By Rob Wallbridge
Terrorist ducks and free-range sleeper cells? It’s an odd idea to imagine, yet this appears to be the way some governments are viewing wild birds and outdoor flocks of poultry in the wave of paranoia surrounding the H5N1 strain of avian influenza. In early November, the government of Quebec imposed strict new regulations governing poultry farming in the province. Chief among them was the requirement that all poultry be kept locked indoors, sealed away from any type of potential contact with wild birds. The intention is to protect the province’s poultry industry and its export markets from the threat of avian flu. But is this response the right one?
Dance for the Future of Organic Farming
Submitted by mariuss on Sat, 01/21/2006 - 23:18. Bring your Valentine(s) to the fifth annual Chicken and Egg Dance
February 11, 2006 from 6:00-11:00 pm at the Capri Hall (3925 Fraser St. at King Edward) Vancouver.
Show your local organic farmers how much you love them and the food they grow for you!
Half a dozen reasons to come:
1. dance your gumboots off to the Sybaritic String Band
2. enjoy lots of family fun.
3. get great stuff at the silent auction.
4. savour fabulous local food at affordable prices
5. support the rights of certified organic and small farmers to farm with care of people, animals and the earth as their priority.
6. help Organic Friends of the Future raise funds to support alternatives to factory farming.
February 11, 2006 from 6:00-11:00 pm at the Capri Hall (3925 Fraser St. at King Edward) Vancouver.
Show your local organic farmers how much you love them and the food they grow for you!
Half a dozen reasons to come:
1. dance your gumboots off to the Sybaritic String Band
2. enjoy lots of family fun.
3. get great stuff at the silent auction.
4. savour fabulous local food at affordable prices
5. support the rights of certified organic and small farmers to farm with care of people, animals and the earth as their priority.
6. help Organic Friends of the Future raise funds to support alternatives to factory farming.
Do you know the source of your food?
Submitted by medwyn on Thu, 10/06/2005 - 09:10. I have always been passionate about food. I was raised in England by a mother who was passionate about food. Buying, preparing and eating food in our house was a sacred ritual. Family meals were taken together. There was a pattern to the foods prepared each week, traditional English fare combined with a wonderful variety of European foods.
The 7th Annual Salt Spring Island Apple Festival
Submitted by mariuss on Thu, 09/01/2005 - 20:05. On Sunday, October 2nd, 2005, you can get to Apple Heaven while still on earth!
Become a Salt Spring Island Apple Connoisseur for a day.
Get to explore our incredible island, the Organic Gardening Capital of Canada.
We grow over 350 varieties of apples here, with an apple history back to 1860.
Become a Salt Spring Island Apple Connoisseur for a day.
Get to explore our incredible island, the Organic Gardening Capital of Canada.
We grow over 350 varieties of apples here, with an apple history back to 1860.
Specialty Review
Submitted by mariuss on Sun, 08/28/2005 - 20:35. To all small growers in BC
Presently the BC Ag. is conducting a "Specialty Review" for small growers not growing under the "quota" system. This has come about because of many years of labour and insistence from so many good folk involved in Organic growing in BC. The review was also timely because of the so-called issues of Food Safety and Biosecurity surrounding the handling and production of food in BC and across Canada.
Presently the BC Ag. is conducting a "Specialty Review" for small growers not growing under the "quota" system. This has come about because of many years of labour and insistence from so many good folk involved in Organic growing in BC. The review was also timely because of the so-called issues of Food Safety and Biosecurity surrounding the handling and production of food in BC and across Canada.
