Ate so many zucchini this summer – my / garden was almost / Bursting with the glut of great, green / Canoes, yes, that huge, and (my / fault) largely forgotten in the shade of their
/ Dark leaves, prickled, palmate, / Enormous enough to conceal the / Fat vegetal weight until I stooped and saw and / Gathered them guiltily in, my kitchen counter / Heaped with these waiting torpedoes, waiting for / Ideas of
/ Just what I would make.
Many of us enjoy the fresh fruit and vegetables that are so abundant at farmstands and grocery stores at this time of year, but how often do we think of the human cost of this abundance? Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) is often described as a “triple-win” for origin countries, Canada, and migrant workers;…
In the west end of Ottawa, the Parkdale Food Centre (PFC) is transforming responses to food insecurity with unique initiatives that offer choice and dignity. Clients of their PFC Grocery Program (Food Bank) are given monthly credits which can then be used towards “purchasing” food items of various kinds (fruit, dairy, etc.), as well as…
Sunday morning, up before dawn, and the smell of the oven preheating, a machine hum in the empty café. Outside the street was empty, and I could see the kitchen lights reflecting in the dark shop windows across the way. I was a university student then, working part-time in a downtown coffee shop around the…
In cabbage, each leaf laid /
so closely against another, /
creation is unfurling . . .
In the preface of God Who Became Bread, Emily Wierenga writes, “I pray you’ll become glutted on God’s goodness, then turn and feed this living Bread to a very hungry world.” This is precisely what God Who Became Bread, accomplishes. The book transforms the concept of living Bread into something tangible, igniting a passion for…
Who wouldn’t like to go to a restaurant that is designed especially for them? Since about half of my three-person family is neurodivergent, we were happy to head to 1056 Bloor Street West, downtown Toronto, where Sarang Kitchen is located. Sarang Kitchen is a sensory-friendly restaurant. It provides a welcoming space for customers – particularly…
An estimated 85,000 farmers are on track to retire in the next six years, and they won’t necessarily be replaced, according to the Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council. It’s difficult “attracting employees to the sector due to challenges such as rural location, type of work and wages,” the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada reported in 2023….
Most of us have heard of hydroponics, a system for growing plants in solution rather than soil, but when Peter VanderZaag, potato breeder from Alliston, Ontario and President of the World Potato Congress, first mentioned aeroponics I did a double-take. “What’s that?” You can’t grow tubers in solution, so hydroponics isn’t an option for crops…
“As a follower of Jesus, I am called to share my God-given talents to achieve social justice through food security,” Peter VanderZaag told Christian Courier. “Looking back over my career, I am blessed to see great impact through the relationships I have built in over 60 countries working on potatoes and living and sharing my…
Kigezi region, the highlands of Western Uganda, celebrates potatoes. I’m not kidding. Potatoes are one of the primary identity markers of the Bakiga people who call it home. So it surprised me to learn that potatoes were introduced to the region just over a hundred years ago. Not only that, they were initially met with…
Going to the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) in Toronto, ON, every year meant deep fried ice cream waffles for me. I know this is not the healthiest thing to eat but it is so tasty. Guilty pleasures like this shouldn’t be our regular diet but an exclamation point on our life journey. God so loved…
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