sustainability

Canadian food security and ocean protection are not opposing forces, they are one and the same, nourishment, respect and sustainability that is what it means!

The balanjay skin is where much of the nutrition lives, so don’t peel it — let it soften and melt into your dish, bringing all that goodness with it. Eggplants or Balanjay as we know it, is one of my favourite vegetables. This vegetable is ready for harvesting by mid-summer …

Pumpkin is super affordable and with a little time and spice you can feed a lot of people.

This is a part of my Guyanese History on a Plate series…bunjal chicken livers with the simplest of ingredients cooked down to their essence in garlic, pepper, and a pantry curry mix.

Wild and farmed salmon…their story is still being written by the tides and the rivers, by scientists and fishermen, by First Nations leaders and farmers, and even by the people themselves.

The measure of a country is how well it feeds its people nourishing food.

I know that somewhere, in a sushi bar, a kitchen, a TikTok reel, a young person is eating farmed salmon -And they are the future — not the activists, not the noise.

Go ahead and taste this Guyanese saltfish and okra fry down. It will surprise you, for there is nothing slippery about it at all.

Maria’s community thrives because of salmon farming. Local workers rely on the farm for steady employment, their children go to school with full bellies, and families can afford to buy their own homes. In the world of business, not all ventures are created equal. Some, like a thriving salmon farm …

It is Balanjay Choka aka eggplant season right now. Eggplants are most abundant from July to late September. There are many ways to use this gorgeous nightshade vegetable, so when the eggplant season rolls around I go mad making balanjay choka, our Guyanese style roasted eggplants. I love our Guyanese …

Cruising on a green river winding through stunning architecture in Chicago is something not to be ignored when visiting this friendly Midwest city. Chicago, on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan, was incorporated as a city in 1837, it is 176 meters above sea level and covers an area of …

Every season is separate and distinct in Filoti, and every season has its reasons for being, for celebrating the gifts of the land and its people. Filoti Village was built in an ingenious way to allow the inhabitants to hide away in the mountains when they saw marauders heading in …