Man hands out healthy eating tips to trick-or-treaters
Posted October 31, 2006 – 4:15 pm in: Learning, NewsAgainst the advice of his trick-fearing friends, Robert Zyluk will be dropping an unexpected treat into the sacks of young revellers tonight in a bid to curb the growing childhood obesity epidemic.
Zyluk, who lives in Winnipeg, has self-published a 24-page Produce Passport that offers healthy eating tips and provides a space for children to collect [...]
From weapons of war to great coffee
Posted October 31, 2006 – 12:37 pm in: Beverages, Coffee, Ethiopian, NewsIn his workshop in Mekele, just 200km from Ethiopia’s border with Eritrea, Azmeraw Zekele is turning burnt-out shells into cylinders used in coffee machines.
Most of the shells are left over from the 1998-2000 war between the two countries.
BBC NEWS | Africa | From weapons of war to great coffee
Dine Alberta Listings
Posted August 25, 2006 – 9:15 am in: Links, News, TipsAlberta Beekeepers http://www.albertabeekeepers.org
Alberta Beef Producers http://www.albertabeef.org
Alberta Elk Commission http://www.albertaelk.com
Alberta Farm Fresh Producers Association http://www.albertafarmfresh.com
Alberta Lamb Commission http://www.albertalamb.com
Alberta Pork http://www.albertapork.ca
Alberta Wapiti Products Co-op (AWAPCO) http://www.wapitiriver.com
Alberta White-tail and Mule Deer Association http://www.albertadeer.com/
Big Rock Breweries http://www.bigrockbeer.com
Bison Producers of Alberta http://www.bisoncentre.com
Chomp Around Alberta http://www.chomparoundalberta.com
Fruit Growers Society of Alberta http://www.albertafruit.com
Potato Growers of Alberta http://www.albertapotatoes.ca
Travel Alberta (Edmonton TDR) http://www1.travelalberta.com/
Alberta Agriculture, Food [...]
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Posted May 30, 2006 – 7:35 am in: News, Tools and EquipmentLiven up your kitchen with these strange gadgets, from an interactive LED table to the Smart Oven, it’s all here. Which ones are your favorites?
Salter Nutrition Scale
Smart Oven Cooks for You
GE’s All-in-One Kitchen Device
LiteOn’s Smart Label
Homepub
The Toasterkettle
Z.Island Kitchen
Tetris Cooking Timer
Interactive LED Dining Table
Keyboard Tablecloth
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No Comments | Tags:Good work goes a long way for our earth
Posted May 17, 2006 – 12:24 pm in: Food Services, Groceries, NewsPress Release:
Planet Organic Market’s Eco Karma Committee Helps Our Environment
EDMONTON, May 16 /CNW/ - Planet Organic Health Corp. - (TSX Venture Exchange - POH), Canada’s leading natural and organic supermarket chain, is helping the earth through its Eco Karma Committee, an employee-based committee dedicated to improving the environment and corporate citizenship. As part of Planet [...]
100-Mile Dinner Party: Canada
Posted April 29, 2006 – 9:18 am in: NewsYou expect me to cook without olive oil?Real Canadian cooking.
Inspired by the 100-Mile Diet series published on TheTyee.ca, we asked writers in four Canadian cities to cook dinner for friends using nothing but ingredients produced within 100 miles of their homes. To their cries of ‘Can’t we do this in summer?’ we said, ‘Hell, no. [...]
MEETING THE FOOD STAMP CHALLENGE WITH LOCAL FOODS
Posted December 29, 2005 – 7:02 pm in: News, TipsSlow Food for Low and Moderate Income People
In November Sharon Gordon posted a “food stamp challenge” in the Community Food Security listserv (comfood-L): eat for a week on a food stamp budget. We decided to do this using as much food as we could from local farmers so we expanded the challenge to show how [...]
links for 2005-07-03
Posted July 30, 2005 – 4:06 pm in: News, TipsGrowing Alberta | Alberta Agriculture, Alberta Recipes, Alberta Food Industy & Food Safety
Growing Alberta is a comprehensive communications and public relations program that builds understanding and awareness with Albertans on the agriculture and food industry.
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2005 Alberta Farmers’ Markets
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