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Category Archive for 'Resources'
Niagara Fruit Blossom Hike
Posted in Resources on May 25th, 2008
On Saturday, May 10th, I travelled to the Niagara Fruit Education Centre for a fruit blossom hike. I had hoped to hone my fruit blossom identification skills, so that I could walk through the city and know a fruit tree just by its blossoms. Led by the Bruce Trail Conservancy, this hike turned out to […]
more foraging = less shopping?
Posted in Resources on Mar 23rd, 2008
“I actually think people are shopping so much because they don’t know how to forage anymore. It’s their hunting-gathering instinct coming into play, and this is a great way to stop shopping.” - Nance Klehm
That’s an interesting argument from an urban food forager in Los Angeles. And it just might apply to not far from […]
The Great Big Crunch
Posted in Resources on Mar 15th, 2008
Attention, all teachers!
Foodshare’s amazing apple-crunching extravaganza has been extended until March 31st! If you’re looking for a fun way to teach about local food systems, healthy eating, composting, and other such wonderful apple-related topics, then you won’t want to miss out on this great event that you can host in your very own classroom.
Thousands have […]
Poor little Jimmy
Posted in Resources on Dec 18th, 2007
Chris Cavanagh sent along this link to a fruit tree manual from Nelson, BC. It starts with a frightening tale of fruit going unharvested in the city (and then Jimmy is eaten by a bear). Let’s all avoid this by harvesting such fruit, ok?
In fact, on Monday, January 7th I’ll be hosting a meeting/potluck to […]
the Apple Dynasty
Posted in Resources on Dec 10th, 2007
This incredibly informative article on the apple industry was sent along by a friend I acquired through not far from the tree, Suzanne Long. You can read the full article here.
All our apples will be Red
Even when every other industry’s future can appear murky, one thing remains clear: The world’s gotta eat. The question is, […]
“Is Eating Local the Best Choice?” by David Morris
Posted in Resources on Sep 11th, 2007
Great article here on eating locally. You should read it all first, then reread my favourite part:
For 200 years, the food crops of the New World were cultivated by slaves. When the Spaniards brought bananas to the Caribbean, they needed to get the natives to do the backbreaking work of harvesting them in large plantations. […]





