At Just Us Coffee Coop, Grand Pre NS Left to right: Av Singh, Just Us staffer, Vandana, Just Us Staffer, and Just US Founder Deb Moore By Michael Howell, Slow Food Nova Scotia Mainland Slow Food International Vice President Dr. Vandana Shiva visited Nova Scotia for a whirlwind four days in … [Lire plus...]
Un marché qui vit à l’année/A Year Long Farmers’ Market
Un marché qui vit à l’année By Marilyn Burgoyne À l'ouest de l’île de Montréal, la région de Vaudreuil-Soulanges est en explosion depuis plusieurs années et les familles et foyers se multiplient à un rythme effréné. La région est composée d’un partage intéressant entre villes de banlieue en … [Lire plus...]
Le vin naturel est en vogue au Québec
By Bobby Grégoire Slow Food Montréal tenait son premier événement sur les vins depuis des années au nouveau restaurant de Martin Juneau « Pastaga, vins nature et restaurant. » Pour l’occasion, nous avions invité une multitude d’agences d’importation privée en vin à faire déguster aux membres … [Lire plus...]
Convivium Spotlight: Slow Food Calgary
Mayor Naheed Nenshi Visits Slow Food at the Calgary Folk Fest. July 2011 By Kris Vester Think of Calgary and many things spring to mind: the Calgary Stampede, the energy industry and the heart of the Conservative political movement, amongst others. But Calgary is also home to one of the largest … [Lire plus...]
Ark Spotlight: Canadienne Cow/La vache canadienne
By Tabitha Steager Translated by Malorie Aube Canadienne Cow The Canadienne is the only breed of dairy cow native to North America, developed in French Canada during the 16th to 17th century from breeds imported from Normandy and Brittany. It was bred for hardiness in the rugged Canadian … [Lire plus...]
Slow Food: Changing the world, one elevator ride at a time
By Voula Halliday, Co-leader Slow Food Toronto Since the New Year chimed in I’ve been asking myself, what does a Slow Food life look like for all of us in the year to come? It isn’t that I doubt how my family has been living up to now; it’s that I was challenged by my husband with a simple … [Lire plus...]
National Food Strategies: What Canada can learn from the world
By Meredith Davis Canada has much to learn from other countries when it comes to developing a national food strategy. During February’s Canadian Food Summit, put on by the Conference Board of Canada and various partners, the subject of a Canadian national food strategy was the main item on the … [Lire plus...]
Ark Spotlight: Saskatoon Berry
Saskatoon Berry (Amelanchier alnifolia) By Tabitha Steager The Saskatoon berry, also known as the Serviceberry, Juneberry, and Shadbush, is a wild plant native to Western Canada. Saskatoon berries grow in Canada from the Great Plains to the British Columbia coast. The berries are … [Lire plus...]
Slow Food Abitibi-Témiscamingue célèbre le jour Terra Madre
By Norman Laflamme Val-d’Or, 20 janvier 2011 - Un vendredi pas comme les autres se prépare au Forestel de Val-d’Or. Les invités du convivium Slow Food de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue arrivent joyeux et pour certain contents de se revoir. Ils sont des cinq coins de notre belle et grande région. Ils … [Lire plus...]
World renowned scientist and philosopher Dr Vandana Shiva to speak in the Annapolis Valley, February 24th
Dr Vandana Shiva is a philosopher, environmental activist, vice president of Slow Food International and the founder of Navdanya, a research and activism institute in India. Shiva, currently based in Delhi, has authored more than 20 books and over 500 papers in leading scientific and technical … [Lire plus...]