This is part 2 of series on food labeling and label claims. In part one, I briefly described how Canada’s labelling system works (not boring, promise!) and waded through one of the most commonly misrepresented claims, ‘natural’. This time, I’m diving into organic, and geez folks, it’s not a simple one. It’s probably why there…
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What’s the Deal with Pesticides? From Farm to Food
This post was sponsored by CropLife Canada who represent developers, manufacturers and distributors of pest control and modern plant breeding products, however any opinions held within it are 100% my own. And the facts are just that, facts! I recently wrote about how my experience learning from agriculture experts has helped me become a better…
Four BIG myths about food and farming: DEBUNKED
Here at How to Eat, 2018 has been a fruitful year of hands-on learning about where our food comes from. Over the past several months, Dara and I have had opportunities to meet farmers, plant scientists and agriculture experts in a number of different settings, and we’ve learned a lot about what is and isn’t…