WINNIPEG -- A workshop to teach the heritage skill of butchery will at the same time support North End cooking classes. Pork Chop is being put on this weekend by Food Matters Manitoba with the culinary experts from Spring Creek Farm. They will demonstrate on one half...
The future of food will be debated by Winnipeg's mayoral candidates tonight in a forum addressing the serious food security concerns that exist within the city. Food Matters Manitoba is putting on the Politics on the Plate forum at the Eckhardt-Gramatte Hall at the...
By Tyler Sutherland Food Matters Manitoba has won the Tides Top 10 award, honouring the charity's innovative social change efforts. The national award, given out by Tides Canada, recognizes the organization for working with northerners, newcomers, farmers and families...
By Sarah Klein A two-day conference beginning today aims to connect people from across Manitoba with each other and their local food system. The 2014 Growing Local Conference is being presented by Food Matters Manitoba and is a kick off to March being Nutrition Month....
By Tyler Sutherland A Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist will visit Winnipeg later this month to discuss how big name companies are getting Canadians to eat more processed foods every day. Michael Moss is the author of In Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food...
Winnipeg Harvest has teamed up with Food Matters Manitoba to create a unique gardening competition. Manitoba’s Garden Makeover: An Edible Landscaping Competition is an opportunity to learn about and grow edible plants, making gardens both beautiful and tasty. “Food...
By Sarah Klein The critically acclaimed film "To Make a Farm" will open the 2013 Growing Local conference on February 28 in Winnipeg. Shown to sold-out audiences across the city, the film follows the lives of five young people who have decided to become small-scale...
Local students will put their culinary skills to test in a cook-off competition today. The third annual Localvore Iron Chef Cook-Off is being put on by Food Matters Manitoba at Winnipeg Technical College's Henlow Campus. From 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., students from Elmwood...
Manitoba's wide-ranging food industry will be the topic at the upcoming Growing Local Conference in March. Food Matters Manitoba will bring together Manitobans for a two-day discussion and sharing session on healthy, sustainable and fair food in our province. The...
Food Matters Manitoba is challenging citizens to eat local this year with the 2013 Dig In Challenge. It's an opportunity to connect with local farmers, cook from scratch, grow your own food and enjoy made-in-Manitoba food dishes. The five-month challenge begins in...
By Tyler Sutherland Food Matters Manitoba will provide 100 gardening kits to Manitoba schools, helping children and youth learn about their food system, engage in new food skills, and reap the benefits of home-grown food. Through a partnership with TD Friends of the...
By Sarah Klein Local food producers will be celebrated Friday at the Manitoba legislature as the 2012 Golden Carrot Awards are handed out. Food Matters Manitoba has nominated "food champions" in seven categories, including urban, rural, northern, education, business,...
