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Manitoba Canola Growers Brings the Farm to You

7/7/2014

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Our farm memories are fading.  Most of us are two or more generations removed from a family farm.  So how can we stay connected? How can we ask questions and how do we know what questions to ask?

Follow along this season with farmer Simon Ellis as he shares from his farm to our audience at www.canolaeatwell.com.

“Crops emerging from the ground are a cause for celebration across the prairies. It is a time when the farmers know they have something growing. This is not a sure thing. In fact it is a small miracle that anything grows at all.” ~Simon Ellis, #FarmToFood: The Crops are Growing

We hope that you’ll join in on our #FarmToFood journey as we share and learn with you about what’s happening on one of the many family farms this growing season.
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Happy 2014 to Family Farmers 

1/10/2014

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By: Mary Carver, P.H.Ec.

The United Nations (UN) has declared 2014 as the International Year of Family Farming. The proclamation aims to increase awareness of the importance of family farming in addressing world issues such as poverty, food security and protection of the environment.

The goal of the declaration is to ‘reposition family farming at the centre of agricultural, environmental and social policies in national agendas.’ The UN hopes that it will spur discussion at local, national and international levels of governments. The decree includes both developing and developed countries, including Canada.

The UN defines family farming as ‘all family-based agricultural activities, and it is linked to several areas of rural development. Family farming is a means of organizing agricultural, forestry, fisheries, pastoral and aquaculture production which is managed and operated by a family and predominantly reliant on family labour, including both women’s and men’s.’

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10 Reasons to Buy Local

5/6/2013

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Thank you to Ontariofresh.ca for sharing their post 10 Reasons to Buy Local.

By: Madeline Ritchie, Program Assistant

​1)  Locally grown food tastes and looks better.  There is no comparing tomatoes that ripened on the vine two days before with tomatoes that ripened in a truck a week earlier.

2) Local food is often better for you. The shorter the time between the farm and your table, the less likely it is that nutrients will be lost from fresh food.

3) Local food supports local families and neighbouring businesses.  The agri-food sector is a huge economic driver in the province and supporting those who play into this sector helps keep our whole economy strong.

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2013 International Year of Quinoa and International Year of Water Co-operation

2/1/2013

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By: Mary Carver, P.H.Ec. 

Each year, the United Nations (UN) allocates a calendar theme to bring awareness to a cause of international significance.

2013 has been declared International Year of Quinoa and International Year of Water Co-operation. It is not uncommon for a year to share two or more related themes.

Both 2013 themes address human health. Food and water are equally essential for our existence. Food and water security are issues of major concern to Home Economists who work to assist people to achieve and maintain a desirable quality of life - in Canada and around the world. While the majority of Canadians have not experienced inadequate supplies of food or safe water, we know that many in our world are lacking nutritious, affordable food and drinkable water.

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