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Farmit Manitoba, Local news

The case of the disappearing food act

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Inspectors and food producers alike seem to struggle to interpret regulations on food production. “No one in the industry would say there’s a lack of regulation,” said Dave Shambrock, executive director of Food & Beverage Manitoba. Actually, there are many sets of overlapping regulations, he said. In 2009, the NDP provincial government appeared to be
Canadian Prairie Garden Puree COO Kelly Beaulieu in happier times, showcasing one of the company’s purées.
Local news

Canadian Prairie Garden Puree in receivership

Secured creditors applied for court protection earlier this month

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A groundbreaking Man­itoba vegetable-processing company has been forced into receivership. Secured creditors of Can­adian Prairie Garden Puree Inc. (CPG) were granted a receivership order Mar. 22 by Court of Queen’s Bench in Winnipeg. The accounting firm Meyers Norris Penny has been named receiver and in a court document it detailed secured creditors are owed a
John Heim of Torque Brewing Co. in Winnipeg takes home the 2016 Great Manitoba Food Fight gold prize for the company’s new Witty Belgian Wheat Beer.
Local news

Top food fight prize goes to craft beer maker

Craft beer, energy bars, and Asian-inspired sauerkraut impress Great Manitoba Food Fight panel judges in 2016

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The 2016 Great Manitoba Food Fight’s top prizewinner is a unique small-batch beer, signalling the creativity and new potential in this province’s emerging craft brewing sector. John Heim of Torque Brewing Co. in Winnipeg last week took home the gold package worth $10,000 for the Witty Belgian Wheat Beer the company has developed. The beer
Winnipeg Galina Beilis is the owner of Dairy Fairy, a small-batch cheese company, making a traditional cheese at the University of Manitoba’s Dairy Plant.
Country Crossroads, Local news

Winnipegger introducing a new ‘old’ cheese to the market

Dairy Fairy cheese maker Galina Beilis has eaten this fresh cheese since she was a child. Now she’s making a business producing and selling it

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Galina Beilis’s cheese might be new to Man­itoba, but as she’ll tell you, there’s really nothing new about it. The recipe is as simple as it is old. Farmers and villagers have been making it for centuries and it dates back to the discovery of milk going sour when you left it at a warm
Country Crossroads

How to start a food business in Manitoba

Prairie Fare: Turkey Salad with Orange Vinaigrette and Apple Wheat Berry Turkey Salad

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Perhaps the biggest mistake budding entrepreneurs make when starting their own business is miscalculating how long it will take and how much it will cost to get it up and running. Just ask Kelly Beaulieu, the founder and chief operating officer of Canadian Prairie Garden Puree, who now has food industry giants lining up for
Food Fight winners for 2015: (l-r) Glenda Hart, Carly Minish and Cori Poon along with Agriculture Minister Ron Kostyshyn.
Local news

Food developers compete at Food Fight

Ten competitors squared off October 14 for prize money at annual Great Manitoba Food Fight

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Three Manitobans making speciality food products are this year’s prizewinners at the Great Manitoba Food Fight competition held in Winnipeg on October 14. Two women, both originally from the Swan River area, took home the gold and silver prizes. The third-place winner is owner of a Grand Marais company producing birch syrup. Cori Poon of
Lisa Dyck with her ice cream product
Local news

Program helps more Manitoba companies reach markets

A spring launch at Red River Co-ops puts 60 new products from 17 companies on store shelves

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More niche and specialty made-in-Manitoba products will catch the eye of customers with the launch of 60 additional new products through the provincial Buy Manitoba program. The Manitoba Food Processors Association (MFPA) has helped Red River Co-op stores in Winnipeg link up with more than a dozen local food companies. It means new exposure for
Ag Awareness Day at the Manitoba legislature included showcasing local foods during lunch in the rotunda.
Local news

More than a decade of Ag Awareness

Canadian Prairie Garden Purées has been recognized for creating a pure product that 
makes excellent use of visually imperfect produce

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It was a chance for Manitoba’s agricultural industry to step back and appreciate how far farming has come, before jumping into spring seeding. Producers, processors and politicians gathered at the Manitoba legislature last week to celebrate Agriculture Awareness Day — a non-partisan event launched in 2005. “Manitoba’s agriculture sector is soaring to new heights, which
selling vegetables at a farmers market
Country Crossroads, Local news

Local food demand increasing the value of direct marketing

The Direct Farm Marketing Conference marks its 20th anniversary at its meeting in Brandon

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Forget the stereotype of the elderly farmer selling some garden surplus or a few jars of homemade pickles at the Saturday morning farmers’ market. Vendors selling homegrown vegetables, preserves and meat today are just as likely to be their energetic and technically savvy grandkids — or at least their age. Their small businesses aren’t just
Farmers like Karen Friesen, who are engaged in small-scale food processing and direct marketing, are encouraged that the province has committed to helping their sector prosper. Friesen and her husband Jonathan operate Valleyfield Acres near Morden, selling farm-raised vegetables and preserves.
Local news

Province promises new supports for smaller farmers and processors

The report says support to grow food-processing sector 
must extend to all sizes of players

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A new report aimed at supporting local producers and small-scale pro-cessors is being praised as an important step towards fostering a better working environment for new entrants to farming and food processing. Advancing the small scale, local food sector in Manitoba, a path forward, a 65-page report that includes 21 recommendations, was released last week

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