The second podcast of my radio show! The first half of the show is an interview with the coordinator of a local farmers' market where we discuss farmers' markets and the local food movement, and the second half of the show features the health benefits of herbs and spices, and…
Mr Science and I have now pickled twice. It is exciting. We pickled green beans and cucumbers in a slightly sweet brine: And then we pickled more green beans and cucumbers in a "dill pickle" brine: Do you pickle? What's your favourite pickling recipe? Share in the comments below!
I co-host a local talk radio show on topics of community and nutrition, and my co-host is away for the month of August so it's been fun to interview guests and choose discussion topics myself! Here's the podcast of my first solo show of the year - the first 30…
Dark leafy greens are amazing and full of nutrients! Some, like Victoria Boutenko (and me!), believe that dark leafy greens should be the staple of any diet. If you have a food pyramid, for example, it should be dark leafy greens - not the old grains or the new fruits…
Some days I'll eat raw until dinner, other days I'll just have one raw food meal or snack, and still more days I won't end up eating any raw food. But overall, I really enjoy eating raw food and all the health benefits you can get from it! Smoothies and…
This summer I'm participating in a new Gaiam.ca product review program! Mr Science and I have been practicing yoga several times a week since the spring, so this was especially timely. Although I've been aware of Gaiam for quite some time, I hadn't tried any of their products before this…
The season I get most excited about is CSA season (well, ever since last year, when I participated in a CSA for the first time). Why? Because CSAs are AWESOME. What exactly IS a CSA, you ask? A CSA, or Community Supported / Shared Agriculture, is essentially an opportunity to…
At the beginning of May, I participated in Winnipeg Harvest's Hunger and Poverty Awareness Commitment. The idea behind it was to learn about and raise awareness about hunger and poverty issues by spending a week living on $4 / day for food. This allotment was for food, but also for…
Over the past year or so, as the movement for "real, from-the-land" type of food has gained momentum, there has been an interesting trend across the Internet. Mainly it's one of people proclaiming their support for organic butter, fresh-from-the-farm bacon, raw milk, eating dark meat on chicken, and so on.…
