The Locavore

I’m recovering this morning from a spectacular feast shared with friends last night. On the menu: duck, cabbage cooked with fish sauce (a delicious way to  enjoy any bitter-tasting brassica–just don’t forget to add sugar and water), turban squash, potatoes from my dad’s garden, chestnut soup and a lovely dessert concocted by my husband that [...]

The flu formerly known as swine is now infecting pigs in Alberta. Hog farmers are saying the fall-out of this flu could be the last straw for their businesses, already struggling after years of low prices. The fact that these farmers are on the brink is no surprise. The mainstream hog industry has been participating [...]