An exterior photo of the sign on Baldio restaurant in Mexico City.

Restaurant blends zero waste, ancient farming

The Mexico City establishment has found ways to reuse every scrap of food and leftovers for other purposes

A Mexico City restaurant has become a draw for its zero-waste kitchen, which means that every scrap of food and leftovers is reused for other purposes.




Left to right: Fred Greig, Cathey Day and Kim McConnell, recipients of this year's Certificate of Merit awards from the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences at the University of Manitoba. Photo: Submitted

University of Manitoba honours three agricultural alumni

Cathey Day, Fred Greig and Kim McConnell recently received certificates of merit from the University of Manitoba

Cathey Day, Fred Greig and Kim McConnell were chosen for the University of Manitoba’s 2025 certificates of merit from the agricultural and food sciences faculty.

A few of the jarred product offerings that Rebekah Sandford sells from Prairie Winds Garlic Farm. Photo:

Growing garlic by the thousands in Manitoba

How does this Manitoba farm grow garlic? Row by row to the tune of 28,000 plants, and sometimes more

Grower holds a planting party day every fall as a crowd gathers to help put 28,000 plants, and sometimes more, into theground


Laura Mock and Mehmet Tulbek announce Cultivator-Food Centre partnership on July 8, 2025. Photo: Janelle Rudolph

Saskatchewan initiative hopes to expand agri-food sector

Cultivator by Conexus and Food Centre work together to increase opportunities for ag-tech and agri-food entrepreneurs

Laura Mock and Mehmet Tulbek hope that the partnership will help to grow Saskatchewan’s agri-food manufacturing.

A stock photo of various plates on a table, each holding a different Asian-style food.

Food scientist comes to MSG’s defence

The food ingredient has gained an unsavoury reputation over the years, but an Alberta researcher says the bad rap isn’t deserved

A Northern Alberta Institute of Technology food scientist says it’s not MSG that makes people feel sick after eating Chinese food - it’s over-consumption.



Two red combines work in tandem to harvest a canola field.

Public trust in Canadian food system at a low

Research organization says more needs to be done by the agriculture industry to engage consumers and gain influence

The Canadian food system’s reputation has taken a significant hit in the last couple years, said Ashely Bruner of the Canadian Centre for Food Integrity (CCFI) during a recent webinar.