Archive for November, 2009

Raincoast Trading canned fish: Sustainable fish is good for you and the environment!

I recently heard about Raincoast Trading, a company that has been selling premium wild seafood products since 1978. The company supports sustainable fishing practices to ensure healthy fish stocks for future generations, and they harvest only wild caught seafood. Plus, their canned fish is single-cooked to preserve its natural oils, nutrition and rich flavour and they don’t add water or oil to the fish during the canning process. Raincoast is also endorsed by Ocean Wise,  a program created by the Vancouver Acquarium that works closely with restaurants, markets and seafood products to help ensure the seafood they use is harvested in a sustainable manner, keeping ocean life rich and healthy.

Raincoast Trading products (canned and frozen fish) are sold a Loblaws, Whole Food, IGA and or organic grocers, and prices range for $2.99 - $11.50.

Read more about making sustainable seafood choices here!

Want even better news? I'm giving away three Raincoast Trading gift packs, which all contain three cans of premium, sustainable fish: Albacore Tuna, Pink Salmon and Sockeye Salmon.

All you have to do is SUBSCRIBE TO THIS BLOG and leave a reply here, telling me what your favourite seafood dish is and you could be a winner! I'll announce three randomly selected winners here on Thursday, November 20.

And, don't forget to enter my book giveaway, I'm announcing the winner tomorrow!

We've been on the hunt for a community garden so that next year we can take our container gardening up a notch. Though gardening on the back porch has been fun (and rather convenient), I'm ready to move on to something bigger and better. Recently, we found a community garden that we like the sound of, and have volunteered with them a few times. As of now we're on the wait list for one of their plots, but I heard through the grapevine that we'll for sure get a plot. YAY! I can't wait to help care for the main garden, and tend to my very own plot.

It's so nice to know that I'll have something to plan for over the winter, making the long, dark and cold months go by faster. I'm already thinking about what seeds I'll order!

Do any of you garden in a community garden? What's it like?