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Addressing food security with fermented food
2018-11-23
With the early arrival of winter, gardening is a faded memory for most Islanders. The tradition of pickling the harvest is a resourceful way to keep fruits and vegetable into the colder months. A lesser-known preserving method is fermentation and it's gaining attention thanks to the PEI Food...
Changing eating habits, one meal at a time
2018-01-12
Supporting Island families -, Christina Follett wants to make healthy diets more attainable for some of Prince Edward Island’s most vulnerable residents. She recently launched a Healthy Families Community Kitchen program at the Native Council of Prince Edward Island’s office in Charlottetown. It’s...
Good crops begin with soiled undies
2017-05-04
Protecting Prince Edward Island’s world-famous soil is something John Hooper takes very seriously. Hooper, who is the president of the PEI Soil and Crop Improvement Association, was on hand to help two cabinet ministers bury white cotton underwear at Oyster Cove Farms in Hamilton, as part of the...
Farmers don't take snow days
2017-02-15
Like most of the farmers of the 1,500 farms on Prince Edward Island, the MacKinnons of Sandy Rae Farm near Montague don't take snow days off. Before sunrise 365 days a year - no matter the weather - Dannie or Alex MacKinnon is in the barn milking their 70 registered Holsteins, along with...