Jessica's Blog
New Year Musings - The Sweet Smell of Success
Posted by Jessica Duncan on
As I become more deeply entrenched in entrepreneurship, my definition of success becomes clearer, and that definition is based on how much my business can benefit those around me.
The Gift of Good Food
Posted by Jessica Duncan on
As December approaches, I would like to encourage you to consider sharing some of your favourite artisan foods as gifts.
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- Tags: Ethical Shopping, Food Gifts, Gift Baskets, Local Business, Local Food, Subscription Boxes, support local, yyj food producers
Everybody Deserves to Eat
Posted by Jessica Duncan on
I’ve never met anyone who regretted serving the poor and hungry.
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- Tags: Community, Cookies, Ethical Values, Giving Back
These Troubling Times, Again
Posted by J & G Duncan on
It was cellular déjà vu for me. When I looked up, I didn’t see a modern Canadian family with modern devices - I saw my grandparents huddled around the radio with their parents and siblings and my young father, listening to Hitler’s speech, the morning of April 6th, 1941, which ended with him wishing the residents of Belgrade a very good day. And then, a few minutes later, the bombs fell.
Spoiled for Choice? 5 Tips to Navigate the Shopping Nightmare
Posted by J & G Duncan on
How do you choose? No, really. This isn’t a rhetorical question. I really do want to know how you choose which groceries to buy, what you’re going to eat, how to feed yourself and your family. I have found this an increasingly difficult task. Already pretty neurotic around food, I became fanatical about buying local, seasonal and ethically produced foods when we ran a small farm in Scotland for 7 years. Farming was a whole new ball game for me, and I quickly learned about the blood, sweat and tears that went into the production of a single zucchini or...