Foodstuffs

Episode 6 looks at ways to care for the community and an individual by way of the stomach, and employing very different means to do so. First, we discuss the impact of one Montreal restaurant that's business relies heavily upon- but also gives back to- their neighbourhood. And then we talk to a woman who's Crohn's Disease diagnosis wound up leading her to her dream job and a healthier pattern of self-care. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ THANKS! This week, we'd like to thank Nicole Turcotte, part owner of Montreal's Dinette Triple Crown (http://www.dinettetriplecrown.com/), for showing Jess around Parc de la Petite-Italie. Thanks also to Meghan Telpner (http://www.meghantelpner.com/) for being so candid about her story with us. Thanks, as ever, to Erik Betlem, Ken Stowar and Sam Petite and CIUT for the use of their recording facilities. And thanks very much to Chris Foster (www.chrisfoster.ca) for our Foodstuffs logo. Cheers! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Foodstuffs is a podcast about food and culture, and their intersections. It

On this Extrastuffs, we hang out with Alberto Deleon and Bryan (and his wife Simal!) as they continue their discussion of indegenous the Central Mexican boozy beverage, pulque, pre-hispanic Mexican cuisine and Mexican politics. Episode 6 of Foodstuffs comes out Wednesday, October, 21.

Episode 5 of Foodstuffs takes us away from home; we head to Montreal with Jess to talk about food and politics and then Bryan leads us to Mexico to learn about the rich history of a silky- and healthy?- alcoholic beverage. First up, Jess visits with Diana Bronson, Executive Director of Food Secure Canada, to discuss how voters can impact their representatives to make food- and all its related issues- a topic on Parliament Hill. Then we travel to Mexico, where Bryan learns firsthand the medicinal effects, and historical significance, of pulque- a delicious drink with a complicated past. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ THANKS! Thanks this week to Diana Bronson of Food Secure Canada (http://foodsecurecanada.org/) and Hugo Martorell for setting up the interview. Thanks also to Alberto Deleon and the staff of La Perla Pixan Cuisine & Mexcal Store (http://www.laperlaplaya.net/) for hosting Bryan and feeding him grassphoppers and pulque. We are ever grateful to Erik Betlem, Ken Stowar and Sam Petite and CIUT for the use of th

This August Bryan took a trip to Newmarket's upStream Aquaponics to learn how they're using tilapia to provide healthy produce for York Region. On this weeks Extrastuffs, upStream Coordinator, Tricia Richens, gives us the tour of the facility and explains why she hopes to build an aquaponics system in her own home one day.

On Episode 4 of Foodstuffs, Jess and Bryan take road trips to talk about two different self-contained food (and drink!) systems. Jessica stops by Bucky Buckler’s to talk moonshining, cider, and Sackville, N.B. Then Bryan meets with Joan Stonehocker to talk about the way the York Region Food Network is harnessing the power of a school to provide a different kind of learning experience for people in Newmarket, Ontario. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ THANKS! Thanks this week to Bucky Buckler, super cider maker, and to Maggie Pitts for putting us in touch. Thanks also to Joan Stonehocker and to the upStream crew at the York Region Food Network (http://yrfn.ca/programs/upstream-aquaponics/). Keep an eye out for a new episode of Extrastuffs, where Bryan gets the tour of the place and thinks about aquaponics for the home. Thanks always to Erik Betlem, Ken Stowar and Sam Petite and CIUT for recording facilities. And a huge thank you to Chris Foster (www.chrisfoster.ca) for our Foodstuffs logo. Cheers! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Foodst

Jessica talks to John Polanyi CI business students Sara, Hilary and Aditya about the role the PACT garden has played in their school and how their using the harvest to make a change in their neighbourhood. Post-2015 SAGE Global World Cup Update: JCPI's C.I.T.Y. student delegation did an incredible job in Seoul: they brought home the award for meeting the UN Millennium Development Goal of developing a global partnership for development at the 2015 SAGE World Cup. Congrats to Mr. Essabhai's Rotman's 2014-15 group. For more info: http://www.sagecanada.com/sage-canada-visits-2015-world-competition-in-seoul-south-korea/

On Episode 3 of Foodstuffs, we look at how a meaningful relationship with food is best seeded early in life. We talk to David Lockett, founder and volunteer president of the PACT Urban Peace Program, about PACT's Grow to Learn curriculum at John Polanyi Collegiate Institute, and about how he's looking to change the world by engaging local business talent and harnessing their resources for the good of those in need. And then Bryan goes to Elmvale, Ontario, to speak with Wade Stamp, owner of The Saucey Pig near Wasaga Beach, and makes everyone jealous by talking to about- and then eating- one of his incredible pulled pork sandwiches. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ THANKS! Thanks this week to David Lockett of the PACT Urban Peace Program (pactprogram.ca) and Ben Marshall for connecting us; Adam Dirks who oversees the PACT Grow 2 Learn Garden at John Polanyi Collegiate Institute; Rahim Essabhai of the 2014-15 Rotman Business Program at JCPI and his students, Sara, Hilary and Aditya. Be sure to listen to Extrastuffs to hear m

We spend Episode 2 of Foodstuffs considering plants, community & space. Bryan speaks with Jacob Kearey-Moreland, one of the people at the helm of the Wiki Farm in Orillia, Ontario. We learn about the way Jacob is creating an alternative to what makes an "ideal" community gardening location and how he's harnessing the power of the Internet to help him do it. Jessica heads in to the woods with her employer/friend, Geoff Hopgood, a chef and forager with a particular affinity for ramps (a.k.a. wild leeks). We hear about how to find them and also how foraging shaped the course of Chef Hopgood’s career. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ THANKS! Thanks this week to Jacob Kearey-Moreland of the Orillia Wiki Farm. You can see more about the farm here: www.facebook.com/Wikifarm. Thanks also to Chef Geoff Hopgood and an undisclosed suburban forest in Oshawa. Thanks always to Erik Betlem and CIUT for recording facilities. And a big thank-you for Chris Foster (www.chrisfoster.ca) for our Foodstuffs logo. It’s our favourite. ^^^^^^

On episode 1 of Foodstuffs, we shared a part of our interview with photographer Connie Tsang. This was only one interesting section of the interview, so here we include the uncut version, where we discuss growing up in an immigrant family in small town Canada and the lengths it took for her parents to create this life, among many other brilliant Connie observations. Have a listen!

With unabashed confidence that only our friends will listen to our first episode, we foray in to Episode 1 of Foodstuffs, fully forgetting to identify ourselves. For our maiden voyage, we consider Canadian identity, question authenticity, and value emotions that get expressed through the eyes. Do you notice how you can always find a Chinese restaurant, no matter what small town you visit in Canada? We speak with a photographer whose parents owned the only Chinese Canadian restaurant in their town growing up. And then we head to downtown Toronto, to a community centre that's messing with a Canadian tradition and giving school children (and beyond!) the opportunity to learn where their dinner comes from. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ THANKS! Thanks this week to Connie Tsang (www.connietsangphotos.com) and Kevin Lee; Taste of China and Scadding Court. Thanks also to Erik Betlem and CIUT for recording facilities. And a big thank you for Chris Foster (www.chrisfoster.ca) for our Foodstuffs logo. We adore it. ^^^^^^^^^^