Revised recommendations related to the duration of exclusive breastfeeding and vitamin D supplementation for breastfed infants have been formulated. They will be widely promoted to health professionals (dietitians, lactation consultants, nurses, midwives, physicians, and public health professionals) and other interested groups.

Health Canada's "warnings and advisories" are available on a variety of items, not only food or nutritional products.

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Agri-Food Trade Service (ATS) web site is Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's electronic service providing international trade and market information for Canadian agri-food exporters. Check it out for market information, export news and analysis, and much more. Latest ATS headlines are also available.

au courant, the newsletter of the Food and Consumer Product Manufacturers of Canada, provides information of interest to those who produce and package consumer goods - including food - in Canada.

British Columbia Institute of Technology offers many courses of interest to small scale food processors.

CEDTAP (Community Economic Development Technical Assistance Program). These are the great people who helped SSFPA get started and are still investing in our cause. Windmills on the Toronto waterfront, fish processing in Saskatchewan, immigrant women sewing conference bags in Edmonton - learn more about the innovative projects CEDTAP supports all across Canada.

Eat Wild. A clearing house for information on pasture-based farming, this sites provides up-to-date, information about the benefits of choosing meat and and dairy products from pastured animals.

Local Food System Masters Project - University of Michigan. In the US, food travels an estimated 1500 miles before it reaches the dinner table. Read some interesting research on local food economies and farming systems.

Canadian Organic Growers, Inc. COG is Canada's national membership-based education and networking organization representing farmers, gardeners and consumers in all provinces. It features a lending library, quarterly magazine, and monthly internet newsletter.

Smart Growth BC launches the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) Watch Listserve. Agriculture and food processing support the livelihood of over 200,000 British Columbians and contribute over $2.2 billion to the economy. All this occurs with less than 5% of the province's land base. Smart Growth BC has established a new ALR Watch listserve to inform people who are passionate about its protection. To join, send a blank e-mail to:
alrwatch-subscribe@smartgrowth.bc.ca

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Coming Events

Sharing Common Ground Women's Conference. This gathering will explore "the challenges and successes of working in a sustainable natural resources economy." March 31-April 2 at Tigh-Na-Mara Resort in Parksville, BC. For more information, call (250) 334-1086 or (250) 923-2865.

Economics and Management of Co-operative Enterprises: University of Bologna and Vancouver. A study of the Emilia Romagna model, sponsored by the BC Co-operative Association. June and July, 2005.

Harvest Bounty Festival. The Harvest Bounty Society will hold its 6th festival at Nanoose Edibles Farm on Sunday, August 28 - a celebration of food, culinary arts, and culture. It will include samples from Mid-Vancouver Island's finest food producers, restaurants, vintners and brewers, along with music and art "for a relaxed afternoon of wonderful tastes and discoveries." SSFPA members are encouraged to participate. E-mail Wilfrid Worland or call him at (250) 752-8618.

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