Community shared agriculture is a term for a type of alternative food network in which a community of individuals support a growing operation, and the growers and consumers alike share the risks and benefits. CoffeeCSA.org is one such example. “When you buy a share of the harvest at CoffeeCSA, you get the best of the crop […]

I did a wedding on Saturday night at the Toronto Botanical Gardens, which I have to admit I hadn’t heard about prior to being hired to do the gig. It’s up at Lawrence and Leslie, and it seems like a great hidden gem worth exploring on a day that doesn’t fall in the middle of […]

Injury Free Nova Scotia, which is “a provincial community-based organization committed to eliminating preventable injuries” in the province, just launched No Magic Goat, a hamfisted but well-meaning attempt to make Maritime teenagers more aware of the dangers of drinking. “Ever wish you had a magic goat at your disposal?” the site asks. “She’s cute and furry, but […]

Last week I posted a link to a campaign called People for Good, a light and fairly pleasant ad campaign encouraging people to do good deeds in their daily lives. I got a reply from a fellow named Mike, a “cinema studies specialist” and blogger at a site called the Mass Ornament, who argued that […]

First Book Canada is an organization driven by the simple goal of providing new books to children in need. They are “determined to see that all children, regardless of their economic conditions, can achieve more in school and in life through access to an ongoing supply of new books.” I got to know about First […]