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December 12, 2011
November 19, 2011
Farmers Markets As Exclusionary Spaces
This semester, as part of my work with ECVOntario, I have been analyzing the data I gathered in summer on the availability of ECV at farmers markets. In addition to this work, I have also been reviewing related literature. As the research evolves, I have come to focus on the question: what determines what is sold at farmers’ markets. Although some external factors such as climate or rules...
November 5, 2011
atguelph article on ECV
A key component of knowledge translation and transfer is the creation of awareness. Atguelph just created public awareness about the fact that the demand for ECV exceeds supply: http://atguelph.uoguelph.ca/2011/11/demand-for-ethnocultural-vegetables-far-exceeds-supply/ .
ECVOnta...
October 12, 2011
Acculturation and Consumption............
People of Afro-Caribbean descent in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) are willing to substitute other closely related varieties for their ethnic vegetables when they are scarce. Their acculturation level also indicates that these Canadians assimilate and accept the values of other ethnic groups while they retain their own identity. As consumption of ethnocultural vegetables is part of their identity, among GTA Afro-Caribbean Canadians there is a very large unmet demand for ethnocultural...
August 8, 2011
Bitter Melon - No Ordinary Vegetable
Bitter melon (Momordica charantia) plant, also known as bitter gourd or balsam pear is a vine that grows in tropical areas and produces edible vegetables, recognized for being one of if not the most bitter vegetable found anywhere on Earth. To those unfamiliar with bitter melon, as I was before joining the ECVOntario research team...
Farmers Markets : Are they for the Upper-Crust?
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August 4, 2011
Ontario Food Terminal: A Place to Explore
Ontario Food Terminal (OFT) is a structure that some stakeholders in the fruits and vegetables market are skeptical about it's contribution to the marketing and distribution of locally produced crops. The video below shows that the OFT can be instrumental to reducing the challenges in the ECV market.
Eat Local, Taste Global!
ECVOntario, SEDRD, University of Guel...
July 22, 2011
An African Eggplant Exposition
“I have never seen these before in my life!” I myself have uttered these words several times in reference to new vegetables I’m encountering through ECV research but today it is Patricia Amegashie who is perplexed by the small, smooth fruits I’ve just produced from...
July 11, 2011
Okra: Many Names, Many Uses
Whether you call it bhindi, lady fingers, bamya, gumbo or okra, the edible green seed pods increasingly available in Canadian grocery stores have as many different uses as they do names. Although many Canadian consumers have had little exposure to okra it has been consumed widely in warmer regions of the world for centuries. Believed to have originated...
June 27, 2011
“A-goose-ee?” – From West Africa to South-Western Ontario
“I’m not so sure about this Rosetta. I’m just a beginner Nigerian!” Peering into a pot of simmering beef, cow rind, fish and prawns that is soon to become egusi soup, I’m feeling both incredibly fortunate to have such a good cooking instructor and a little nervous about the meal we’re in the process of making. Let me back up for a...
June 23, 2011
ECV production at the Holland Marsh
The production of culturally appropriate vegetables is possible in Ontario. Please enjoy the video below on the activities of Prof. Mary Ruth McDonald at the Muck Research Station:
ECVOntario, SEDRD, University of Guel...
June 20, 2011
Bringing Home Baby... Bok Choy
I’ve seen it several times before. More often than not it is nestled nonchalantly among the other vegetables in my Chinese take-out food container or hidden under cubes of tofu in my Thai pho soup. And yet, while I can easily identify bok choy and enjoy eating it, I must admit that it is not a staple vegetable you would...
April 13, 2011
Acceptability of Ethno-Cultural Vegetables Increases.....
Food is an important component of culture. It is a symbol of unity, socialisation, and spirituality. Even away from home, the nostalgia for ‘home food’ remains very strong; this has resulted in the continued transportation of ethno-cultural foods into Canada. This is expected because with a diverse culture comes multiplicity in foods and food habits. The diversity has not...
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