Canadian food system video (2 mins)

Hi, this is an interesting video about Canada's food system. I'd be very interested in seeing one for the US food system. I often watch the America's Heartland videos. I really like them.

I figured you guys would find this interesting.

https://youtu.be/dIsEG2SFOvM

Bye for now,

Troy

Notwithstanding the sentiment, it might be a lot more interesting if it was actually factual...

Rod

Climate means almost everything when it comes to raising fruits and veggies commercially.

I'm sure that video is well meaning, but really isn't addressing anything of any importance, nor helping any local farmers.

Actually most farmers feel something like that is a kick in the rear, anti farming.

Folks walking down the grocery isle want tomatoes today, they want pears today. They are no longer willing to eat pear until they can't stuff
another one in during the pear season, and then go without pear for 10 months. They aren't willing to eat sour kraut all winter long for their
vegetable, waiting for late spring greens again. That is no longer the North American way.....

And they shop with their pocketbook. If you give them a poll, or a survey, oh sure they will mark every occurrence of wholesome, fresh, local,
organic, etc they can mark. But when they go grocery shopping with a cart in their hands, they are gonna go to Walmart and buy the low cost
stuff, and its going to have sugar and oil in it.

So a video like that has little meaning, but to kick a farmer in the rear, make fun of him. Because we can't produce what a few earthy people
want; we have to produce what actually sells.

That is the reality of it all.

Paul

I agree with a lot of what you say.... but at the same time there is a growing movement to buy 'local'... at least here. It's a trend that our major local grocery chain is aware of and trying to capitalize on. Our farm group actually met with one of their local contacts last week on that subject. It's something they're very keen on.... provided prices are competitive and farms are willing to work with them on what they need.

Rod

The cost of labour in Canada has really hurt the tender fruit and vegetable growers. That and the fact that
folks want fresh and not canned or frozen vegetables, also most homes don't have anyone in the household that
can cook, also hurts sales. Many vegetables that we grow in Ontario, can be cold stored, potatoes cabbage
carrots ,onions, apples etc. But you have to know how to cook and be willing to take time to prepare a meal,
not just serve a frozen entree. Ontario had a large canning industry until the 1970's, and it slowly died .
The NAFTA deal has killed what was left, most recently Heinz Ketchup, move south. Soon all we will have left
in Canada will be government workers.

Hey Rod , are you folks still milking cows ??

Bruce, I know what you mean about the workers. Seems like here they are either government or health care workers.

I just watched the video and noticed 'Deviled Eggs' in it. I made a batch of 20 last night. Do
y'all eat Deviled eggs up there? I thought it was a southern US comfort food.

Our leaders want cheap food (for the votes), so they bring in non-fresh food from other countries where the growers are allowed to use chemicals banned in this country. Fortunately my wife refuses to buy produce from other countries because of those chemicals.

Fresh fruit and vegetables is a myth, according to the new "experts". Quick frozen are now the first choice and canned are next. Believe what you want to.

Yes Greg , we enjoy "Deviled Eggs" here too ! You should get a pass port and come up north and have a look around next summer, and leave your snow boots at home. You will find things are much the same, so long as you don't go into Quebec. Going to Quebec is like a trip to France, without Paris. And your money will go 30% better too.Bruce

thats a good offer,especially if pie is included! lol

(quoted from post at 23:27:33 11/03/15) The cost of labour in Canada has really hurt the tender fruit and vegetable growers. That and the fact that
folks want fresh and not canned or frozen vegetables, also most homes don't have anyone in the household that
can cook, also hurts sales. Many vegetables that we grow in Ontario, can be cold stored, potatoes cabbage
carrots ,onions, apples etc. But you have to know how to cook and be willing to take time to prepare a meal,
not just serve a frozen entree. Ontario had a large canning industry until the 1970's, and it slowly died .
The NAFTA deal has killed what was left, most recently Heinz Ketchup, move south. Soon all we will have left
in Canada will be government workers.

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Boy Bruce, you said a mouthful. People all say they want this and that, but the truth is most of us are in a situation where there just isn't time to start the evening meal at 6AM and keep after it all day like our mothers or grandmothers did. There's only so much you can stick in a crockpot and walk away from. I see this especially with younger people that never were exposed to real cooking from scratch. Something simple like stuffed green peppers? They come frozen, they always have since their moms didn't have time to make them either. Doesn't matter if fresh local peppers and burger are available, they don't know how to get from point A to point B.

The one thing that gives me a little hope is the slowly building interest in "back to the land/prepper" types that are learning how to do things the older, slower way.

Hey if you guys need any illegals for labor up there just call down. We got millions of extra ones.

No. Out since 2011... Just cropping and doing firewood now.

Rod