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APRIL FLAVOURS DINNER . . . CAN WAL-MART REALLY MAKE ORGANIC FOOD CHEAP FOR EVERYONE? . . . BEFORE THE BEES ARE GONE . . . AN OPPORTUNITY TO MINGLE WITH NOVA SCOTIA MLAS

APRIL FLAVOURS DINNER
Source: ACORN
April Flavours Dinner presented by Friends of Agriculture Nova Scotia. We are excited to once again be celebrating local food created by local chefs. The dinner is on Wednesday, April 30. 6pm, at the Louis Millett Community Complex in New Minas, N.S. (read more)

CAN WAL-MART REALLY MAKE ORGANIC FOOD CHEAP FOR EVERYONE?
Source: NPR
It could be another milestone in organic food’s evolution from crunchy to commercial: Wal-Mart, the king of mass retailing promising, is to “drive down organic food prices” with a new line of organic food products. The new products will be at least 25 percent cheaper than organic food that’s on Wal-Mart's shelves right now. (read more)

BEFORE THE BEES ARE GONE
Source: Avaaz.org
Right now, billions of bees are dying. Already, there are nowhere near enough honeybees in Europe to pollinate the crops, and in California – the biggest food producer in the U.S. – beekeepers are losing 40 percent of their bees each year. We’re in the middle of an environmental holocaust that threatens all of us, because without pollination by bees, most plants and one-third of our food supply are gone. (read more)

AN OPPORTUNITY TO MINGLE WITH N.S. MLAS
Source: NSFA The Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture is pleased to have the opportunity to host a reception for MLAs on April 30, 2014 from 6 to 8pm. The event is open to members of the Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture, but there is limited space and we do need to provide a list of attendees so please RSVP by Tuesday, April 29 (to Shelly MacKenzie) info@nsfa-fane.ca