By Jerry Kitt “First Nature Farms is a family farm”… That line hasn’t changed for years. We certainly started out as a “family” farm thirty years ago but time goes on, relationships evolve, and children become adults and they leave home. The only part of the family that was left on the farm was … [Read more...]
From The Farm / De la ferme
By Jerry Kitt Cows come home! I was starting to get a little worried. The cows were gone and the last time I saw them they were 16 km away. That may not seem like a long distance if you’re travelling by road but moving cows through the forest is nearly impossible for a non-cowboy like me. That’s … [Read more...]
Large Black Pigs: Why Heritage Breeds Matter
By Zara Fischer-Harrison We’ve seen the Is it local? episode on Portlandia, and laughed at its ridiculousness. And we’ve seen the heirloom tomatoes at the farmers market with all of their charismatic bumps and scabs as we balk at the price tag. On menus we have read Red Fife wheat, … [Read more...]
COMMUNIQUÉ (Québec) – Slow Food Montréal déçu du Livre vert
COMMUNIQUÉ Mercredi 8 juin 2011 – Montréal Slow Food Montréal est déçu par la publication du livre vert déposé par le ministre Pierre Corbeil en ce mardi 7 juin 2011. En effet, ledit document ne fait mention que de quelques grands principes sans mesure ou orientation concrète. Il est … [Read more...]