Tag Archive: Canada

Study Finds Climate Change Will Expand Globe’s Agricultural Land

Catherine Sherriffs

Living in the Canadian province of Quebec, I’ve dreamed of having a longer outdoor growing season. Like many places, our summers are beautiful here, but far too short. A new study says I might one day get my wish, but that’s not necessarily a good thing.  Published in the journal PLOS ONE, the findings suggest…

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Wild Parsnip Burns Little Boy In Ottawa, Canada

What happens when you come into contact with wild parsnip? Unfortunately, a 4-year-old boy in Ottawa, Canada, recently found out. George Young was walking to a splash pad with his summer camp group this month when he picked the plant in a local park, says CTV News. Shortly after, his hand broke out in big,…
July 24, 2019
Catherine Sherriffs

Celebrating Cannabis on 4/20: The Times They Are A-Changin

While many people feast on chocolate Easter eggs this weekend, others will be consuming something entirely different (and will likely hit the eggs after). Saturday marks 4/20, or as some people call it, Weed Day. For almost 40 years now, April 20th has been a day to celebrate marijuana and protest what many people consider…
April 19, 2019
Catherine Sherriffs

Craigslist for Young Farmers: Canadian Style

The challenges young farmers face today seem quite the same in any country. Land prices are too high, commodity and large-scale farming monopolize marketplaces, and the average age of a nation’s farmers increases steadily. We see it in all the places Garden Culture Magazine circulates; the UK, US, Australia, and Canada. Someone has fashioned various…
February 12, 2018
Amber

E. coli, Romaine, Food Safety, and Hydroponic Produce

If it isn’t one contaminant causing food safety issues today, it’s another. In fact, if you check the right news feeds every week, you’ll see that food recalls are a regular thing. Sometimes for suspected contamination, other times for known contamination. Processed foods, frozen foods, and fresh produce can all be a source of allergens…
January 22, 2018
Agent Green

The Cannabis Contamination Scheme

There’s a lot of excitement in Montreal this week as Cannabis Culture opens 8 retail stores in the city. But recent cannabis contamination news gave CBC Montreal Daybreak host Mike Finnerty cause for concern on Thursday’s show. In an interview with Cannabis Culture owners Jodie and Marc Emery, Finnerty questioned the results of testing done by The…
December 17, 2016
Agent Green