Subscribe: SpotifyDuring the pandemic, renowned food writer Ruth Reichl grew concerned with the fate of small farmers, ranchers and chefs struggling to survive amidst a host of challenges. Thanks to the industrialization of food production, “big ag”...
Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and Great Resignation, it’s harder than ever for businesses to hire the right people. As a business leader I am well acquainted with the fierce competition employers across the country face, particularly when hiring logistics,...
This week saw the premiere of Nature’s Big Year, a new eye-popping documentary that captures first-hand the effects of the pandemic on nature. Filmed across 11 locations – from the Canadian wilderness to urban America to the backyards of Britain –...
Mitchell Good, co-owner and livestock manager at Good Family Farms, believes there is nothing quite like the farm-to-table experience. “Fundamentally and spiritually, we are what we eat,” Good says. “We connect ourselves to the land and food is that connector....
It started to get grim for Frederick Dick in October 2020. Retired and a grandfather in Inuvik, Northwest Territories, he and his wife provide for several kids and grandkids. Much of his pension goes to rent. And groceries in northern Canada can be three times the...
