Food Day Canada is 20 years old

Jul 28, 2023

Food Day Canada is a unique opportunity for all Canadians to join hands in one massive celebration in praise of our food and all the good people who make it happen from farms to our forks. It’s free, inclusive, and everyone is invited to join in, to shop, cook, dine and celebrate Canadian. This year Food Day Canada is celebrating 20 years of shining a light on Canadian cuisine on August 5, 2023.

Food Day Canada was founded by the late Anita Stewart, C.M., in 2003 as a show of support for Canadian farmers. Since then, it has grown and evolved into a national celebration for Canadians to share their food and their stories with each other while leading other nations in cultural diversity, food ethics, magnificent flavours and fun!

As part of the 20th Anniversary celebration, icons will be lit up red and white from coast to coast to shine a light on Canadian cuisine from parliament buildings to Niagara Falls. Restaurants and chefs are featuring Canadian ingredients on hundreds of menus. Farmers’ markets and special events will come to life as people celebrate the great bounty that is local food everywhere.

All Canadians can share their stories with #FoodDayCanada online and follow the conversations @FoodDayCanada.

“Canada is food, and the world is richer for it!” said founder, Anita Stewart.

Source : The Grower

Video: A chain harrow is a game changer

Utilizing a rotational grazing method on our farmstead with our sheep helps to let the pasture/paddocks rest. We also just invested in a chain harrow to allow us to drag the paddocks our sheep just left to break up and spread their manure around, dethatch thicker grass areas, and to rough up bare dirt areas to all for a better seed to soil contact if we overseed that paddock. This was our first time really using the chain harrow besides initially testing it out. We are very impressed with the work it did and how and area that was majority dirt, could be roughed up before reseeding.

Did you know we also operate a small business on the homestead. We make homemade, handcrafted soaps, shampoo bars, hair and beard products in addition to offering our pasture raised pork, lamb, and 100% raw honey. You can find out more about our products and ingredients by visiting our website at www.mimiandpoppysplace.com. There you can shop our products and sign up for our monthly newsletter that highlights a soap or ingredient, gives monthly updates about the homestead, and also lists the markets, festivals, and events we’ll be attending that month.