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Tancook Island Sauerkraut

February 27, 2014 by Bobby Gregoire 4 Comments

Tancook Island sauerkraut is produced from a cabbage cultivar that has been grown on this small Nova Scotia island for over 175 years. The smallish, tight-headed cabbage is perfect for making sauerkraut. The seeds are saved from year to year for replanting and the local cabbage fields are fertilized with seaweed harvested from the island […]

Filed Under: Vegetables Tagged With: Agriculture, Canadian, Food

Red Fife Wheat

February 27, 2014 by Bobby Gregoire Leave a Comment

Red Fife is a heritage landrace wheat, meaning there is genetic variability in the wheat that allows it to adapt to a diversity of growing conditions. David Fife developed the variety in 1842 and by the 1860s Red Fife was distributed and growing across Canada, adapting to a broad diversity of growing conditions. Renowned as […]

Filed Under: Cereals Tagged With: Agriculture, Canadian, Cereals, Wheat

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