So, What is a Food Hub, Exactly?
published in 2020 We've been getting this question a lot from co-op members, farmers, and the interested public over the past few months....
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Fireweed Food Co-op
May 22 min read
Join the Fight for Food Equity by supporting Fireweed Food Co-op
What we eat impacts the wellbeing of our communities and planet. It is a challenging time for many non-profit organizations; Fireweed...
Fireweed Food Co-op
Jan 29, 20216 min read
Seeding Resiliency: Dakota Farming in Canada
Written by Hañwakañ Blaikie Whitecloud. Farming is a skill that my Dakota ancestors-- particularly my great-great-grandfather Mahpiyaska,...
Fireweed Food Co-op
Nov 9, 20203 min read
Reflections from a vendor & volunteer at the South Osborne Farmers' Market
Written by Quenifer Lung To this day, I consider signing up to be a vendor and volunteer at the South Osborne Farmers' Market to be one...
Fireweed Food Co-op
Aug 6, 20204 min read
Nutrition: The Invisible Superpower of Local Food
This blog post was researched and written by our summer Warehouse & Delivery Coordinator, Conor Nedelec, in 2020. Conor has worked in...
Fireweed Food Co-op
Jun 10, 20203 min read
Changes to the 2020 Farmers' Market Season
Another market season is about to begin, but this one looks different than years past. With the pandemic still looming, we’ve had to be...
Fireweed Food Co-op
Apr 27, 20202 min read
How to Store your Veggies in the Wintertime
Written by Asha Nelson There’s a widespread belief that Manitobans can’t access locally grown vegetables in the wintertime, that our...
Fireweed Food Co-op
Apr 22, 20207 min read
Eat, Think, Vote: centring food as an election issue
Interviewed & edited by Hannah Muhajarine Photos by Geralyn Wichers, Manitoba Co-operator On September 25, the South Osborne Farmers’...
Fireweed Food Co-op
Apr 20, 20203 min read
Galette of Beets and Greens
We have another festive recipe by market goer, Robyn Salguero, who found a lovely way to use up an excess of greens and herbs from the...
Fireweed Food Co-op
Apr 12, 20204 min read
Jeanette Sivilay - Organizing for Food Sovereignty in Manitoba
Written by Anna Sigrithur Chew on This! was a bi-weekly mini speaker series hosted at the South Osborne Farmers’ Market that aims to...
Fireweed Food Co-op
Apr 2, 20204 min read
Laura Tait of Heart Acres Farm - The Emotional Labour of Farming
Written by Claire Heidenreich Chew on This! was a bi-weekly mini speaker series hosted at the South Osborne Farmers’ Market that aims to...
Fireweed Food Co-op
Mar 31, 20204 min read
Cora Wiens of Eadha Bread -- Creating Queer Community Food Spaces
Chew on This! was a bi-weekly mini speaker series hosted at the South Osborne Farmers’ Market that aims to bring market-goers and local...
Fireweed Food Co-op
Mar 27, 20206 min read
Audrey Logan - 'The Garden Trapline': Poverty and the barriers and solutions to urban food security
Written by Claire Heidenreich Chew on This! is a bi-weekly mini speaker series hosted at the South Osborne Farmers’ Market that aims to...
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