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A recipe for early Canadian culinary identity

Food, cooking and eating as universal experiences have always been an important part of our identity. As a necessity for …View A recipe for early Canadian culinary identity

Orchard Hill Farm dinner (Photo: Grayden Laing)

Back to the farm

My parents (Ken and Martha Laing) decided to forgo fossil fuels to protest the first Gulf War – driven by anticonsumerism, …View Back to the farm

Pulling a pint of beer (Photo: Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership)

Lost breweries of Toronto

As an artifact, beer can tell you a lot about the culture that develops it. Take Molson Canadian as an example. That brand sums …View Lost breweries of Toronto

Rose Lieberman, Rose [Hanford?] Green and Aaron and Sarah Ladovsky in front of United Bakers restaurant, Spadina Ave., Toronto, 1920. Ontario Jewish Archives, Blankenstein Family Heritage Centre, fonds 83, file 9, item 16.

Soup’s on: A 105-year-old restaurant maintains Jewish food heritage in Toronto

From an interview with Ruthie Ladovsky. Ladovsky is a co-owner of United Bakers Dairy Restaurant in …View Soup’s on: A 105-year-old restaurant maintains Jewish food heritage in Toronto
Volcano Pizzeria Restaurant (Photo: Museum Windsor)

The proof is in the pizza

Around the lunch table at my office, I talk a lot about my experiences growing up outside of Windsor, Ontario – working at …View The proof is in the pizza

Many of Ontario’s rural roads still contain evidence of tree planting that began at the end of the 19th century. Replacement planting of these mature trees will ensure the continuation of the special character of this rural roadscape.

The evolution of the agricultural cultural landscape

The agricultural cultural landscape visible today is a comprehensive record of the small- and large-scale changes in the …View The evolution of the agricultural cultural landscape

Farmland along the Niagara Escarpment, near Milton (Photo: Ontario Tourism)

Protecting Ontario's agricultural landscapes: Challenges and opportunities

Agriculture is an integral part of Ontario’s story. It has shaped and impacted the growth and development of communities since …View Protecting Ontario's agricultural landscapes: Challenges and opportunities

Ken’niiohontéhsa (strawberries) (Photo: Ryan DeCaire, Wáhta Mohawk Territory)

Understanding indigenous agricultural systems

Throughout a long history, indigenous peoples – with their rich cultural diversities and complexities – have continued to live …View Understanding indigenous agricultural systems

Cheesemonger at the St. Lawrence Market, Toronto (Photo © Ontario Tourism 2009)

100-mile conservation

Increasingly, people are becoming more aware of not just what they eat, but where their food originates. While the concept is …View 100-mile conservation