Food Producers Forum

On Friday, May 8, Food Producers Forum and the Faculty of Medicine at Memorial University are hosting Waste Not! — a full-day symposium on food waste and food sovereignty in Newfoundland and Labrador. The event will feature four panel sessions moving through the full food chain — terrestrial production, fisheries, retail and consumer waste, and a final integration session focused on priorities and pathways forward. Panelists include researchers, farmers, government and industry...

On this episode of CBC Radio One's The Signal, host Adam Walsh talks with Food Producers Forum current and founding chairs, Alison Snow and Dan Rubin, respectively; along with playwright Frank Holden; Darren Dinsmore from Aldercroft Farm; and, finally, author Hilday Chaulk Murray. Topics are rich and wide-ranging, but all related to farming and food security, with this guiding question: what can we learn from the way we used to farm to help us today?

Got cluttered window sills full of seedlings or plug trays taking over shelves? Here's the solution for you – a revolutionary seed-starting method that will save space while improving seedling health and success! In this video, Ben demonstrates the ins and outs of making and using seed snails.