Food Security

Allan Bridle hols sprouting kit in front of his booth at Summerside Farmers Market

Big Ideas Sprout Tiny Farms

Father-son team launch Summerside-based business to grow a crop of micro farmers Farming, in the...
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New Shellfish Hatchery at Bideford Marine Centre

PEI’s only shellfish hatchery will be owned and operated by Lennox Island First Nation After...
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Creating Community

Summerside’s Soul Soup offers free lunch program and weekly connection The act of coming together...
Farmers Helping Farmers volunteer helping a member of the Upendo Women's Self Help Group in the garden

Lending a Helping Hand

PEI NGO working to enhance food security in Kenya On the surface, Kenya and Prince...
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Saving Our Seeds

Seedy Saturdays Provide Opportunities to Swap and Save Seeds For many farmers, gardeners and engaged...
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Food on a Budget

A frugal foodie with a hungry teenager I am a sole-support, single mother who feeds...
Tammy MacKinnon, General Manager Upper Room Soup Kitchen
photo credit: Grace Kimpinski

A passion to serve

The Upper Room Soup Kitchen’s new general manager, staff, and volunteers prepare 4,000 meals per...
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A 100-mile Red Island Diet

Heather Martin embraces the ‘eat local’ challenge and discovers a land of plenty Intense caffeine...
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Beefing Up the Island Brand

Atlantic Beef Products successfully developing new markets for Island beef industry When we talk about...
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Food Trends – Vegetable Forward

2017 will see an embrace of a plant-based diet There is a movement afoot. The...