April 2021 Newsletter
Member Update
Join us online in April for a total of 5 cook-alongs! Each event will include a cooking demonstration with a Canadian food expert, video vignettes about farming, door prizes and contests!

These FREE presentations are part of this year's Ag in the City Saskatchewan Event and are presented by Farm & Food Care Saskatchewan and Canadian Food Focus. 
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Upcoming Presentations
How Has Food Service Adapted During Covid?
April 22, 2021 at 12:00PM CST
Join food service industry specialist Scott McDeivitte from Gordon Food Services for a discussion of how Canada’s food system is adapting to the Covid-19 pandemic. How are restaurants responding to changes and new markets? What trends will stay around and which will fade? Learn more about the restaurants of the future and impacts to public trust in the food service industry.

Rewatch Past Presentations
The World of Food Post-Covid

The world will be feeling the impact for years to come. What changes can we expect in our food system-–in grocery stores, restaurants, food distribution channels? What trends should people expect to continue? Join Professor David Hughes, also known as "Dr. Food", to learn more about how we need to prepare for a post-Covid world.
Farming in Canada: Growing Food Sustainably

Is what you hear about food production and the environment correct? Farming and the environment must go hand in hand. Grain and egg farmer Clinton Monchuk will explain how growing food has changed and farmers have innovated to meet the needs of our environment as well as today's food system.
Food Labelling: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

Canadians are increasingly exposed to labels communicating specific processing aspects of food production. Food labels serve an important role, but who benefits the most from all of these different labels? Join Jo-Ann McArthur, Founding Partner and President of Nourish Food Marketing, for a deep dive into the marketing and misconceptions behind food labels.

Get the lowdown on craft beer drinking from Crystal Luxmore, one of Canada's own Beer Sisters. Learn about craft beer, get tips on how to taste and serve beer. Did you know Canada was home to 1,123 breweries in 2019, most making over 100 different styles of beer each year? That compares to to just 10 brewing companies in the early 1980s.

Jay grew up as part of a big family in the small community of Leroy, SK. “My grandparents had 11 kids,” Jay says, explaining how the McGrath farm expanded over the years. He wasn’t sure he would be raising pigs, but Jay McGrath always knew he would be involved in agriculture.
For more information, contact:
Farm & Food Care Saskatchewan
(306) 477-3663 | office@farmfoodcaresk.org