Nova Scotia Comes Alive in 2011!

The Incredible Picnic: Select Nova Scotia Has Great Food!

Select Nova Scotia is an association of food producers and distributors who believe that people in Nova Scotia, and all  in all countries, should begin to support their local food growers. And in celebration of their wares they are throwing a huge picnic, which is actually a series of picnics, on August 23rd.

This picnic is not a money grab by local farmers determined to grab every dollar they can. It is a shot of common sense when our food supply is, in reality, controlled by multinational corporations.

After the financial events of the past two years the world is suddenly waking up to the fact that we can’t rely on food grwon inother parts of the country and the world. What started out as just tropical fruit many years ago has turned into an industry that supplies cheap food, no matter where is comes from or with what it is sprayed.

However, new realities have been pointed out to  economists since the price of oil went p to $150 a barrel, and one of these truths is that there comes a point in the price of fuel where propelling thousands of tons of steel across the ocean just to carry cheap food is no longer viable. In other words, as the supply of fuel goes down and the price keeps going up the word “local” will take on a whole new meaning.

Here is the schedule:

Sunday August 23rd, 2009 from 11 am – 3 pm, everyone is to make a picnic lunch from local foods being sold by farmers and restaurants at the picnic sites detailed in the information. There will be great food products from which to choose and the party atmosphere will be there with kids games and live music.

2009 Incredible Picnic Locations (TBC):

Halifax – Garrison Grounds, Citadel  Hill
Truro– Victoria Park
Annapolis Royal – Farmers market and wharf
Kings County – Prescott House Museum
Windsor – Cocoa Pesto Bistro and Victoria Park
Guysborough – DesBarres Manor Inn
Sydney – Petersfield Provincial Park
Liverpool – White Point Beach Resort
Antigonish – Chisholm Park
Hubbards – Hubbards Farmers’ Market and Park
Musquodoboit – Musquodoboit Harbour Farmers’ Market
Denmark – Sutherland Steam Mill Museum

Plus possible picnics in Amherst, Mabou, South Shore and Yarmouth!

So, go out and pig out on local stuff!