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Preparing duck confit is not difficult, but it is time consuming and requires patience, technique and even love.

Goodies and gadgets for those on the go! Our roundup of fabulous quality items available locally.

Only 16 per cent of watermelons now have seeds, down from 42 per cent in 2003. Alas, it is unlikely that the world record for spitting a watermelon seed will be broken.

Certain varieties of maize explode when heated, forming fluffy pieces that are delicious seasoned and eaten as a snack.

Feast of Fields role is raising public awareness. Some people who don’t normally use organic food might come out and discover celebrated chefs are cooking with organics.

It’s a cross between poutine and French onion soup!

One of the biggest challenges facing the local food movement is distribution – or how to best get produce from the fields and farms to area restaurants and home kitchens.

What it is that makes this place we call home so dear to us?

Julia’s giddy and gorgeous paintings are both gracious and whimsical – the kind of images that make you want to smile, even laugh, with delight.

The men in your family remind me of a dog I once had. He was very good at letting you know what might happen.

Must Do! A highly selective guide to the picks of the season.

I was making big swooping manoeuvres, feeling as if I were a kid running across the lawn with my arms outstretched playing airplane.