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BREAKING NEWS: Government of Canada invests to help improve transport opportunities for Growers
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Ethnic markets: the promise and the peril
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Orchardist proves fruit wines as profit centre
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As the apple world turns, Canada guards its sliver of the pie
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Old greenhouse technique used for new lettuce crops
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Looking inside apples to cull defects
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Ethnic markets: the promise and the peril
Three years from now, no grower will blink at this list: fuzzy melon, callaloo, eggplant, …[read more]
Orchardist proves fruit wines as profit centre
Within sight of Lake Ontario and within a few miles of apple orchards, the Canadian …[read more]
As the apple world turns, Canada guards its sliver of the pie
“We live in a global village,” says Farid Makki. “We are not insulated from …[read more]
Old greenhouse technique used for new lettuce crops
Canada’s greenhouse industry employs a raft of environment-controlled, energy-efficient technology to grow tomatoes, cucumbers …[read more]
Looking inside apples to cull defects
Algoma Orchards Limited is one of the first companies in North America to purchase and …[read more]
Minor Use: Extremely good friends
It is human nature to want to share both the good and the bad experiences …[read more]
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Ethnic markets: the promise and the peril
Three years from now, no grower will blink at this list: fuzzy melon, callaloo, eggplant, okra and yard long beans. Today, these crops are the focus of a research project to diversify food production in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).
The Greenbelt Foundation recently announced $88,000 in funding to The … [read more]
Orchardist proves fruit wines as profit centre
Within sight of Lake Ontario and within a few miles of apple orchards, the Canadian Horticultural Council held its summer meeting in Oshawa. Some of those highlights are reported here or as part of the New Equipment and Technology section in this issue (see page 15 in current issue). … [read more]
As the apple world turns, Canada guards its sliver of the pie
“We live in a global village,” says Farid Makki. “We are not insulated from China which is ramping up apple production.” That’s the message that Makki delivered to the Canadian Horticultural Council’s Apple … [read more]
Old greenhouse technique used for new lettuce crops
Canada’s greenhouse industry employs a raft of environment-controlled, energy-efficient technology to grow tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers. British Columbia’s Scott Pelton of Fable Farms takes the sophisticated science a step further with three acres of … [read more]
Looking inside apples to cull defects
Algoma Orchards Limited is one of the first companies in North America to purchase and implement equipment to detect internal defects in apples. After certain storage time, an apple can appear healthy outside but it … [read more]