food

Lovers of macaroni and cheese will soon have the choice to avoid toxic chemicals in their favourite dish — but only if they can afford it.

Sophia Carodenuto is looking for ways to make food more sustainable in an unusual place: The business practices used by the companies who control the world’s chocolate trade.

The wine list at Shira Blustein’s restaurant probably won’t be getting much cheaper, but thanks to recent changes to B.C.’s liquor laws, it will soon be more interesting.

Julia Smith has a problem. Despite litters of fast-growing piglets and surging demand for her pork, she can’t find an abattoir that can slaughter them before December. Demand for local meat has surged during the pandemic, leaving the province’s abattoirs booked months in advance and many small-scale producers struggling.  

Eating local on university campuses is often difficult, but it will soon be getting easier for many B.C. post-secondary students.

Elizabeth Moore, an Indigenous food gatherer, works with schools, hospitals and the greater community to increase food security and knowledge in the area.

More than half of Canadians trust social media and blogs over doctors and nutritionists, according to a recent study.

Every day, about a quarter of Canadians will buy fast food, and most won’t give much thought to the package wrapping their meals. But it could be toxic.

Eating more plants is the key to eating local and sustainably, according to a recent study modelling how more than 350 major U.S. cities could feed themselves.

She specializes in illegal fisheries, equity and food security. In B.C., her research focuses on coastal, remote and Indigenous communities' access to fish.

The executive director of FarmFolk CityFolk, B.C.’s largest food and agriculture non-profit organization, takes some time to answer growing questions.

Valerie Tarasuk wouldn’t be surprised if food charities receive record donations this holiday season. But she knows millions of Canadians will still go hungry.

A Canadian family of four can expect to spend almost $700 more for their food next year, according to a report released Tuesday. That’s about a five per cent increase compared to 2020.

Canadian dairy farmers will receive over $1.4 billion in the next three years from the federal government to compensate for recent trade deals.

Vegetables are becoming increasingly common in an unusual place: the grocery store meat aisle.