Growing Good Food Ideas: Forest & Freshwater Foods

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Author: Ravi Singh

Posted: April 24, 2013

Categories: Growing Good Food Ideas / Videos

Forest and Freshwater Foods from Sustain Ontario on Vimeo.

For many, the forests of northern Ontario are synonymous with timber. This video unearths the underappreciated value of forest foods – wild mushrooms, fiddleheads, blueberries, boreal teas, and boreal birch syrup. Follow Ontario Nature, the True North Community Cooperative, and Environment North, as they grow the forest food movement in the north. Northerners are enjoying delicious and nutritious foods, the region is more self-sufficient, and the environment is better off.

Mark Bell of Aroland First Nation tells the story of the blueberry initiative, where community youth have developed economic opportunities from non-timber forest values. Joe Baxter and other professional foragers make the case for taking food from the forest to the plate. As Baxter says, “If it’s good for the bears, it’s good for us.”

 

One response to “Growing Good Food Ideas: Forest & Freshwater Foods”

  1. Dylan Gordon says:

    Great video! This does a excellent job of showing the importance of these foods to northern communities in their own terms—something that’s true across Canada. Hope to see some more initiatives to improve this sector.

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