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Food Matters – Mylkmaid Beverage Company

In today’s world of food allergies, intolerances and ethical eating, having different choices is key, especially when it comes to beverages. This week on Food Matters, I profiled a dairy alternative that’s making a splash on the local market. Mylk  gets … Continue reading

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Food Matters – Tempest in a Teapot

  It’s a veritable tempest in a teapot. Vancouver Island is brewing up a storm of innovations in tea, even to the point of growing tea bushes in the northern part of the Cowichan Valley.  At the northern end of the … Continue reading

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Food Matters – A Very ‘Local’ School Lunch Program

Getting Ready for Lunch Breakfast and lunch programs in our schools have become a necessity to help feed students who might otherwise have to go hungry. Most of them rely on grants and donations of some sort, as in the … Continue reading

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Food Matters – Fair Trade Produce

While the ‘Eat Local’ food movement has been growing by leaps and bounds on Vancouver Island, there still isn’t nearly enough year-round production to satisfy demand for fresh fruit and produce. And some of the fruits we crave can’t be … Continue reading

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