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listed! This new, web-based specialty foods directory, organized by SSFPA, will soon be on-line. The goal is to provide small scale producers and processors with greater access to alternative sales channels and a simpler, faster and more convenient way for the food service industry to source local foods. As this issue of sound bits is being edited, SSFPA's data entry team is busy inputting and editing the numerous applications that have been submitted for the initial launch of the Directory. If you would like to be included in this initial launch of the BC Specialty Foods Directory, act fast and complete the on-line application (mailed applications, at this point, will arrive too late). There are no costs associated for being listed in the Directory. However eligibility criteria do exist, as listed in the application form. If you have questions regarding this initiative,
please email or call
SSFPA at our toll-free number, 1-866-54-SSFPA (1-866-547-7372) Members Corner: SSFPA Annual General Meeting The Annual General Meeting of the Small Scale Food Processor Association takes place by teleconference on Sunday, March 26, 2006, 4 pm - 4:45 pm Pacific Time. For more information, contact info@ssfpa.net.
Do you need plastic storage boxes? Urban Peasant has 200 of these boxes for sale. Dimensions are 9 inches (depth), by 21 inches (length), by 15 inches (width). The price is $3.50 per box for quantities over 10 and $4 per box for quantities of less than 10. Market price for these boxes is at least $7 apiece! To take advantage of this bargain, contact Nelson Rodriguez at (250) 598-6223. Other News and Views
Organizers for EAT! Vancouver note that it is the only "consumer food and cooking festival where exhibitors can interact directly with their target audience; sample, taste-test and discuss their products and services; and receive instant feedback from potential customers." Statistics for 2003-2005 show significant attendance increases for the event each year. If you have a food product to feature, consider participating in EAT! Vancouver, May 26-28 at BC Place. Consultation Meeting on Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eating Canada's Food Guide, put out by Health Canada, is undergoing revision. A half-day regional consultation meeting will take place in Vancouver, providing an opportunity for stakeholders to ask questions and provide feedback on proposed changes. The focus will be on two specific content issues, food intake patterns and energy balance. Registration is limited. If you wish to participate, complete the attached form and return it to Health Canada by April 3. The meeting takes place on April 10, 2006, 9 am, at the Segal Center at Simon Fraser University's Harbour Center in Vancouver.
Developed by the Canadian Farm Business Management Council (CFBMC), the Fact Sheet is a tool designed to help beginning and future farmers to familiarize themselves with farm management principles and map out their business plan. It features five profiles of farm producers who have successfully learned the management aspects of agri-business and a list of resources readers can turn to.
Put out by the Community Food Security Coalition and California Sustainable Working Group, this guide includes a department- by-department inventory of local programs, policies and functions that support community food security. The guide, which can be downloaded from the Community Food Security website, includes case studies, advice from experienced food policy advocates, a resource guide and more. The website itself includes a wealth of other information and publications, all related to local food security issues.
The Food and Agriculture Organization
of the United Nations has a great manual/guide
for small scale food processors. It's both comprehensive and free. Nutrient Value of Some Common Foods This detailed guide
belongs on your shelf or in your hard drive. Whether you are a producer, processor, or consumer, you will find this Health Canada report chock-full of valuable information on nutrients; energy values; vitamin, mineral, and fat content; and a wealth of other information about everyday foods. It even includes a list common abbreviations and a metric conversion chart for typical measurements.
The Centre for Non-Timber Forest Products at Royal Roads University is pleased to announce that an on-line compendium, the Canadian Who's Who in Non-Timber Forest Products, is nearing completion. Its purpose is to provide information about individuals and organizations working with NTFPs across the country. Registration in the compendium allows you to share information about your NTFP expertise, services, products or projects. This will help to create new opportunities for partnerships, collaboration and business development in the NTFP sector. An added feature is that you will be able to update your own information once "Who's Who Online" goes live. Contact Evelyn Goedhart at Royal Roads for more information. . Canadian Cooperative Association
and Credit Union Central of Canada have published this policy
update focusing on the new Conservative minority government
and its likely effect on the cooperative sector. This is a "must
read" for anyone involved in this historic and dynamic movement,
which unites producers and consumers in various enterprises across
Canada. FDA Guidance on Food Safety for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables This draft
report has been recently submitted by the US Food and
Drug Administration for comment purposes. Canadian producers, processors,
importers, and exporters may also find it illuminating. Technical Reports from BC Research Fisheries Technology Division After BC Research's Fisheries Technology Division closed down some years ago, the Technical Reports and Industry Information Reports (for the years 1979-1989) were entrusted to Denise DeLeebeeck, Instructor/Coordinator at BCIT's Fish Harvesting & Processing Technology/ Food Technology Program. They can be distributed to anyone interested at no cost for single copy requests within North America. Batch requests and requests from outside North America will incur shipping charges. Email Denise if you are interested. Please provide your name and full mailing address with your request.
In our last issue we noted a new radio series, Deconstructing Dinner, put on by Kootenay Co-op Radio and hosted by Jon Steinman. The program broadcast on February 16, now archived on the station's website, focuses on this question, discussed by Brent Warner of BC's Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries and members of the Kootenay Organic Growers Society. Information from Health
Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency
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Bits ... Quick Clicks: Short items from and about the small-scale
food sector
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