By Bhavani Munshi Decolonizing Maple Syrup The fact that maple syrup is so rarely acknowledged as an Indigenous invention is a direct result of centuries of colonization and the concerted effort to erase Native culture and identity. Maple syrup has long enjoyed an easy ubiquity on breakfast tables and shelves of souvenir shops all over …
Written By Sofie Sharom Indigenous Makers in Ontario: 6 Local Small Businesses to Support Now Ontario is full of creative, innovative and hard working local makers and producers, many of which are Indigenous owned and operated. These makers and artisans are producing amazing one-of-a-kind products that weave their traditions and history throughout their businesses, and …
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By Colleen Seto Sweet Water As the sap starts flowing across Ontario, this Indigenous-owned maple syrup company is ready for another exciting year. For Deborah Aaron and Isaac Day, having a maple syrup business is all about carrying on traditions. Day recalls making syrup as a young boy with his grandfather, and Aaron’s parents took …
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Chef Johl Whiteduck Ringuette The Koreatown storefront that until recently housed Tacos El Asador is famously tiny: For years, patrons sat shoulder to shoulder, downing al pastor tacos at picnic tables wedged together in the cramped corner unit. Now, 690 Bloor West is the new home of chef Johl Whiteduck Ringuette, who’s got very, very …
There are many stories, facts and myths about maple syrup. Are these four facts or maple syrup myths? Maple Trees were once called Maypoles. True: Bridget Lacy, an early settler of Upper Canada, in a letter to Mary Thompson in Ireland, wrote, “But what flogged all that I had ever seen, was making sugar out …
Maple Syrup Grading: Colour and Flavour In 2011, a new system was introduced for grading syrup. The industry, in order to create better optimization and control, came up with these new grading categories. More recently, these changes have taken effect. Here’s what these changes mean for you. The old grading system was based on the …