CORN CULTURE: Uncovering the indigenous roots of our favourite crop
Long before we learned to love corn, indigenous people were cultivating corn from Peru and Mexico to Canada.
Cinda Chavich
- Apr 23
SPREADING THE NET: BC's Community Supported Fishery goes national
Sonia Strobel of Skipper Otto is connecting consumers across Canada with traceable fish landed by small scale fishing families.
Cinda Chavich
- Apr 7
CULINARY TRAVEL: The traditional balsamico of Modena
Travel to Modena, the balsamic vinegar capital of Italy's Emilia-Romagna region, and learn how this traditional artisan product is made.
Cinda Chavich
- Apr 7
HEALTH: Big fat lies — how fat can be healthy
According to the latest expert advice, eating animal fat — think butter, lard, pork cracklings — might actually be good for you.
Cinda Chavich
- Apr 6
SMALL FRY: IN PRAISE OF SARDINES, HERRING AND ANCHOVIES
Millions of small pichard fish school in Canadian coastal waters. Learn all about how they're caught, salted, canned, cooked and enjoyed.
Cinda Chavich
- Apr 6
EATING WELL IN THE NEW NORMAL
Cooking during a pandemic has all of the hallmarks of classic crisis management — "strategies to help an organization deal with a sudden...
Cinda Chavich
- Apr 2
THE NEW GRAINOLOGY — A MILLER’S TALE
Fresh stone-milled flour is finding fans among artisan bakers and food lovers alike — it's a trend that's producing a tasty and healthier...
Cinda Chavich
- Sep 3, 2021
TREND: The modern appeal of ancient grains
Learn all about the ancient and heirloom grains and seeds that have fed us for millennia, from Red Fife wheat and emmer, to spelt and quinoa
Cinda Chavich
- Aug 4, 2021
THE BEAN BUTCHERS: Vegan meat makers in Victoria are leading the global trend
The Very Good Butchers add up the number of “beans butchered” for their range of vegan meat products — 26 million +
Cinda Chavich
- Aug 3, 2021
Seaweed Season: Eat Your (Sea) Vegetables
There are 650 species of seaweed living along BC's coast, 32 types of kelp, the most diversity on the planet. Learn all about it.