Feedback wanted for Made in Alberta food label

Feb 10, 2022

Albertans have until Feb. 19 to submit comments

By Diego Flammini
Staff Writer
Farms.com

The Alberta government is asking citizens to submit feedback on the development of a label designed to help shoppers identify local food.

The provincial government and then-minister of agriculture Devin Dreeshen introduced the ‘Made in Alberta, by Albertans’ program in July 2021. In addition to the slogan, the logo features a picture of the province.

Consultations that summer helped finalize the label design and prepare rules for usage.

And now the government is asking for more input from Albertans.

Surveys are available for the public to use until Feb. 19 to make their suggestions.

One survey is for stakeholders including members of the primary agriculture and processing sectors.

It asks for some personal information, business information, thoughts on who should be the administrator of the voluntary program and how it should be implemented.

Stakeholders will also be invited to participate in virtual sessions for further discussion.

Another survey is for the general public.

It asks for some personal information and how likely a person is to purchase a product with the ‘Made in Alberta, by Albertans’ label on it.

Alberta is one of the last remaining provinces to have a local food labelling program.

In British Columbia, for example, the ministry of agriculture, food and fisheries relaunched its Buy BC program in 2018 after being cancelled in the 2000s.

And Ontario has had its Foodland Ontario program and the ‘Good Things Grow in Ontario’ slogan since the provincial government set it up in 1977.

Almost 90 per cent of Ontarians recognize the logo.

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Lyrics:

My days begin with workin’, Alarm’s at 5 o’clock,
I Fill 5 gallon buckets, The feeders and the troughs,
This five to nine ain’t workin’, why the heck do I work so hard?,
I can’t worry ‘bout health problems, I can sleep in when I’m gone,

One, here comes the two to the three to the four,
Tell em’ ‘buy another cow, we need plenty more’,
Blue jeans are gettin’ dirty, what else could I ask for,
Oh my, more chores

Someone pour me up another shot of sweet tea,
They know me and working hard’s got a history,
There’s another flock of sheep that still needs feed,
Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,

Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,
Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,

I’ve been working pretty stressed but,
I ain’t changing for some cash,
Lord knows that I’m very blessed (More chores),
But I gotta say it’s hard,
Workin’ outside gettin’ charred,
Living out here on the farm, (more chores)

One, here comes the two to the three to the four,
Tell em’ ‘buy another cow, we need plenty more’,
Blue jeans are gettin’ dirty, what else could I ask for,
Oh my, more chores

Someone pour me up another shot of sweet tea,
They know me and working hard’s got a history
There’s another 20 chickens that still need feed,
Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,

Everybody on the farm getting’ busy,
Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,

Fun, here on ranch that’s what you can’t ignore,
Might be pretty hard but I love it to its core,
Flannel’s gettin’ dirty, what else could I ask for,
Oh my, more chores (Tell ‘em sing with me)

Someone pour me up another shot of sweet tea,
They know me and working hard’s got a history,
There’s another flock of sheep that still needs feed,
Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,
Someone pour me up another shot of sweet tea,
They know me and working hard’s got a history,
Watching cattle in the dark, don’t miss me,
Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,
(Yeeeeeehaw)
Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,
Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,
It’s the best bro, go get yourself a farm