Author Archives: Rhona

 

Growth hormones in dairy, and National Poetry Month in Canada

Mar 22

Shocked by a grim if slightly dated tale about rBST – recombinant bovine somatotropin, marketed under the name “Nutrilac” – a synthetic hormone, developed by Monsanto through genetic engineering, that increases a cow’s ability to produce milk – which is … Continue reading →

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GM canola and alfalfa, and a little poetry news

Mar 20

I’ve been discovering some shocking things about genetically modified foods in Canada this week, and so will all of you with televisions that can be tuned to Global for a documentary on Saturday night, March 23 at 7pm (dunno if … Continue reading →

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The difficulty of eating local

Mar 17

One of the difficulties of trying to eat local food is that you can’t trust food labels, at least not in Canada. Last October, CBC’s Marketplace broadcast an enlightening program about the meaning of the ‘Product of Canada’ label, which … Continue reading →

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Slow cider and fast poetry

Mar 14

Got to my first meeting of the Slow Island gang – in fact our Slow Food convivium‘s AGM, held at Sea Cider Farm, where we sipped and sampled our way through the evening, gazing out across the young apple trees … Continue reading →

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Over-fed and over here; and Alice Waters’ food values

Mar 13

CBC’s current affairs program, The Current, did a piece this morning on Raj Patel’s book on food security – the access of populations to food – and global food economics this morning. Stuffed and Starved is the first book I’ve … Continue reading →

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