CFN – As we transition into summer, we’re pleased to pass along two family friendly events scheduled this Friday and Saturday. Both of these organizations celebrate the Natural World that delights and surrounds us… if we would just stop… to look… and appreciate. Grand Opening of Heartland Forest Nature CentreContinue Reading
CFN – Have you planted any vegetables this year? My planting journey began back in February with an experiment in growing some slips from a sweet potato in water. I started with three potatoes, commercially bought at the store and came to find out from an experienced gardener that storeContinue Reading
“I would say that if the village perishes India will perish too… Industrialization on a mass scale will necessarily lead to passive or active exploitation of the villagers as the problems of competition and marketing come in. Therefore we have to concentrate on the village being self-contained, manufacturing mainly forContinue Reading
CFN – There were demonstrations organized and attended, worldwide this past Saturday, May 25th. I attended the event on Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. People are concerned about having the food that fuels their bodies and that of their loved ones, mutated, morphed into something which will supposedly grow bigger,Continue Reading
CFN – We have a couple of wonderful food events happening this coming week-end in the Cornwall, Ontario area. We trust all our readers from across the on-line world will take the time to read about these community events as these happenings bring community together to share information about growing andContinue Reading
There are so many life forms that surround us, especially this time of the year. Crawling, flying, hanging insects are eveywhere, above and below ground. These tiny creatures are intricately connected to each and everyone of us and I’m certain help to maintain a healthy balance of our world inContinue Reading
CFN – OPG celebrated winning Gold Certification in it’s first LEED award for the OPG Visitor Centre in Cornwall Ontario! Ontario Power Generation (OPG) is awarded its first LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold Certification by the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) for the St. Lawrence Power DevelopmentContinue Reading
CFN – Submitted Article – Interested in Birding, Fishing, Farming or Forests? The St. Lawrence River Institute is hosting a Community Day, May 16th, at St. Lawrence College Aultsville Hall, Cornwall, Ontario, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Admission is FREE and the public and students are welcome and encouragedContinue Reading
The warmer weather has finally arrived. Wonderful! I’m certain many of us were out getting dirty, cleaning up our yards, and perhaps readying our garden plots for some flowers and vegetables. Many of us tend to try and get all the tasks done in one day and end up discouragedContinue Reading
CFN – Nearly 11,000 People Help Set New Attendance Record At 420 Ottawa Fill The Hill 2013 We arrived at Parliament Hill at around 11:30 am, and there were already a few people there. Roadies were unloading the sound equipment, and organizers John Fowler and Kyle Walton were talking toContinue Reading
CFN – Sadness enveloped my heart as I witnessed a once vibrant life had been snuffed out. Many years ago I first noticed this lovely specimen. It had taken up residence next to the post box which I travelled to on a regular basis; I couldn’t help but notice its regal stature. Continue Reading
CFN – A full explanation of the origins and history of 420 can be easily found online, but the short version is this: In 1971 in San Rafael, California, a group of high school students known as The Waldos would meet after school at 4:20 pm to smoke pot together.Continue Reading
So much going on these days…talks of Genetically Modified (GM) salmon out East, GM alfalfa hay, another oil spill down south………………STOP THE MADNESS…..please!! Amid all this talk of Franken-food and the hand of man slapping our Sacred Earth once again with the consequences of dirty oil and GM-food, IContinue Reading
Homestead Organics Ltd is pleased to be to the only non-US competitor among 25 contestants for Entrepreneur of the Year at the Slow Money annual gathering in Boulder Colorado on April 29-30th 2013. “Slow Money, a major new funder of local food systems, this week kicks off a competition inContinue Reading
CFN – GMO’s Geneically Modified Organisms. Frankenfoods. There are a lot of buzz words about GMO’s and frankly there’s a scary edge to it all. In the US and many countries there’s a refusal to force manufacturers to clearly label products that use GMO’s. Wheat, Corn, almost all food stocksContinue Reading
Time for Action (ARA Review) I helped stop the mega-quarry. From the moment I read about the aggregate licence application in March 2011, I worked to stop the proposal – 40 to 50 hours per week. I knew without a shadow of a doubt that the mega-quarry proposalContinue Reading
The Raisin Region Conservation Authority is once again inviting the public to join them in celebrating Earth Day. Thanks to RBC’s Blue Water Project, ten conifer seedlings per family will be given to two hundred local residents who would like to beautify their home as well as contribute to theContinue Reading
On April 2nd, 2013, while driving the country roads looking for subjects to photograph, I came across an enormous flock of snow geese in a grass field south of Williamstown, Ontario. I photographed them for 30 minutes. Interestingly, one of the snow geese in the flock had a yellow neckContinue Reading