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Grocery war forecast for 2012 has local food angle
Price wars are being predicted for food in 2012, thanks mainly to imminent arrival of the latest big box store to hit Canada. But in a strange twist, that could actually end up working in local food producers’ favour. According … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, Guelph Mercury, local food, OMAFRA, research, University of Guelph, Urban Cowboy
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Consumers confused over local food traits
To the things we hold dear, we tend to associate traits that in reality may not necessarily be so. Case in point: local food. Local food is local food, period. Its distinguishing characteristic is that it’s grown close to where … Continue reading
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Tagged environment, Guelph Mercury, local food, Urban Cowboy
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Foodstock wasn’t really about food production
The Woodstock-like anti-development festival near Shelburne that was held Sunday, called Foodstock, magnified how rural Ontario has become a battleground for diverse ideologies, extreme self-interests, and total misunderstandings. They directly involve — or ignore — agriculture in ways it’s never … Continue reading
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Tagged farming, food, Foodstock, Guelph Mercury, local food, Urban Cowboy, Woodstock
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