Acts of Green

Did everyone get a chance to be part of the "Greening of Canada"? If not, be sure to register at the website One Million Acts of Green and get counted!

Now, I'm interested in Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) as one of my "green acts". In fact, when we lived in Kitchener, we joined a CSA program the summer before we moved to Brantford. Not only did we support the local farmers but we also enjoyed drug free (organic) fruit and veggies. Some of them were even "firsts" in our limited knowledge of local food: ground cherries, kale and swiss chard. The latter had become one of my favorite leafy green vegetable; that's why I grew them in my garden this year.
My very own organic Swiss chard, harvested this summer.


The above CSA site provides interesting tid bits. If you don't have the time to browse just now, here is a sample:

Interesting Facts About Imported Food in Canada:

- Most imported food is not inspected in Canada
- No processed food is inspected unless a complaint has been received
- The country of origin is not mandated on food labels
- "Product of Canada" doesn't necessarily mean "grown in Canada"
- Less than 10% of imported food is inspected and it is not mandated to meet Health Canada Guidelines for food production in Canada

Enough to make you think twice about those "exotics", eh?