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Capri welcomes Michael Howell and Lia Rinaldo, organizers of Devour! The Food Film Fest in Nova Scotia.  Michael and Lia chat about the establishment and growth of their niche film festival that celebrates the diverse world of food on screen.  The guests also tell Capri about Seafood Academy, courses inspired by the workshops offered during the festival and offered to help  educate people about how to prepare seafood and to attract tourism to Nova Scotia.  Learn more at https://devourfest.com/

Chef Tammy Maki joins Capri to discuss her special event The Dinners being held this fall in Saskatchewan.  The Dinners are  an immersive, authentic indigenous culinary experience.   The event is a first-of-its-kind Indigenous-led and community-based culinary experience that brings together community, culture and food hosted by Chef Tammy Maki R.S.E., member of White Bear First Nation, and invited co-host Chef Jenni Lessard, member of Métis Nation of Saskatchewan.  The three-day event (September 29–October 1, 2026) commemorates the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The Dinners will create space for meaningful dialogue and shared learning about Indigenous and rural food sovereignty and security.

Capri welcomes Veronique Rivest, a world renowned sommelier who also serves as the sommelier for Air Canada. Veronique, owner of Soif Wine Bar in Gatineau, shares her journey into the world of wine and provides insights into what she looks for when curating a wine program fit to fly. For more information go to   https://www.soifbaravin.ca/about    https://liz-palmer.com/air-canada-sommelier-veronique-rivest-talks-wine-in-the-sky

Capri is joined by Jeff Stewart, Executive Director of Food Day Canada, who shares the history behind the celebration and the values of the organization.  Learn how you can participate in Food Day Canada in your own community.   Audio Only Bonus Content: Come along with Capri as she attends the Good Food Innovation Awards organized by Food Day Canada at the University of Guelph. Instagram @foodaycanada @harrowsmithmag @capriscafaro Learn more at  https://www.fooddaycanada.ca

Meet Antoine Lavoie, a Quebec-born, Edmonton-based military veteran who decided to try his hand at chocolate making during the pandemic and then followed this newfound passion into a whole new career as a chocolatier.  Learn more about Antoine's products at:   https://www.delavoyechocolate.ca/   Follow on social media at: @delavoyechocolate  #chocolate, #eatlocal, #tastecanada, #Alberta, #HarrowsmithMag, #MakeGrowSustainShare, #Harrowsmith50th,

Meet Justin Champagne-Lagarde, the chef and owner of Perch, a restaurant in Ottawa. Chef Justin also authored a cookbook by the same name.   Perch, the cookbook, was nominated in the first round for a 2026 Taste Canada Award in the category of single subject cookbook.   Chef Justin blends sustainability and a commitment to locally grown ingredients to deliver one-of-a-kind recipes that elevate home cooking to match the fine dining experience his restaurant is known for. Chef Justin also discusses his involvement in the Burnt Chef Project, which supports the mental health needs of individuals in the culinary and hospitality industries. Instagram for guest and subjects discussed: @champagne.chef @perchottawa @tastecanadaawards @theburntchefproject For information on the Burnt Chef Project and the resources it offers, learn more at https://www.theburntchefproject.com/  #cookbooks #canada #sustainable #tastecanada #ottawa #HarrowsmithMag #MakeGrowSustainShare #Harrowsmith50th

Host Capri S. Cafaro discusses what it takes to be a competitive cheesemonger with Sarah McNulty, resident cheesemonger at Dags & Willow specialty grocery in Collingwood, ON.  Capri then talks about the art and science of making cheese in Ontario with Clyde Pereira  and Marg Kapitan of Upper Canada Cheese, an artisan cheese producer in the Niagara region.   Sarah McNulty @sarahtalkscheese @dagsandwllow  Upper Canada Cheese @uppercanadacheese

More Than Maple is back and now on Harrowsmith Radio.  The series focuses on food and culture across Canada and is a spin off of the Taste Awards nominated radio show and podcast, Eat Your Heartland Out.  For this first episode with Harrowsmith, we are celebrating the impact of culinary tourism and the value of agritourism across Canada.  Canadians are seeking more opportunities for experiential travel.  That is just one reason that the culinary tourism industry is growing both in Canada and around the world.  Host Capri S. Cafaro is joined by Rebecca Mackenzie, President and CEO of the Culinary Tourism Alliance (CTA)  and Brianna Humphrey, the founder of Radical Gardens,  a CTA Feast On Certified Local restaurant in Timmins, Ontario.  Capri also speak with Christiane Teerling, the co-founder of Lindsay Lake Farms, a sustainable agritourism destination in Nova Scotia.  Rebecca Mackenzie, President and CEO, Culinary Tourism Alliance @culinarytourismalliance Brianna Humphrey, Founder, Radical Gardens, Timmins, ON @radical_gardens Christiane Teerling co-founder, Lindsay Lake Farms,  Nova Scotia @lindsaylakefarms @lindsaylakefarms_lodge

The Rundown In this episode, I chat with Andrew Barnsley, an executive producer of the Canadian comedy Schitt's Creek. We discuss how and why small-town Canada has found a place in the hearts of audiences around the world. Next up, is a walking tour of the historical kitchen garden of Dundurn Castle in Hamilton, Ontario. We learn about how two acres of produce sustained the family of Sir Allan Napier McNab a Premier of the United Canadas in the mid-1800s. So huge gardens and small towns all in one episode. By the way, if you want to read Harrowsmith Magazine instead of listen to it you can subscribe to the print version online at harrowsmithmag.com and you can find Harrowsmith Magazine on selected newsstands across Canada. But for now, settle in for the next half hour of Harrowsmith Radio. Up Schitt's Creek The comedy series Schitt's Creek is a sitcom phenom. Over its six seasons, the show, set in the fictional small Ontario town of Schitt's Creek, hard by the bigger smaller town of Elmsdale, attracted a passionate international audience. Its final emotional and heart-felt season hit the streaming service just as COVID hit that audience hard. Andrew Barnsley, an executive producer on the show along with show creators Dan and Eugene Levy, says the epidemic of isolation is of the reasons for the show's unparalleled success. But, he argues, there's something about small towns like Schitt's Creek that resonates with folks looking to reconnect with simple values, family, and the ties that bind. Even when the going gets tough. Here's our conversation about a huge success and small towns. A Walk in a Historic Garden Victoria Bick is head gardener for the historic kitchen garden for the Dundurn Castle in Hamilton, Ontario. That means she carries on the work started by William Reid, the gardener there when Sir Allan Napier MacNab was Lord of the castle in the 1800s. Amazing, Bick is still growing the same varieties of flowers, vegetable,s and herbs Reid did. In Reid's time that two acres of produce sustained the 18 residents of the castle. These days Bick keeps the garden thriving to sustain interest in the gardening heritage of centuries past. Here's my conversation with Victoria as we strolled the pathways of a castle's garden. End Notes Want more Harrowsmith? No problem. Visit our website. Or you can check out Harrowsmith Magazine on selected newsstands across Canada or you can order subscriptions online at harrowsmithmag.com. By the way, the music in the podcast? It's by good ol' Canadian singer, composer, and friend of the 'cast, David Archibald. You can find more of his music at his website, davidarchibald.com.

The Rundown In this episode, we learn how COVID and a fortuitous canoe trip led to an affordable housing expert and an architect buying and giving fresh purpose to a 135-year-old grist mill in Paisley, Ontario. Next, how cities and citizens can make their communities more friendly for birds, and why that makes sense for urban sustainability. So birds and flours all in one episode. By the way, if you want to read Harrowsmith Magazine instead of listen to it you can subscribe to the print version online at harrowsmithmag.com and you can find Harrowsmith Magazine on selected newsstands across Canada. But for now, settle in for the next half hour of Harrowsmith Radio. The Reborn Grist Mill When COVID hit, Graham and Emma Cubitt wanted to get outside and away from it all. For the affordable housing expert and architect, that meant an August 2020 canoeing on the Saugeen and Teeswater Rivers, just east of Lake Huron near the little town of Paisley, Ontario. That trip, in turn, led them to discover the old Stark mill, once a thriving flour then grist mill on the Teeswater River. The mill imported grain from across Canada and delivered flour around the world through a robust railway system and the port of Owen Sound to the north. In 2002 Paul and Helen Chrysler renovated parts of the mill and opened it as Nature's Millworks, a beloved hub for artists, crafters, and tourists to Paisley. The Cubitt's bought the mill 18 years later, after that canoe trip. Their plans for the five-storey mill and four-storey wooden silo are ambitious, as you'll hear. And they intend to be good stewards of the 30-acres of wetland and two kilometers of Teeswater riverfront they now own. Here's our conversation about a conversion that started with a canoe outing. You can learn more about the Paisley Mill at https://paisleymill.ca The Sustainability of City Birds Barry Coombs is a visual artist, an avid bird, and the former co-chair of Bird Friendly Hamilton-Burlington. Barry's been tirelessly working to make cities more sustainable for birds, which in turn contribute to urban biodiversity and sustainably. Here's our conversation about the biggest threats cities pose to our feathered friends and what we can do about it. You can learn more about saving birds at https://www.birdscanada.org End Notes Want more Harrowsmith? No problem. Visit our website. Or you can check out Harrowsmith Magazine on selected newsstands across Canada or you can order subscriptions online at harrowsmithmag.com. By the way, the music in the podcast? It's by good ol' Canadian singer, composer, and friend of the 'cast, David Archibald. You can find more of his music at his website, davidarchibald.com.

In this episode, I chat with world traveller and advocate for tossing your bucket list Heather Greenwood Davis about how to think about and tackle travel now that restrictions are being lifted, and maybe, just maybe we can start returning to the new normal. Next up cookbook author Claire Tansey tells us how to get dinner ready faster than a trip to your favourite frozen food aisle and back. So jet planes, and fast cooking all in this episode. The COVID Departure Lounge In 2011 Heather Greenwood Davis was a successful but miserable litigation lawyer in Toronto. She'd dreamed of travelling the world with her husband Ish and her two sons, Ethan and Cameron. A one year window opened up on that dream and the unhappy Greenwood Davis, family in tow, leapt out of it. What she learned in that year-long journey, about living for now and not deferring your dreams, can serve us well now as we contemplate travel into a world very different from the one we left behind when we shut our doors and donned our masks. You can learn more about Heather here https://heathergreenwooddavis.com Uncomplicated Cooking Now, it's time for a short conversation about living responsibly on our planet, brought to you by Oroweat Organic Bread. Great Taste that's Sustainably Baked. Claire Tansey has been a cook, a baker, a cooking teacher a restaurant critic the Food Director of Chatelaine and a singer in a rock 'n' roll band. Along the way, she's learned to cook in uncomplicated but delicious ways. Her new cookbook, Dinner Uncomplicated unpacks some great ideas about how to cook a meal in less time than it takes to listen to Bohemian Rhapsody and Stairway to Heaven back to back. I talked to Claire about fast cooking and why that can also be sustainable cooking. You can find her latest book here and you can find her website at https://www.clairetansey.com End Notes Want more Harrowsmith? No problem. Visit our website. Or you can check out Harrowsmith Magazine on selected newsstands across Canada or you can order subscriptions online at harrowsmithmag.com. By the way, the music in the podcast? It's by good ol' Canadian singer, composer and friend of the 'cast, David Archibald. You can find more of his music at his website, davidarchibald.com.

The Rundown In this episode, I chat with pioneering tech consultant, keynote speaker, and proud PEIer, Amber MacArthur, AmberMac to her friends. I talk to her about how she turned a 140-year-old Charlottetown house into an eco-friendly smarthome showcase. A showcase sporting 38 lightbulbs you can talk to. Next up, former food stylist and chef Christine Tizzard explains how to shop, cook and dine with zero-waste. Is there a banana peel bread in your future? So, smart appliances and smart eating all in one episode. By the way, if you want to read Harrowsmith Magazine instead of listen to it you can subscribe to the print version online at harrowsmithmag.com and you can find Harrowsmith Magazine on selected newsstands across Canada. But for now, settle in for the next half hour of Harrowsmith Radio. The 140-year-old Smart Home - Amber MacArthur Amber MacArthur has been helping Canadians and corporations understand technology and social media for decades now. But, she grew up in a decidedly untechy PEI. She's living in Toronto now, but in 2019 she and her partner videographer Chris Dyck decided to buy a 140-year-old home in the heart of Charlottetown and go to town on a renovation. They also used their connections and social media cache to bring companies like Home Depot, LG, and Google along for the ride. The result? A renovated home with smart TVs, washers, driers, lights, sensors, and outdoor security cameras. Sort of like Tony Stark's vacation home if he was into Anne Shirley. I had a chance to talk with Amber about that reno and what she learned by doing it. You find more about AmberMac here. Zero Waste with Christine Tizzard Now, it's time for a short conversation about living responsibly on our planet, brought to you by Oroweat Organic Bread. Great Taste that's Sustainably Baked.  As a food stylist and chef, Christine Tizzard has seen her share of food waste. These days she's doing something about it. Tizzard recently wrote  Cook More, Waste Less. It's a terrific guide to buying, cooking, menu planning, and storing food in sustainable ways. You can find her blog here. End Notes Want more Harrowsmith? No problem. Visit our website. Or you can check out Harrowsmith Magazine on selected newsstands across Canada or you can order subscriptions online at harrowsmithmag.com. By the way, the music in the podcast? It's by good ol' Canadian singer, composer and friend of the 'cast, David Archibald. You can find more of his music at his website, davidarchibald.com.

The Rundown In this episode we learn how some burdens, the ones that bring us together in the physical world, can be good burdens. I chat with author Christina Crook about her new book all about just that. Next up, a beautiful cookbook that centres around the seasons, family and a kitchen table. We coming together, all the time, on this audio outing. The Good Burdens of Christina Crook Christina Crook is an author, workshop leader and speaker. She's also worried that as a species we fail to thrive if we don't connect. If we don't take on, as the title of her new book suggests, "Good Burdens" Those are the tasks that bring us together not isolate and divide us the way Crook thinks social media does. I talked to her about good burdens and connections. Here's our conversation. Trish Magwood's New Table Chef and entrepreneur Trish Magwood also has a new book out. Hers is about bringing family together around the dining table. The book is a beautiful celebration of good, local, seasonal food and essential ingredients, the most essential being the people who come together over food. Here's our conversation. End Notes Want more Harrowsmith? No problem. Visit our website. Or you can check out Harrowsmith Magazine on selected newsstands across Canada or you can order subscriptions online at harrowsmithmag.com. By the way, the music in the podcast? It's by good ol' Canadian singer, composer, and friend of the 'cast, David Archibald. You can find more of his music at his website, davidarchibald.com.

The Rundown In this episode, we meet up with Canada's favourite Internet dad, Stuart Reynolds, or as you might know him, Brittlestar - the comedic nemesis of Covidiots everywhere. Next up, that jovial jill-of-all-trades Karen Bertelsen explains why making, fixing, and cooking stuff yourself is good for the planet. So, funny people with a purpose in this episode. By the way, if you want to read Harrowsmith Magazine instead of listening to it you can subscribe to the print version online at harrowsmithmag.com and you can find Harrowsmith Magazine on selected newsstands across Canada. But for now, settle in for the next half hour of Harrowsmith Radio. Brittlestar  Stuart Reynolds (aka Brittlestar) got famous six seconds at a time on the once-popular short video sharing platform, Vine. But these days Brittlestar - more about the name later - has won the hearts of YouTube watchers with his deadpan takes on mask-wearing and taking a humourous jab at folks who don't want to get one. We talk about his musical, and Scottish past and his plans for humour on the other side of COVID - Omnicron variant notwithstanding. That was Brittlestar, scourge of idiots everywhere. You can learn more about Brittlestar at https://www.brittlestar.com. Karen Bertelsen Karen Bertelsen is a rare bird - a funny Do It Yourselfer. On her blog The Art of Doing Stuff, Karen teaches us how to raise chickens, and dough and roofbeams, and well, tackle just about any home and garden reno you could imagine. Here's our chat about how all that helps keep the planet ticking along. And you can learn more about Karen at http://www.theartofdoingstuff.com   End Notes Want more Harrowsmith? No problem. Visit our website. Or you can check out Harrowsmith Magazine on selected newsstands across Canada or you can order subscriptions online at harrowsmithmag.com. By the way, the music in the podcast? It's by good ol' Canadian singer, composer and friend of the 'cast, David Archibald. You can find more of his music at his website, davidarchibald.com.

In this episode we discover the incredible variety of folks, produce, places, and methods involved in urban gardening in Toronto in a new documentary by Jamie Day Fleck called In My Backyard. Next up, a decades-long waiting game played with hazelnuts, farmers, and science. In My Backyard Jamie Day Fleck is a documentary filmmaker and an avid backyard (and soon front yard garden). Her passion for gardening, a well-timed pregnancy, and her film-making chops lead her to make a fascinating documentary about other folks, like her in Toronto who grew plants, well, just about anywhere they could find space. The documentary is called In My Backyard. You can learn more about it at https://www.fleckpro.com I spoke with Jamie about her film and the importance of urban gardening for the soul and the planet. Here's our conversation. The Nutella Waiting Game GrimoNut Nurseries https://www.grimonut.com/ pioneered growing nut trees in Ontario almost 50 years ago. One of the species they produce is the hazel tree. I spoke with Linda Grimo, the farm manager about a fascinating story of foresight and patience. It all has to do with hazelnuts and Nutella. Here's our conversation. End Notes Want more Harrowsmith? No problem. Visit our website. Or you can check out Harrowsmith Magazine on selected newsstands across Canada or you can order subscriptions online at harrowsmithmag.com. By the way, the music in the podcast? It's by good ol' Canadian singer, composer, and friend of the 'cast, David Archibald. You can find more of his music at his website, davidarchibald.com.