Category: Features

  • Good Karma, good vibrations

    Good Karma, good vibrations

    My journey at Karma began with a search for miso paste. I was researching where to buy miso paste in Toronto, and came across several familiar store names. Karma Co-op was also on the list, but I had never heard of it. I dug into their (our!) website and I liked what I saw. One…

  • The Shelf Elf returns, to sample Monforte cheese

    The Shelf Elf returns, to sample Monforte cheese

    Some long-time Chronicle readers may recall a regular visitor to the pages of this publication named the Shelf Elf, a creation of his faithful human scribe, Suzanne Molina. He was a popular little fellow, and garnered a loyal following over the years that he highlighted new products in the store. It has been years since the Shelf Elf’s…

  • Not your traditional farmer: Tony Neale of Wheelbarrow Farm

    Not your traditional farmer: Tony Neale of Wheelbarrow Farm

    Have you heard this one before? A boy grows up in Toronto, gets a political science degree, and considers a career in social work. But then he takes up farming instead. That’s not a punchline, but rather the story of Tony Neale, owner of Wheelbarrow Farm in Newmarket and one of Karma’s produce and pork…