With 25 teams of chefs and farmers from the Ottawa region, Canadian Organic Growers’ 5th annual Feast of Fields hosted this tremendous gastronomical delight along the Rideau River in Vincent Massey Park. In two quick hours of meeting farmer and chef teams from the region and sampling their creations, guests tasted some of the best the Ottawa Valley has to offer.
Emily Fudakowski
Dispatch from Ottawa: ‘Tis the Season for Feasting the Fields
September 30th, 2009 · No Comments
Tags: In Season · events · from the field · local spotlight
Graze Em for Cleaner Air and Green Pastures
April 24th, 2009 · 5 Comments
Want to mitigate climate change, reduce green house gasses and protect endangered song birds, pollinators and the native grasslands they inhabit? Support local grass-fed beef!
Okay, so the logic behind raising or eating beef as a means to reduce greenhouse gasses sounds flawed. Meat-eaters can get a lot of flack and finger-wagging for contributing to [...]
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Dispatch From Canada: Harper Serves it Up to Obama
February 19th, 2009 · 1 Comment
There is lots of excitement today here in Ottawa as President Obama is visiting with Prime Minister Harper. Thousands gathered on Parliament Hill this morning to catch a glimspe of the new President. The first of Obamas’ visits since his inauguration is signifcant for Americans and Canadians alike. Some issues being covered include trade, NAFTA re-negotioations, the [...]
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Dispatch from Canada: On the “Beeten” Path?
February 12th, 2009 · 1 Comment
At a time of year when many of us are thinking about giving fancy sweets to loved ones, there’s a lot going on with beet sugar. Emily Fudakowski fills us in on what’s happening up north.
Montreal based sugar processing giant Rogers/Lantic will soon decide if it will accept GM sugar beet from Alberta farmers [...]
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