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 …
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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.
The Sweet Tradition of Christmas Oranges
It’s orange season! 🍊
Fall through December marks the start of the orange harvest in the Northern Hemisphere. This means enjoying Holiday or Christmas oranges (mandarins, satsumas, or clementines) a tradition here in Canada, thanks to Japanese immigrants a tradition for nearly 140 years.
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Sugar Roots: Canada’s Sweet Sector
Happy Halloween! In a few short hours, Canadian streets will have more candy and chocolate than we know what to do with. While at Halloween …
Agricultural Plastics and the Challenge of Permanence
In less than a year, Agriculture and Agrifood Canada (AAFC) will require reports on the quantity of plastic produced or imported to Canada for 2024. …