http://meghantelpnerblog.com/2008/11/23/this-little-meggy-goes-to-market/ The very best of health inspired recipes, lifestyle tips and best cooking classes in Toronto. Fri, 18 May 2012 23:36:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://meghantelpnerblog.com/2008/11/23/this-little-meggy-goes-to-market/#comment-62613 Kinvara Stole My Heart « Making Love In The Kitchen Thu, 07 May 2009 10:12:23 +0000 http://makingloveinthekitchen.wordpress.com/?p=194#comment-62613 [...] I heart farmer’s markets, as you know by now and I was a bit sad to be missing the opening weekend of the markets here in Toronto. I did catch the opening weekend in Kinvara and met delightful towns people. The market here, as most markets do, serves as a gathering place and a chance to share information. What was the word in Johnston’s Garden this sunny May morning? The new EU laws on animal slaughtering. These are simple people who, for the most part, live off their own fields and animals. The EU however has recently set in laws that prohibit the slaughtering of one’s own livestock- either for personal or commercial use. This proves a challenge for many of the local folk who have to pay to have their animals sent to a facility and then transported back to their farm for their own consumption. I am not sure any good can come from the government controlling any sort of traditional food practices. Do they really know better than hundreds of years of tradition? This whole foods natural nutritionist is not convinced. [...] [...] I heart farmer’s markets, as you know by now and I was a bit sad to be missing the opening weekend of the markets here in Toronto. I did catch the opening weekend in Kinvara and met delightful towns people. The market here, as most markets do, serves as a gathering place and a chance to share information. What was the word in Johnston’s Garden this sunny May morning? The new EU laws on animal slaughtering. These are simple people who, for the most part, live off their own fields and animals. The EU however has recently set in laws that prohibit the slaughtering of one’s own livestock- either for personal or commercial use. This proves a challenge for many of the local folk who have to pay to have their animals sent to a facility and then transported back to their farm for their own consumption. I am not sure any good can come from the government controlling any sort of traditional food practices. Do they really know better than hundreds of years of tradition? This whole foods natural nutritionist is not convinced. [...]

]]> http://meghantelpnerblog.com/2008/11/23/this-little-meggy-goes-to-market/#comment-62612 I’m Not Afraid Of A Pistachio Nut « Making Love In The Kitchen Sat, 11 Apr 2009 15:50:25 +0000 http://makingloveinthekitchen.wordpress.com/?p=194#comment-62612 [...] millions of people across the world. That is insane! What is the solution? By local. By organic. Know who grows your food. The other thing to keep in mind is the importance of keeping strong and healthy. Is it merely a [...] [...] millions of people across the world. That is insane! What is the solution? By local. By organic. Know who grows your food. The other thing to keep in mind is the importance of keeping strong and healthy. Is it merely a [...]

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