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PSA: New Outreach Program for Community Food Hubs

FOOD PRODUCERS FORUM OUTREACH TO COMMUNITY FOOD HUBS FOOD PRODUCERS FORUM, a provincial non-profit group supporting community-based food production in Newfoundland and Labrador, is excited to…

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Media Coverage, News |

CBC Morning Show About Food Hubs

How far can $10,000 really go to help solve a mammoth issue like food security in NL? Dan Rubin from the Food Producers Forum spoke to CBC St. John’s Morning ……

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Media Coverage, News |

FPF’s Dan Rubin & Nancy Winsor on “Out Of The Fog”

Food Producer Forum’s Board Chair, Dan Rubin and creator of the NL Grown Food Map, Nancy Winsor appeared on Rogers TV program “Out Of The Fog” last week. Dan & ……

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Food Distribution, News |

Little Free Pantry in CBS

Carla Crotty has created a way for people to share food in the Newfoundland community of Conception Bay South.  The Little Free Pantry there has opened as a place for ……

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CFIA Seeking Input on the Seeds Regulations

ACORN (Atlantic Canadian Organic Regional Network) passed along this survey. The following information comes from their latest newsletter. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is running a…

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Newsletter |

Newsletter 2 – January/February 2021

NEWSLETTER #2 – January/February 2021 www.foodproducersforum.com We are pleased to share the latest news from our projects and friends. We have accomplished a lot in just a few months and ……

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Food First NL Wants to Know About the Food You Eat

Residents of St. John’s are being asked how they “eat the city.” Food First NL recently released a survey, asking St. John’s residents how they access and utilize food. The ……

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Indigenous Traditions – Q&A With Megan Samms

Megan Samms is an Indigenous artist, gardener and entrepreneur, owner of Live Textiles and co-owner of Katalisk Sipu Gardens. She spoke to The MUN Gazette recently about honouring Indigenous…

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Province Offers Bedding Plants To Commercial Growers Until February 19th

The provincial department of agriculture once again has propagated bedding plants for cabbage, rutabaga (turnip), broccoli, cauliflower, onion, kale, lettuce, leek and asparagus, available to…

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Earth Sheltered Greenhouse |

Progress Report on Earth Sheltered Greenhouse

Our project was launched to demonstrate the potential for year round food production in the challenging climate of Newfoundland and Labrador. We set out to build a working model of an innovative…

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