and Europe have shown organic produce has much lower pesticides residues when compared to non-organic. The Canadian FoodContinue Reading
CFN – Are you going to the Eastern Ontario Food Conference Thursday December 1st at the University of Guelph campus in Kemptville Ontario? I know Tom Manley of Organic Central and Homestead Organics will be speaking. This is a great opportunity to to hear from people in theContinue Reading
CFN – A number of hours have been spent over the last week hulling, culling, cleaning and drying our harvest of black walnuts. All of this has been done manually; definitely a time intensive labour of curiosity. My partner and I chose two different methods of dehulling the nuts. .Continue Reading