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Vermont (& New England) Diary Part II – the search for raw milk

By • on September 8, 2007

I have been so busy gardening and cooking and enjoying the last few weeks of summer that I never got around to writing "Vermont Diary - Part II",

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“Los Angeles” brand carrots from Mexico sold in Quebec make me sick

By • on August 18, 2007

I subscribe to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency food warning, recall, and allergy

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Vermont Diary – Part I

By • on August 13, 2007

I just came back from 2 amazing days in Northern Vermont. You see, I was hired to be a chauffeur to an evil capitalist management consultant who was going

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Spring salad

By • on July 29, 2007

Yesterday I harvested a ton of lettuce from my community garden plot. Sorrel, red curly, romaine, Boston, arugula, and chicory. Bursting with flavour,

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Montreal farmshare weeks 3 & 4

By • on July 22, 2007

Week 3 of my farm-share included: 2 edible flowers 1 pint raspberries 2 heads chicory? 1 big head Boston lettuce 2 kohlrabi 1 bunch kale 1 large bunch

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My Montreal CSA box – baskets #1 & #2

By • on July 8, 2007

I've mentioned the CSA I belong to many times and I've also been eagerly awaiting the start of the summer season - which began last week. I'm sure many

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Montreal Community Garden Season in full swing

By • on June 29, 2007

I have made mention several times of my community garden plot, most recently when I made Sorrel

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Spring harvests in Montreal

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Sorrel Potato Soup

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I apologize for not posting last week, but I've been quite busy lately. I've spent the better part of the last two weeks playing drums for a college production of the musical "Hair" and I also celebrated

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Montreal Community Gardens Contaminated

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Chocolate is in danger – please help!

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‘Bacon, the film” ~ this Sunday in Montreal

  Montrealers should be aware that a documentary about large-scale hog producers that was produced in 2002 will be screened this coming Sunday afternoon: Bacon,

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Toronto, Ontario – Part Two

Note: This is the second part of a 2-part series about my visit to Toronto, Ontario. Part One can be found here. "Pass

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Canadian hog farmers are greedier than their pigs

It seems that Canadian industrial hog farmers have forgotten why food exists. They have forgotten that food is for eating, and not just for selling. It just so happened that due to the industrial revolution,

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