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R. M.’S Backyard Poultry Bylaw Challenged

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“I think each municipality is going to face this over the next few years.” – TOM CARTER, RESEARCH CHAIR IN URBAN CHANGE AND ADAPTATION, UNIVERSITY OF Winnipeg ALac du Bonnet-area family whose municipality is letting them keep a small backyard poultry flock in contravention of local bylaws say their council should change the rules so
Hogs, News, Pulses

Great Tastes Of Manitoba Now A Hardcover Cookbook

If you’ve enjoyed the “Great Tastes of Manitoba,” the longest running TV cooking show in Manitoba’s history, you’ll love this latest venture – a 20th anniversary hardcover cookbook entitled Great Tastes of Manitoba – Celebrating delicious, local food. This new book features more than 85 recipes, along with stunning photography and local tidbits from the
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Local Food Plus Coming To Manitoba

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“It’s definitely in the millions of dollars since we’ve started” – LORI STAHLBRAND Local Food Plus (LFP) has crossed the border. The Ontario-based, non-profit local food certifier has begun inspecting local farms and approaching food services outlets and retailers ahead of a planned expansion into Manitoba, according to LFP president Lori Stahlbrand, who founded the
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Fairs & Festivals – for Sep. 17, 2009

Is your community hosting a farm fair or exhibition in 2009? Contact the Co-operator with your event, dates, location, contact information (phone, e-mail and/or website) and updates or changes at [email protected]. Sept. 18-20 – Harvest Moon Festival, Clearwater. Features local food, fair-trade fair, farm tours and live music including Del Barber, Doug and Jess, Royal
Opinion

Under The Cottonwoods –A Town Celebrates Its Own

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We had agreed to meet downtown, under the towering cottonwoods. I arrived early, intending to relax and catch up on some reading. Little did I know I’d find myself in the middle of a celebration; a boisterous commercial one at that. Being a bit of a hermit, it surprised me – how drawn I was
Oilseeds, Opinion

Consumers Rise To Buy-Local Challenge

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Barbecue season is upon us and more and more Canadians are visiting farmers’ markets or seeking out a Product of Canada label in order to support Canadian farmers. Several campaigns promoting locally grown or Canadianproduced food have sprung up. Recently, retailers like Loblaw Companies Limited, fast-food chains such as McDonald’s and major companies like Unilever
Country Crossroads

Manitoba Travellers “Got Cheese”

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In setting up its first store beyond its southeastern Manitoba factory, Bothwell Cheese has opted to cater to a significant chunk of its factory store’s clientele. The company, which makes cheese at New Bothwell, about 20 km northwest of Steinbach, held a media event June 10 to show off its new store in Winnipeg’s James
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New Report Promotes Food Security For Manitoba

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“I do think there is an unmet consumer demand for local food.” – KREESTA DOUCETTE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF MANITOBA FOOD CHARTER Anew report released in Manitoba this week could help this province set a national example in improved food security, say proponents. Those who helped create the Manitoba Food Charter in 2006 have now released
Opinion

Finding Common Ground

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Farm organizations and rural advocacy groups haven’t exactly been tripping over themselves to sign on to the Manitoba Food Charter. In fact, the Manitoba Women’s Institute – once a fearless advocate for similar values – voted almost unanimously a couple of years back against a resolution to support it. Likewise, mainstream farmers have been noticeably
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Food Charter Continues To Inspire

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“As the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives, this is a very important issue for us.” – MAFRI MINISTER ROSANN WOWCHUK The Manitoba Food Charter continues to make inroads with Manitobans, after hosting both a sold-out conference this past weekend and signing more signatories to its visionary document. This is the second winter the

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