Camas, an edible bulb traditionally eaten by the native people from Western Canada, and fiddleheads, the new fronds of the Ostrich fern plant resembling the scroll of a violin, have recently been accepted on the Canadian Ark of Taste as endangered foods to be protected and remembered. Camas … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2014
Farm News, Fox News
This is a shortened version of “Farm News” published by Jerry Kitt from First Nature Farms. Last month I saw my first fox and wrote about it in the “Farm News”. What I didn’t mention was the exact moment I was writing about the fox, I glanced out the window and there was the fox … [Read more...]
Slow Food in Canada welcomes board members
Slow Food in Canada would like to welcome four new members elected to its board after the recent elections held during its annual national conference in Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia, on May 1-4, 2014. Joining the table for a 2-year mandate are Cam Tran, reviver of the Slow Food movement in Winnipeg, … [Read more...]