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Maligned by some and loved by others, the benefits of beans are many. Yet, in North America at least, it seems they remain an underappreciated food.
Feeding new connections through eating and enjoying food
Amidst the wafting aroma of delicious food and the sound of conversation filling the room, Nourish hosted its second annual World Food Day Dinner last Sunday, marking the close of yet another successful growing season with a meal composed almost entirely of locally-produced ingredients.
Building on the popularity of last year's feast, about 80 community members joined us to commemorate the harvest while partaking in a carefully crafted menu reflective of this year’s theme, root vegetables.
World Food Day, held each year on October 16, is a day marked by the United Nations (UN) to raise awareness on food and hunger. I recently came across this video from the UN stating “Let’s be the Zero Hunger Generation”. What does that mean to you?
Here in Peterborough and county, students can start their morning with breakfast at school. Foods like fresh fruit and vegetables, hot and cold cereals, milk, cheese, muffins, and yogurt are served. Programs are free, accessible and welcoming to ALL students at participating schools.
Children arrive at school hungry for many reasons: long bus rides, rushed mornings, skipped breakfast, and sometimes, not enough food at home.
A ping or a pop. For the home canner, there are few noises more satisfying than the characteristic sound of a jar of freshly canned goods sealing shut.
“You start to love the ping,” says Peterborough community member and canning aficionado, Chantilly McKinnon, who discovered her passion for home canning after attending a Nourish workshop two years ago. “It becomes your favourite sound in the world when the lid pops.”
There are no databases, librarians, or actual books, but Nourish is unveiling a new library in town that offers a range of resources for extending our community’s connection to good food.
Building on the increasing popularity of at-home food preservation, Nourish's Canning Library operates much like a regular library, but, instead of books, provides free public access to a wide variety of household canning equipment.
Nourish and Peterborough Community Garden Network staff member, Jill Bishop shares information about our Urban Seed Saving Garden and our Nature’s Path Gardens for Good Competition.
Communities Can’t Do It Alone
Ontario foodies be advised: Monday June 1 marked the official start of Local Food Week. For the next six days, people in communities across the province will raise their plates in celebration of good things grown, picked and processed in our region.