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		<title>Reports on pesticide residue may be misleading</title>
		<link>http://www.foodandfarmingcanada.com/2010/07/29/reports-on-pesticide-residue-may-be-misleading/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:20:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lilian</dc:creator>
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We’re in the middle of prime fruit and vegetable season. The heat and sun of the summer bring with them roadside stands, farmers markets and local food stores brimming with fresh, Ontario-grown produce. I, for one, as someone who supports local food production and values Ontario’s farmers, am in my element as I’m revelling in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chocolate as a local Ontario food?</title>
		<link>http://www.foodandfarmingcanada.com/2010/07/28/chocolate-as-a-local-ontario-foo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:50:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lilian</dc:creator>
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I make no secret of my love affair with chocolate. In fact, as someone born in Switzerland, I sometimes feel like it’s my cultural duty to my heritage to ensure that my blood flows as chocolate-brown as possible.
So, given that background, the thought that products like Nutella and Fererro Rochers might soon be considered locally [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thermal blanket helps lower greenhouse energy costs</title>
		<link>http://www.foodandfarmingcanada.com/2010/07/27/thermal-blanket-helps-lower-greenhouse-energy-costs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:26:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lilian</dc:creator>
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Farmers are looking at many different solutions for dealing with rising energy costs. For one greenhouse grower, the answer lies with a new technology, a thermal blanket installation, which is expected to lower his energy costs by about one-third.
Gerard Schouwenaar of Orchard Park Growers, a St. Catharines-area flower producer, retrofitted a 30,000 sq ft greenhouse [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weetabix mixing food, farming and art</title>
		<link>http://www.foodandfarmingcanada.com/2010/06/28/weetabix-mixing-food-farming-and-art/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:49:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lilian</dc:creator>
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Weetabix, a global cereal brand, is sponsoring a wheat art competition for Ontario farmers this year. Sounds a little out-of-the ordinary at first glance and I must admit it is. After all, cereal, art and farming aren’t usually things I tend to link in my head. 
Ontario wheat farmers are encouraged to give their artistic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Farmers take safe pesticide application seriously</title>
		<link>http://www.foodandfarmingcanada.com/2010/06/24/farmers-take-safe-pesticide-application-seriously/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lilian</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.foodandfarmingcanada.com/?p=1815</guid>
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Sometimes I wonder whether we’re actually hard-wired to be instantly attracted to bad news and shocking revelations. I see negativity often dominating our 24-hour news cycle, leaving the less sensational but equally important good news to fall by the wayside.
More and more people are now writing and reporting about food, farming, science and the environment. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A visit to a Canadian egg farm</title>
		<link>http://www.foodandfarmingcanada.com/2010/06/23/a-visit-to-a-canadian-egg-farm/</link>
		<comments>http://www.foodandfarmingcanada.com/2010/06/23/a-visit-to-a-canadian-egg-farm/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:39:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lilian</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ont. Farm Animal Council]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[eggs]]></category>
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Eggs are a Canadian breakfast staple. They’re also popular at other mealtimes and as ingredients in countless recipes. But do you ever wonder how eggs are made and where they come from?
I had the chance to find out first hand a couple of weeks ago during a visit to an egg farm north of Guelph, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Retailer supports sustainable farming</title>
		<link>http://www.foodandfarmingcanada.com/2010/06/22/retailer-supports-sustainable-farming/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 12:27:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lilian</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[consumers]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.foodandfarmingcanada.com/?p=1792</guid>
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Cows grazing on hillside pastures are a stereotypical – if often true – image of Switzerland. The Swiss are proud of their mountains and their pristine Alpine countryside. They’re also pretty serious about promoting homegrown food products.
One of the country’s leading supermarket chains, Co-op, sells a line of branded Swiss food products – milk, yogurts, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A visit to Springridge Farm</title>
		<link>http://www.foodandfarmingcanada.com/2010/06/17/a-visit-to-springridge-farm/</link>
		<comments>http://www.foodandfarmingcanada.com/2010/06/17/a-visit-to-springridge-farm/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 20:39:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lilian</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.foodandfarmingcanada.com/?p=1770</guid>
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It&#8217;s been almost a week since I had the chance to visit an Ontario berry farm at the height of strawberry season&#8230;and since I&#8217;ve been travelling, it&#8217;s been hard to find time to get this blog post put together. But better late than never&#8230;and certainly before the end of strawberry season! 
I was on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Speaking up for food and farming</title>
		<link>http://www.foodandfarmingcanada.com/2010/06/14/speaking-up-for-food-and-farming/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:03:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lilian</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.foodandfarmingcanada.com/?p=1762</guid>
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Most of us in agriculture have the same gripe. Whether we farm or whether we work for or with farmers, our common complaint is that agriculture is misunderstood. 
The general public doesn’t “get” what we do because they don’t know. And we’re often a little amazed at how much people don’t know, especially about things [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Where your Thanksgiving turkey really comes from</title>
		<link>http://www.foodandfarmingcanada.com/2010/05/31/where-you-thanksgiving-turkey-really-comes-from/</link>
		<comments>http://www.foodandfarmingcanada.com/2010/05/31/where-you-thanksgiving-turkey-really-comes-from/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 17:30:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lilian</dc:creator>
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Most of us have very little knowledge of where our food comes from or how it is produced. As a result, misinformation is widely circulated in many different forms – so to get to the real scoop on what’s going on, I&#8217;m a firm believer that there’s no one better to ask than a farmer [...]]]></description>
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