A very interesting play is debuting in Toronto this month. From February 18 to March 20, 2012 Crow’s Theatre company is presenting a documentary play about the 4-year legal battle between Saskatchewan farmer Percy Schmeiser and the biotech giant Monsanto Inc.. Based on court trial transcripts, Seeds includes interviews with Schmeiser, Monsanto representatives, and with farmers, academics, lawyers and scientists from all across Canada. Continue »
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SEEDS — A Play About Monsanto
Not Your Average Ham
Prosciutto is not your average ham. Dry-cured and served sliced paper thin, prosciutto crudo takes anywhere from 9 months to two years to prepare. This is not a ham that you will be studding with cloves and decorating with pineapple rings and cherries, but an elegant, traditional Italian delicacy that is most often served cold, as antipasto, often with fresh fruit such as melons and cantaloupes, or wrapped around breadsticks (grissini). Continue »
We’ve Been Named Corporate Citizen Of The Year!
A guest post by Christina Palassio, Communications Coordinator at the Stop Community Food Centre.
More than 100 people braved blustery winds on Wednesday night to attend The Stop Community Food Centre’s 2011 Annual General Meeting. Held at our 1884 Davenport Rd. location, the evening featured hearty plates of brisket, creamed kale and roasted Brussels sprouts, Stop slideshows, folk tales by storyteller-in-residence Dan Yashinsky and farmer Margaret Zondo, and a year-in-review round-up by Executive Director Nick Saul. There were also awards—our favourite part. We were delighted to present one of those prizes, our Corporate Citizen of the Year Award, to the wonderful folks at Fiesta Farms. Continue »
This Just In…
HIT TV SERIES EAT ST. OPENS VIDEO CONTEST FOR STREET FOOD VENDORS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA
- Winning vendor to be filmed for an Eat St. segment -
Street food vendors who think their food has the chops to be featured on the hit Food Network Canada and Cooking Channel series Eat St. might soon have their chance. Until Jan. 5, food vendors across North America can upload a video showing off their cart to http://eatst.foodnetwork.ca/contest
Then, from Jan. 5 until Jan. 31, viewers will vote on their favourite vendors. The top five fan favourite carts and the grand prize winner will be announced Feb. 10, 2012.
Each of those carts will have a chance to be filmed for a four minute segment of an Eat St. Episode.
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Chestnut Season Is In Full Swing
November is soon to end and December will be upon us. How time flies. It seems like only yesterday we were talking about planting daffodils and carving Jack-o-Lanterns and already Santa is peeking his bushy beard around the corner and sniffing the air for the scent that always signals the holidays are on their way. Roasted chestnuts may always be associated with Christmas, we have Mel Torme and Nat King Cole to thank for that, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be enjoyed all winter. Continue »
