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Report from the Board
It’s that time of year again when we gather for Karma’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) and provide you with an update on the health of our Co-op. There, we’ll review the Board’s activities over the past year, the co-op’s financial status and board member changes. We’ll also take this opportunity to share some exciting news…
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What to call an egg: a visit with the Howick Community Farmers
First published in The Chronicle (Spring 2016) What do you want to know about the eggs you buy? This is no idle question. I set out to interview some of the people behind the Howick Community Farmers (HCF or Hoffnung) eggs; but they interviewed me, too. HCF is a three-year-old partnership of farmers in an old-order Mennonite…
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Spotlight: Karma’s vegan products
First published in The Chronicle (Spring 2016) Whether you’ve chosen to go vegan as an ethical lifestyle decision or are just trying it out for health reasons, Karma’s got you covered for all of the tough-to-cut favourites and alternatives to items you might be surprised contain animal-derived ingredients. Sunflower Kitchen pesto Pesto is a product…
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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…