I’m taking a little break from food and farming blogging over the next few days. We’re heading south on a roadtrip that will take us through Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama. Some have already pointed out to me how crazy an undertaking that is for the middle of August given the heat and humidity in [...]
We took advantage of the recent long weekend to spend a few days in the Kawartha region of Ontario. The village of Lakefield was our principle destination – and the highlight of our weekend a visit with our friend Jennifer MacKenzie. Jen and her husband, Chef Jay Nutt, own Nuttshell Next Door, a cafe in [...]
My brother called me a food nerd today. I guess he’s right when I consider what I was doing to make him call me that.
We are in Switzerland this week and today we were in a mountaintop restaurant above Zermatt, having lunch. As soon as my lunch arrived, the first thing I did was arrange [...]
I grew up on a farm in rural Ontario and after about 15 years of living in the city, I returned to the country this past January when my husband and I bought a house just outside of town.
There are many things I like about no longer living in a sub-division – but one of [...]
When they’re planting their crops, farmers in this area must always keep an eye out for unexploded bombs. Their lands were once battlefields and the dangerous remnants of those conflicts are still a threat today, decades after the end of hostilities.
Now any number of war-torn corners of the world may come to mind as you [...]
It’s Mother’s Day today. Moms are special and hold a central place in any family – and the same is probably true even more so on the farm, where Moms are central to keeping home, family and business running smoothly.
Fellow blogger Shaun Haney of Real Agriculture has a great post on his blog about this [...]
Last month, I was fortunate enough to be able to attend the International Federation of Agriculture Journalists (IFAJ) annual congress, which took place in Belgium and Luxembourg.
Much to my satisfaction – as one who really loves to eat – food and drink played a key role in this gathering of those who write about food [...]
