Insights and Stories on General

Sep. 28, 2012 at 4:39 pm CDT

We’re packing up to head back to some semblance of "normal" lives in Ontario. As small as our quarters have been for the past year or so, it’s utterly amazing how much stuff we’ve crammed in there! And, in order to head for home we’ve had to strike a few […]

By john-varty, molly-daley

Sep. 28, 2012 at 4:00 pm CDT

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) on Sept. 14 announced changes to Canada’s farm programs for 2013. While several details have yet to be nailed down or announced, it is clear that these changes will mean a less lucrative program for Canadian farmers. For the past few months, farmers have been […]

By Leeann Minogue

Sep. 25, 2012 at 5:03 pm CDT

Among our many farm visits over the past week, our stop at Vantreight Farms was particularly interesting. This approximately-150-acre property (that’s a really big farm in these parts) produces a pretty vast array of goods, not least being daffodils. In fact, this farm is the single largest producer of daffodils […]

By john-varty, molly-daley

Sep. 18, 2012 at 5:51 pm CDT

The federal government has named two new chiefs to replace the veterinarian doing double duty as Canada’s chief food safety officer and chief veterinary officer. Dr. Martine Dubuc, currently the vice-president of science at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, becomes Canada’s chief food safety officer on top of her previous […]

Sep. 18, 2012 at 5:19 pm CDT

The regional municipality of Delta, B.C. lies south of Richmond, at the mouth of the Fraser River. Long-time residents say this area once felt quite isolated — prior to construction of the George Massey Tunnel in 1959. These days it feels more like a very "roomy" suburb; the Vancouver skyline […]

By john-varty, molly-daley