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Canada needs policies to support young farmers: NFUY

In this episode, we really get to play with our food. What does MakerCulture have to do with food and how do chefs, artists, farmers and everyday people
interact with their own food? We try to pin point why so many makers have decided to turn to self-reliance and creativity when it comes to their food, rather
than just eating it.  
Feature Interviews:
David Berg, artist participant of the Medium: Coffee, Latte Art for Non-Latte Artists event 
Meredith Alex, fashion designer who uses food
Chef Don Kumarasinghe, a chef and Olympian fruit carver 
John Sinopoli, executive chef at Toronto's "Table 17"
Joseph Watters, executive chef at Taste Restuarantread more

It's an unusual Friday night at Grinder, a small coffee shop in Toronto. There is an alien in someone's cup, hearts in another and someone else sees their face in their mug.
What's even stranger is how local artists replaced paintbrushes and pencils with milk and cinnamon powder. The cause of this madness is an event called "Medium: Coffee Live Latte Art for Non-Latte Artists." What these five artists did is part of the MakerCulture movement, the idea of taking things into your own hands, and producing new objects. "It was different," says Abra Dolman, a participating artist. "I can't say I've ever used coffee, espresso, or milk as a medium before."read more

I guess the pivotal issue here is not so much the scope of the quake and resulting damage, or the poverty that has either been an immediate consequence of it, or the underlying destitution that has existed for decades in Haiti. Nor is it the fact that I'm sitting writing this on the beach where the Kennedy's used to vacation -- at an old Club Med some 50 nautical miles from Port-Au-Prince.
I guess it's the familiarity of it all now. It's truly the same broken record I've seen playing in so many other places around the world. The contrasts here are extreme in almost every measurable way, and many that can never have a quantifiable comparison.read more

The Ontario Government's pre-budget consultations are under way at Queen's Park. The Federal budget is set to be released at the beginning of March (unless Stephen Harper decides for another spontaneous vacation), with the Ontario Budget set to be released in weeks that follow.read more

Walden Bello's latest, The Food Wars, is a great gift idea for the socially conscious reader in your life.
 
For a slim volume, it tackles many of the world's crucial problems. In a mere 149 pages, Bello explains the connections between hunger, economics and ecology. Whether you're a farmer, a veteran urban gardener, or know little about where the food on your plate comes from -- you'll learn something from this book.read more

More than 790,000 Canadians walked into a food bank in March, an increase of 18 per cent over the previous year according to a new report on hunger and food bank use in Canada.
Alberta, Nova Scotia and Ontario recorded the highest increases.
More than 72,000 people visited a food bank for the first time in their lives. Thirty-seven percent of those helped are children; half of the households are families with children.read more

More than 790,000 Canadians walked into a food bank in March, an increase of 18 per cent over the previous year according to a new report on hunger and food bank use in Canada.
Alberta, Nova Scotia and Ontario recorded the highest increases.
More than 72,000 people visited a food bank for the first time in their lives. Thirty-seven percent of those helped are children; half of the households are families with children.read more

There is no doubt that the seasons have changed. The last few days have seen frost on the ground in my garden. The tomatoes, squash, beans and cucumbers are all gone, my 15-foot high sunflowers have pooped out, and the chili peppers hang on in the hot house, soon to succumb to cooler days with limited sunshine. The last basil was picked this week, and what is left is the chard which will produce outside until a hard frost gets it, and inside all winter long. If the autumn is not too cold and dark a new crop of snow peas will come up inside, a welcome addition to winter meals.read more

There is no doubt that the seasons have changed. The last few days have seen frost on the ground in my garden. The tomatoes, squash, beans and cucumbers are all gone, my 15-foot high sunflowers have pooped out, and the chili peppers hang on in the hot house, soon to succumb to cooler days with limited sunshine. The last basil was picked this week, and what is left is the chard which will produce outside until a hard frost gets it, and inside all winter long. If the autumn is not too cold and dark a new crop of snow peas will come up inside, a welcome addition to winter meals.read more