Tag: organic
Food Co-ops For the Future
The Ottawa Valley Food Co-op was the first of it’s kind in Canada. Borrowing ideas from the Oklahoma Foods Co-op, members pay a fee and can choose from a variety of food products listed by local producers online. Every month they can make an order. They pick up the products grown, raised or made close to home. The money they spend stays in the local economy and supports farmers directly. The Co-op has helped start up a few more in Canada under the same model. It brings communities closer together and stronger- essential for the future of food.
Transition Time
The last week of culinary school coincides with me flying home to Ontario and in just a few weeks changing my lifestyle dramatically. Back to a farm-where the soil will speak to me again. Food will still be my central focus though, it being the main topic that goes through …
How Seriously Do You Take Your Food?
How Seriously Do You Take Your Food?
I’m all for knowing where your food comes from. This video just shows an example of how far you can go taking the an extreme angle…With so much negativity towards buzz words such as organic, local and sustainable it’s pretty awesome just to laugh at it once in awhile!