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• EAT Participates in Menu for Hope Campaign
  

  Update: The Menu for Hope Campaign has been extended to December 31st. There is also a new donation form on Chez Pim that makes bidding much simpler. Thanks again for helping EAT support this great cause. 

  EAT Magazine is proud to be participating in this year’s Menu for Hope Campaign. Menu for Hope was started in 2004 by food blogger Pim Techamuanvivit (Chez Pim); in her words, “banding together food and wine bloggers from all over the world in support of worthy causes”. This year the campaign is in support of the United Nations World Food Program’s new initiative Purchase for Progress, and runs from December 14th - 25th 2009. 

  EAT editors have assembled a prize package bursting with local food items, including the Farm Folk/City Folk 2010 calendar, a 20g. bag of  Untamed Feast’s delicious dried wild mushroom products (Forest Blend), locally grown roasted hazelnuts from Butler Hazelnut Farm in Central Saanich, Vista d’Oro Farm’s Turkish Fig with Walnut Wine preserves from Langley, a ½ lb. bag of Mile 0 Roasters Niagara Blend from Victoria, Cortes Island-based Gathering Place’s Organic Rooibos Tea, and two chocolate bars from Cobble Hill-based organicfair. Web Editor Rebecca Baugniet has also thrown in a signed copy of her latest cookbook, 500 Casseroles. 

  This beautiful package’s retail cost is close to $100 CDN. But with only a $10 donation to the UN WFP’s Purchase for Progress, you will be entered in a raffle for this prize. Tempted? We thought you might be. Follow the directions below to make a donation and enter the raffle. To view other raffle prizes, see the list of Canadian contributions on the Seven Spoons blog, or see the complete list at Chez Pim. To enter the raffle for the EAT prize package, be sure to enter our prize code CA12 in the ‘Personal Message’ section in the donation form.

  1. Go to the donation site at Firstgiving and make a donation.

  2. Please specify which bid item you'd like in the 'Personal Message' section in the donation form when confirming your donation. You must write-in how many tickets per bid item, and please use the bid item code. Each $10 you donate will give you one raffle ticket toward a bid item of your choice. For example, a donation of $50 can be 2 tickets for EU01 and 3 tickets for EU02 - 2xEU01, 3xEU02.

  3. If your company matches your charity donation, please check the box and fill in the information so we could claim the corporate match.

  4. Please check the box to allow us to see your email address so that we can contact you in case you win. Your email address will not be shared with anyone.

  Thanks for helping EAT support this great cause. Happy bidding, and good luck!

• Government of Canada Helps BC Livestock Producers Affected by Drought
  

   

  From the press release

  OTTAWA, Ontario, December 24, 2009 - The Government of Canada announced today that more livestock producers affected by drought in British Columbia will be eligible for a federal tax deferral.

   

  "The Government of Canada continues to deliver real results for farmers and ranchers by offering tax deferrals to producers whose operations are suffering due to the hot, dry season," said Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz. "These tax deferrals are just another way in which we are working to make sure our livestock producers can remain competitive and profitable." 

   

  The tax deferral allows eligible producers in designated areas to defer income tax on the sale of breeding livestock for one year to help replenish breeding stock in the following year. In the case of consecutive years of drought designation, producers may defer sales income to the first year in which the area is no longer designated.

   

  "Earlier this year the Government acted quickly to assist producers who are struggling due to drought conditions," said the Honourable Jean-Pierre Blackburn, Minister of National Revenue and Minister of State (Agriculture). "The designation of these additional areas is a result of our continued monitoring of the impacts of the weather on our farmland as well as our hands-on approach to supporting British Columbia farmers and ranchers."

   

  Producers who reduced their breeding herds by at least 15 per cent are eligible. Thirty per cent of income from net sales can be deferred if the herd has been reduced by at least 15 per cent, but less than 30 per cent. Where the herd has been reduced by 30 per cent or more, 90 per cent of income from net sales can be deferred.

   

  "B.C.'s Ranching Task Force heard from livestock producers in the Peace Region and Bulkley-Nechako who have been hit particularly hard by drought this year and brought those concerns forward for me to raise with our federal colleagues," said B.C. Agriculture and Lands Minister Steve Thomson. "I would like to thank Minister Ritz for acting quickly to expand the regions covered by the tax deferral program to help more B.C. producers."

   

  Eligible producers will be able to request this deferral when filing their 2009 income tax returns. Livestock producers are advised to contact their local Canada Revenue Agency Tax Services Office for details on the income tax provisions. 

   

  The central interior region of British Columbia has experienced very dry conditions since last summer. Fall precipitation was not adequate to recharge soil moisture and combined with an extremely low snow accumulation this past winter, spring soil moisture conditions were poor.  Continued dry conditions throughout the spring have resulted in very poor pasture and forage development.

   

  Additional designations are a result of the continuous assessment of the drought situation throughout the fall.  

   

  For more information on the extent of the drought or programs to assist farmers, see the AAFC Drought Watch site at www.agr.gc.ca/drought. 

   

• A Decade of Decline for BC Salmon
  

  The Globe and Mail presents the timeline of the past decade's devastating decline to the province's salmon: "In 10 years, the Fraser River’s fish stocks have plummeted. A look at the precarious state of the salmon fishery."Read more here.

• The Truth About Plants
  

  I'm not sure if this is meant to make meat eaters feel better or vegetarians and vegans feel worse, but it is an interesting read. The NYT tells us about the science behind plants' desire to live and strategies to survive: "But before we cede the entire moral penthouse to “committed vegetarians” and “strong ethical vegans,” we might consider that plants no more aspire to being stir-fried in a wok than a hog aspires to being peppercorn-studded in my Christmas clay pot." Read the full article here.

• 2010 TED Prize Goes to Jamie Oliver
  

  Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has won the 2010 TED prize. The TED prize honours "exceptional individuals", with previous winners including Bill Clinton, Bono and Dave Eggers. Along with a $100,000 cash prize, the TED award also grants him one wish, which the TED community will seek to make come true. Oliver will state his wish on February 10th, 2010. Read the announcement here.

• Little Piggy on Fort St to Close
  

   

  Hoping to focus on relaxation, and possibly starting a family, Patrick Simpson and Christabel Padmore have decided to close the Fort Street location of their bakery/lunch spot The Little Piggy. Also factored into the decision to bid adieu to the three year old venture is the fact their lease is up and the building they inhabit is up for sale. 

   

  With their flagship shop shuttering up on Christmas Eve, Padmore and Simpson will now focus on expanding their Fernwood Square Little Piggy location (which opened late summer). Palate pleasuring empanadas and samosas prepared by The International Women's Catering Coop will soon be available, grass fed Empire Valley