Ditch single-use plastics in school lunches
submitted by Friends of the Earth
Friends of the Earth's 11-year-old Plastics Campaigner, Maya, is calling on students, parents, and teachers to join her in...
On food trucks and Luddites
by Woody Armour
Let us consider the addition of six local food trucks to the local scene, that is, in North Grenville. These vehicles would...
The Food Corner
The Food Corner
by Paul Cormier, Salamanders of Kemptville
Gazpacho is a dish that takes advantage of all of your hard gardening work. It may be...
Healthy eating and after school activities
Submitted by: Danielle Labonté RD, Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit
With the school year starting back up, so are sports, clubs and other...
Hairy autumnal wanderers
by Fred Schueler and Aleta Karstad, Fragile Inheritance natural history
In the fall, hairy black and brown caterpillars cross roads and lawns looking for places...
Food Corner
by Paul Cormier, Salamanders of Kemptville
I love rice of every kind: Basmati, brown, white, purple even. Now, down South in Cajun country, they make...
The Food Corner
by Paul Cormier of Salamanders, Kemptville
This recipe is adapted from a terrific book entitled Out of Old Nova Scotia Kitchens, by Marie Nightingale. It...
Food Trends in 2017
Submitted By:
Dana Hawthorne, MScFN, RD
Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit
With the start of the New Year, we can expect to see new...
Mulches and Woodland Blue Phlox
By Philip Fry
In my last column, I discussed the soil profile of an undisturbed site. The top layer, generally labelled “O,” is composed of...
Enjoy the bounty of Ontario’s freshness during Local Food Week
submitted by OFA
With more than 200 different crops and livestock being grown, produced or raised on Ontario soil, there is no shortage of ways...