A couple of times a week, students of Nova Scotia’s Dalhousie University line up in cafeterias across campus, ready to fill their plates with the seafood flavour of the day. These kitchens consume a whopping 700 to 900 kg of seafood every month through Aramark’s food services program. Continue reading
Guest post by Niaz Dorry. I lost a friend yesterday. Kim Libby was a rabble-rouser. She rubbed the right people the wrong way. She was ready to do things no one else was willing to do or wasn’t yet ready to do. Continue reading
by Catharine Grant. There’s no denying that people are becoming more aware of what they eat, how it’s produced and where it comes from. When it comes to terrestrial food, people have access to community supported agriculture operations and farmers … Continue reading
Guest contribution by Justin Cantafio. Moving food around in Nova Scotia is no picnic. Especially when it’s fish. Our province simply doesn’t have a regional distribution network for seafood. Most distribution networks that do exist in Nova Scotia are geared … Continue reading
by Sadie Beaton. Our oceans are vast, and filled with mystery. Though we may enjoy seafood or even an ocean view, many of us don’t have a clue what happens on fishing boats, let alone under the water. Unmistakable though, … Continue reading
Guest contribution by Sarah Ebel. Originally posted at Slow Fish. Most chefs have a business owner, a direction, and a concept. But when Dennis Johnston and his wife Monica started Fid Resto Restaurant in Halifax, Nova Scotia, he had none … Continue reading
Guest contribution by Robin Rivers On the shores of Vancouver Island’s Baynes Sound, farming the land as well as the sea has been common practice for generations. Much like their brothers and sisters in Atlantic Canada, those who made their … Continue reading
Guest Contribution by Lia Rinaldo. Originally posted at Se7en’s a Banquet, 9ine’s a Brawl. – Fish are the last great wild food. They are part of a fragile ecosystem. So are the fishing communities. Change the way fish lands on … Continue reading
Guest Contribution from Katie Schleit Growing up in Southwest Nova Scotia, I’ve always known that healthy fisheries are essential to small communities in Atlantic Canada. For the last eight years, I’ve worked on fisheries policy internationally. Now that I’m back … Continue reading
Guest Contribution by Nic Mink Two years ago, while I was working at Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois, five Alaskan fishing families and a few non-fishermen (me included) embarked on a great community food system experiment: to start a Community … Continue reading
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