Preservatives: What are We Risking for Shelf Life?
Agriculture Myth Busting Food preservatives have been linked to a variety of scary health concerns. High blood pressure, allergies, cancer, diabetes, digestion complications… when you …
Production
A Bad Bargain on the Menu: Why Brazilian Beef Comes at a Cost
Overview Food prices, more particularly food inflation, have been a topic of contention for the past five years. As a result, in late January 2026 …
Smallholder Coffee Production in Brazil
Brazil is the world’s leader in coffee production. In 2023 alone, Brazil produced 3.4 billion tonnes of coffee, corresponding to more than 30% of the …
Tout Garnie: Canada’s Taste for All-Dressed
Reputation can be extremely important. With food, reputations for transparency, taste, and production quality create preferences and brand loyalty. It is not a far stretch …
Nog and Nostalgia: A Toast to Taste, Time, and Tradition of Eggnog
A Cup of Tradition The season is fast upon us, or eggnog has been lining the shelves since mid-October. Eggnog tastes like tradition poured into …
Canadian Horse Meat is Quietly Successful
Global diversity means a diversity of food sources; from those we consider staples to those we believe should disappear entirely. As a result, preferences and …
Hometown Sustainability: Can Local Production Become Mainstream?
Agriculture Myth Busting Canada is a net food exporter, meaning for the most part, we grow and raise more than the country needs. This statement …
A Brewed Awakening
Soaring coffee prices are alarming for roasters, distributors, and coffee shop owners in Canada and worldwide. The price of unroasted (or green) coffee has hit …
Land Prices: Is the Sky the Limit?
Recently, my husband and I were crunching the numbers to decide whether or not we should purchase more land to expand our grain farm in …
Roses are Red, Violets are Blue, Valentine’s Day Chocolate is Expensive Now, Too
Let’s investigate the chocolate melt-down happening worldwide and see why the price-point of your Valentine’s Day chocolate is a bit more expensive than usual.