Local And Just

Last week I received a press release via e-mail informing me that Bill C-474 regarding genetically modified organisms had been defeated by 178 to 98.  I wanted to know more than what I had already heard, so I decided to investigate further. The bill would have required “an analysis of potential harm to export markets [...]

Why would you want to spend a week on a farm? Let’s say it’s your only week off from work in awhile. You could be sleeping in, watching Seinfeld reruns in bed, petting your kitten in your pjs at 3 in the afternoon, but instead you are volunteering to haul firewood, pull weeds, and carry [...]

On Friday the staff of Food Matters Manitoba (www.foodmattersmanitoba.ca) and MAFRA headed out to the Blue Lagoon Organics (www.bluelagoonorganics.com) to learn more about the work that is being done there.  Blue Lagoon is just outside of Winnipeg and is a family run 27 acre farm.  We learned about the organic CSA (community supported agriculture) that [...]