Where Has All Our Real Food Gone? Why You Can’t Even Buy Local Fish Anymore

Where Has All Our Real Food Gone? Why You Can’t Even Buy Local Fish Anymore

It happens almost every time now. I walk into the grocery store, thinking I’ll grab something simple — maybe a few fresh filets of fish for dinner. I head to the seafood section and scan the labels. And there it is again: Product of China. Product of Vietnam. Product of Thailand. Not local. Not even…

Why Modern Food Is Failing Us (And Why Homesteading Values Matter More Than Ever)

Why Modern Food Is Failing Us (And Why Homesteading Values Matter More Than Ever)

Not long ago, I bought a Saskatoon Berry Pie from Save-On-Foods. It should have been simple: berries, flour, sugar, butter — the way pie was always meant to be. Instead, the ingredient list told a different story. That so-called pie wasn’t just berries and pastry. It was packed with chemical stabilizers, industrial thickeners, lab-made “natural”…