Posts from the ‘Food’ category

Food Literacy: It’s About More Than Just Reading Labels: Eric Schofield at TEDxTerry Talks 2013

Sixteen years after he dropped out of high school, Eric Schofield is now on his way to becoming a teacher. Eric talks about using “food literacy”…

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INFOGRAPHIC: Is Food a Right?

On October 7, 2013, Gordon Neighbourhood House hosted the West End Food Festival. One of the numerous events part of this festival included a panel discussion…

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Terry Podcast Web Exclusive: Food and Mood, with Professor Tamlin Conner

When you are feeling blue, do you reach for the Ben and Jerry’s? A recent study in the British Journal of Health Psychology found suggests that…

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It’s really here and it’s really science (sort of): The 2012 Candy Hierarchy.

Ben Cohen and I have our 2012 Candy Hierarchy up at Boing Boing today. And in my opinion, it’s a shining testament to the power of…

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Remember the Candy Hierarchy? It sure did make a lot of folks angry! Ben and I are working on the 2012 edition right now…

Here is the 2011 version (see original 2011 link for footnotes here). Had a chance to read over 500 comments (from various places where the ranking…

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Rooftop Garden in Vancouver, first in North America

At 535 Richards Street, the first ever urban farming system is being built by a company called Alterrus. Crop production will occur year round, within a…

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Burger of Gold, Coming Right Up!

The reason we spend more than justifiable amounts of time on the internet is that there is always some new excitement or discovery to uncover. Crazy…

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