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Food Matters – Building Sustainable Food Systems

There’s a lot of talk going on these days in political circles about making our food systems more sustainable. But is there any action? As usual, I’ve been observing the scene and had some thoughts about it on this week’s … Continue reading

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Food Matters – Royston Roasting Company

These days it seems like coffee fuels the world. You can hardly walk more than a block in any town and you’ll find a place to get a cuppa joe, be it a café, corner store, donut shop or even … Continue reading

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Food Matters – We Heart Local Awards

“Local food” has become a real catch-phrase these days. We didn’t have to say ‘local’ in the past, because much of our food was produced close to where we live. The good news is that the concept of local food … Continue reading

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Food Matters – Legato Gelato

It’s getting hot out there, very hot, and as the mercury soars, so inevitably do sales of ice cream. There are only a handful of local ice cream makers on Vancouver Island, and I introduced my listeners to one of … Continue reading

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Food Matters – Canadian Association for Food Studies

We know that the way in which we eat has changed drastically, mostly since World War Two, when developments in food technology gave us convenience foods, the rise of fast food and global trade in food commodities. Now we are … Continue reading

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Food Matters – First BC Craft Distiller at Merridale

The Still Call it moonshine, hooch, firewater, fine brandy, eau de vie or whatever, if you were making small batches of alcohol in British Columbia and trying to make money on it, you were wasting your time and your own … Continue reading

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