This Is What Vanilla Bean Farming Looks Like

Nathan Wild

This is What Vanilla Bean Farming Looks LikeWhen you think of vanilla, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Ice cream? Cake? Cookies? Vanilla is undoubtedly one of the most beloved flavours in our culture. It’s also one of the world’s most expensive ingredients, and so you only ever...

Sound The Alarm

Nathan Wild

  Have you been following the story about the catastrophic flooding in California? You should be. Next time you’re at the grocery store take a look at where the vegetables, fruits and nuts come from. The vast majority of it is sourced from California. California is in fact Canada’s #1...

Free Documentary: The Economics Of Happiness

Nathan Wiebe

This is a powerful documentary we came across called Economics of Happiness. It brilliantly describes why our globalized food system and economies are at the root of so many of the environmental, political and economic challenges we’re face right now.We can all sense that things are getting worse. And when...

Free Documentary: Into Weeds: Dewayne ‘Lee’ Johnson vs. Monsanto Company

Nathan Wiebe

This is a free documentary I came across that was just released called "Into Weeds: Dewayne ‘Lee’ Johnson vs. Monsanto Company.” It’s about a man who was a former public school grounds keeper. His job was to go to local schools and spray a concentrated form of Roundup to control...