This time of year, gardens are in full bloom, and during these beautiful summer months the best part of the day is the chance to play outside and get dirty—especially after a stressful day at work. The whole process of planting seeds and consuming fresh fruits and vegetables from your garden has many benefits, some of which you are probably very familiar with and others which may surprise you...
Read MoreVery rarely will you see me doing something trendy. It’s actually so bad that I’ll purposefully avoid something if it gets too popular. An embarrassing example of this behaviour is not reading a Harry Potter book until about a year ago. But I’m breaking my own habits and fully embracing fermented foods and I hope you will too!
Read MoreEating 9 to 5 is this year’s theme for nutrition month and what an important topic as most people spend the majority of their day at work, so we might as well eat our best while we’re there! Despite how well you’re doing that 3:00pm slump can still hit hard and our heads think an extra cup of coffee will get us through the afternoon but coffee doesn’t have to be the answer.
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Chinese New Year is one of the biggest traditional Chinese holidays. It is an opportunity to honor family and friends and enjoy some culinary traditions. 2015 is the year of the goat, which means goat dishes will be popular, but check out these other traditional Chinese dishes and why they should not be overlooked this New Year.
Read MoreJust when you thought you were beginning to understand the whole organic food movement, GMOs decide to poke their head into the equation – argh! My vision for this post is to not bombard you with too much information but hopefully just enough so you can keep up with these political food movements when someone brings it up at your next get-together.
Read MoreIt’s December - you’ve just started Christmas shopping and your buy list is long, so you venture into a mall with the hope of getting in and out as soon as possible. But, the lines are long, the crowds are claustrophobic, and all of the sudden someone elbows you the wrong way and you’ve lost it – you're officially hangry!
Read MoreNovember 2nd has been declared Vitamin D day and the fact that this vitamin has its own day just shows how important it is! Vitamin D helps our bodies absorb calcium and phosphorous for strong bones and teeth, it protects us against infections and may help reduce the risk of chronic diseases. Vitamin D can even ward off seasonal affective disorder by keeping our mood elevated. Health Canada recommends adults get a minimum of 800 IU of Vitamin D per day, either through food or a supplement. Here are three tips to getting your recommended amount of Vitamin D.
Read MoreI would like you to meet your new favourite oil – Camelina Oil. Camelina what?!? Camelina is an ancient oilseed that originated in parts of Europe and Central Asia and is now being produced in southeast Saskatchewan by literally three farmers (Colin, Dan and Rob) who just love their job. So, what makes Camelina Oil so special you ask? Well, let me tell you!
Read MoreIf you were to become a sustainabilist for one month of the year I would pick August to be your month! But before we dive in I should probably define this made up word. Well, sustainability is a system (like the food system) that maintains its own viability, in other words it can maintain itself. So, if you were to become a sustainabilist then you would be trying to live sustainably for instance by eating locally. Whew!
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