Two products recently made their way on the Canadian Ark of Taste which reflects Canada’s vast, diverse landscape of peoples and foods. First up, the Okanagan Nation sockeye salmon: Throughout generations, it has been the mainstay for the food and trading traditions between First Nations bands … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2014
Monthly Conversational Salon in Saskatoon
Every month, Slow Food Saskatoon hosts a conversational salon at a local coffee shop. Last January, Marc Loiselle, an organic farmer, was the special guest of the monthly event. He led an interesting discussion on organic farming, Red Fife wheat and the concept of terroir. Marc’s century-old … [Read more...]
Farm News: More problems on the road
Driving down the road with a trailer full of pigs, what could go wrong? That’s when it happened. I think 21 was a record for the most pigs I needed to haul at once. Everyone wanted pigs on the same day and there was no changing their minds. The pigs loaded nice and settled in well to their new … [Read more...]
Okanagan Food & Wine Writers’ Workshop Registrations are open
The Okanagan Food & Wine Writers’ Workshop is a professional development and gastronomic experience that will take place on May 9-11, in Kelowna, British Columbia – an unparalleled food and wine region in North America. The workshop is open to writers of all levels, and is designed to inform, … [Read more...]
International Slow Food Youth Network meeting Pt.2
An extraordinary sense of organization The first thing I notice I have forgotten every time I get to Italy is how transportation is “different” from here. Trains are everywhere, in every direction, presumably all leading to Rome one day. Turin (Torino) is the host city of Terra Madre, a … [Read more...]
Slow Food in Canada National Conference 2014
Register today! The National Slow Food in Canada Conference 2014 will be held on May 1-4 in Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia. To register and/or buy your tickets, visit http://www.slowfoodcanada2014.ca … [Read more...]