heifer international review

• The 100-Mile Diet Could Be Worth Every Step

Let's face it. Manitoba is not Vancouver and the range of fresh foods available here in mid-January is somewhat smaller than on the temperate West Coast. Even during summer, 100 miles from Vancouver puts a consumer in touch with a much wider array of foods than it does in Winnipeg. What about the Manitoba producer targeting local markets, but who lives just outside the 100-mile zone? It is built around several principles for a "just and sustainable food system" in Manitoba. They include adequate incomes for farmers using ecologically sustainable practices, respect for traditional hunting, fishing and trapping practices for First Nations and Metis, a balance between international trade and local consumption, healthy urban and rural relationships, and ensuring availability of affordable n...

... is available on the Internet for anyone to review and sign. It is built around several principles fo... recently received a $200,000 grant from Heifer International, a charity which offers support to i...

• Winnipeg Free Press
• August 21, 2009

• Meat Inspection Regulations, 1990-Regulations Amending

...(c) conduct a review of the program each time it is found to be not in ...HACCP is recognized internationally as the most effective tool to achieve a more moder... and fresh sausage facilities) — Steers/heifer carcasses, cows/bull carcasses, ground beef, hog c...

• Canada Gazette Nbr. 25, December 15, 2004
• Part II - Official regulations
• Meat Inspection Act