TRENDS: Eat Hemp & Support Hemp Farming

The second Annual Hemp History Week ended yesterday. The national grassroots education campaign aims to renew support for hemp farming in the U.S. Although illegal today, hemp was traditionally grown in the U.S. by many farmers—including George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. The Declaration of Independence was drafted on hemp paper! In addition to edible hemp…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Plating Food As Art

Use your artist’s eye to plate foodbeautifully. Photo courtesy National ArtsCentre | Ottowa.   How can you make a work-of-art salad—the type presented by top restaurants? It’s easy. Think of the plate as your canvas. You’re the artist who decides how to lay out the food. This example is from Michael Blackie, Executive Chef of…
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