Our launch will take place at the Forks on Saturday, April 21 at 1pm! It will include: Fun with Food: a cooking demo by Localvore high school chef champions Farm-fair Food: a presentation by local farmers Find that Food: a scavenger hunt for kids – every child who participates will receive a small gift and [...]
Featured farmer: Geoff and Theresa Dyck Where they grow: Boundary Creek Farm 3036 Huminicki Rd. Winnipeg Beach, MB boundarycreekfarm@mymts.net What they grow: Vegetables distributed through CSA and Gimli Farmers’ Market; pork; chicken; storage onions; garlic; eggs We also distribute lamb and honey for neighboring farms. Where to find it: www.boundarycreekfarm.com
Wish you had the time for healthy, local, and fair food in your busy life? Do you have more than a sneaking suspicion that eating food grown close to home is better for your community and for your family? Are you pretty sure that how we get our food actually matters? Have you been meaning [...]
“Eat Local…” is a blog series to help you overcome the barriers to eating healthy and locally! Email Sagan at digin@foodmattersmanitoba.ca to let us know about any barriers you’d like us to address. It’s constant: every day we’re go go go, trying to cram in as much work, hobbies, socializing and volunteering as we can. [...]
In just one week, we are going to be digging in to the Growing Local conference. You can check out our FREE presentation on Saturday, February 25 at 11:45am in the Oxford room at the Marlborough to listen to a brief Local Foods 101 presentation given by myself and Adrienne Percy. You can attend the [...]
Fair Trade Manitoba invites you to eat only fair trade coffee, tea and chocolate, from February 14 to March 14. Valentine’s Day is the perfect time of year to make the switch to fair trade chocolate! What is fair trade? Fair trade is an approach to international trade that is based on a more equitable [...]
Eat Local… is a blog series to help you overcome the barriers to eating healthy and locally! Email Sagan at digin@foodmattersmanitoba.ca to let us know about any barriers you’d like us to address. Eating local doesn’t have to be more expensive! You can eat local even on a budget, and here’s how: 1) Eat seasonally. [...]
The Manitoba Alternative Food Research Alliance (MAFRA) is a fantastic source for learning about food security in Manitoba. Their website, www.LocalAndJust.ca, is a valuable resource of fascinating information. One of the useful features on their website is a special Calendar of Events, created specifically for local food events, workshops and conferences taking place right here [...]
Across the globe… Meat and dairy products are responsible for roughly half of all food-related emissions. Most of the food we eat travels at least 2,400 kilometres before it reaches our plate. Grass-fed beef has two to six times more omega-3’s than factory farmed, grain-fed meat. In Manitoba… After taxes, 10 – 40% of all [...]
Looking for local farmers? Community-Supported Agriculture? Or Local Food Plus? Click on the picture for some links!
Apart from being a great way to save money on grocery bills and improve your diet, growing your own vegetable garden is a great therapeutic way to unwind at the end of the day, and gives you a great sense of pride and accomplishment. You’ll also find that your children will absolutely love the experience, [...]
(CSA) farms bring together farmers and customers into a mutually beneficial relationship free of barriers.
Farm-to-table: This term is used to describe a process where food travels directly from a specific producer to a consumer.
Studies show that people shopping at farmers’ markets have 10 times more conversations than their counterparts at the supermarket.
Eating local in Manitoba is so easy!
Harbourside Farms
Pilot Mound, Manitoba
•Grass-fed beef, lamb and pastured poultry
•Pastured pork and sausages
•Gluten-free, MSG-free, nitrate-free, and naturally smoked cured
Blue Lagoon Florascape
St. Francois Xavier, Manitoba
•Certified organic Vegetables
•Herbs & herbal teas
Kroeker Farms
Winkler, Manitoba
•Certified organic potatoes and onions
Top of the Hill Farm
Treherne, Manitoba
•Certified organic root vegetables
•Fresh vegetables
•Grass fed beef
•Pasture raised chicken
•Grains
