There have been several studies to determine the influence of increased essential fatty acids supplementation for cats, including information about dietary deficiency of Omega 3 and the connection to several diseases for animals.  The summaries of these studies will help you discover many factors, which you may not know.  It is interesting to note that how the modern issues of humans are similar to the modern issues for domestic animals. To find out more, please read further.

Dr.Ronald Hall, a microbiologist from Victoria, Austrailia testified recently at the trial of Michael Schmidt (pictured here), the farmer advocating for a legal way for those who want to purchase raw milk. This is a copy of his testimony plus  a link to YouTube for more information

The testimony is important because he explains how raw milk has the ability to protect us from bad bacteria and help us build our good bacteria. The world has become so bacteria-phobic that basic science has been overlooked and the protection that nature gave us in our food has been forgotten

Thank you, Orly, for sending this to us.

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Find local organic food, which includes all the certified producers and processors in Atlantic Canada including New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. You can also find Farmer’s Markets, retailers, suppliers, distributors, professionals, media, restaurants, as well as government representatives and NGO's that actively support organic agriculture.

Visit http://www.acornorganic.org

ACORN is a non-profit organization that has been the best source for information on organic agriculture, eating organics and linking all the parts together. From seed to farmer to consumer, ACORN works to bring the entire image together – making food options healthier and more environmentally accountable.

ACORN issues a monthly e-newsletter to over 1000 people across the region. It contains fresh media news, events connecting to food and agriculture, and classifieds (i.e. jobs, land and even livestock for sale). To subscribe, visit http://www.acornorganic.org/enewsregister.php

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Find local organic food, which includes all the certified producers and processors in Atlantic Canada including New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. You can also find Farmer’s Markets, retailers, suppliers, distributors, professionals, media, restaurants, as well as government representatives and NGO's that actively support organic agriculture.

Visit http://www.acornorganic.org

ACORN is a non-profit organization that has been the best source for information on organic agriculture, eating organics and linking all the parts together. From seed to farmer to consumer, ACORN works to bring the entire image together – making food options healthier and more environmentally accountable.

ACORN issues a monthly e-newsletter to over 1000 people across the region. It contains fresh media news, events connecting to food and agriculture, and classifieds (i.e. jobs, land and even livestock for sale). To subscribe, visit http://www.acornorganic.org/enewsregister.php

This is a list of the local farms in Ontario.  If you have a farm or know of a farm that should be listed, please email csnnalumni@hotmail.com

This is a list of the organic farms in Ontario.  If you have a farm or know of a farm, that should be listed.  Please email cssnnalumni@hotmail.com 

By Jeannie Cook, RHN

A grad recently asked us the following questions. We feel that the answers are important as many senior nutritionists are frequently asked these same questions.

If any grads have other questions, please send them along and we will add them to this article so in time there will be a complete list of questions to help all new grads who wish to start their business.,