Food Down The Road – Summer Reading And References
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View ArticleFort Berens Estate Winery, Lillooet, B.C.
“Fort Berens Estate Winery is the first of its kind in Lillooet. We saw the potential for the wine industry to take root in this area – just like prospecting for gold, sometimes you have to take a...
View ArticleBaboons Go Ape For Grapes
"As far as baboons are concerned, the combination of starch and sugar is very attractive – and that's your basic grape." Local Food And Wine Continue reading →
View ArticleJoel Salatin Talks Clean Food Farming In Comox
Although his message is a decidedly positive one, it draws clear distinctions between food produced in inhumane, factory farms and food produced in pasture-based, animal-friendly farms. Continue reading →
View ArticleWine Spectator Features Okanagan Valley As Wine Destination
BRITISH COLUMBIA’S EMERGING OKANAGAN VALLEY HAS THE MAKINGS OF A SERIOUS WINE REGION – WINE SPECTATOR, NOVEMBER 2010 WINE COUNTRY TRAVEL SPECIAL By Lynn Alley [Excerpted from Wine Spectator] In late...
View ArticleGrowing Forward: The Agrimarketing Program
AgriMarketing Program Overview of the program The AgriMarketing Program aims to enhance marketing capacity and competitiveness of the Canadian agriculture, agri-food, fish and seafood sectors. The...
View ArticleSustainable Foods Summit, San Francisco, Jan. 18 – 19
New Horizons for Eco-Labels and Sustainability Eco-labels continue to gain popularity in the food industry, however are they going far enough to meet consumer demand for ethical & ecological...
View ArticleVancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival March 28th to April 3rd
VINESTARS OF WINE CELEBRATE 33 YEARS AT PLAYHOUSE WINE FESTIVAL Meet the industry’s top international trendsetters and principal vintners Vancouver, BC, February 21, 2011 – To mark its 33rd year the...
View ArticleIt’s Biodynamic Flower Day
Courtesy of Organic Matters, Ireland’s Organic Magazine BIO-DYNAMIC GARDENING Bio-dynamic gardeners, followers of the principles of Rudolf Steiner, believe that the movements of all theheavenly bodies,...
View ArticleMonsanto Must Pay Damages To French Farmer for Pesticide Poisoning
Excerpted from From Le Figaro (English) Monsanto must pay for French farmer’s pesticide injuries A French tribunal found Monsanto, the leading producer of agro chemicals, responsible for serious...
View ArticleEpisode 60: LGf+w Thanksgiving 2020; Pancakes In The Marais, Paris
Pancakes in the Marais; Thankgiviing 400 year Celebration - Local GOODfood+wine
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