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Rolling Forward
Tom Steve wants you to “ag-
vocate” for what is right. And
what’s right is agriculture.
Tall Wishes
Lisa Skierka tells you the
difference between living
and living well.
She Said, Three Said
Registered dietitians weigh in
on how people and their eating
habits have changed.
Tech@Work
Honey, are we out of milk? Peter
Gredig gives you the goods on
technology keeping you healthy.
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Golden Rice
It’s a colourful GMO, not to men-
tion a lightning rod of controversy.
Food Labels
With so many labels being slapped
on packages, does anyone truly
know what they mean anymore?
Health Claims
What Canadian products have
legitimate (health) claims to fame
and how did they get them?
Healthy Grains Institute
“Gluten-free,” “Grain Brain” and
“Wheat Belly” don’t stand a chance
against these grain gurus.
Flour Power
Learn how Canada’s flour market
is expanding.
Food Development Centres
They’re the best-kept secret in the
food business.
The Food Issue
2014
grainswest.com
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ARTICLES
Tyler Difley
Tyler Difley is a journalism student at Carleton University
in Ottawa, ON. His freelance work has appeared in pub-
lications including
Barley Country
and
The Profile
, the
official publication of the Calgary Stampede Internation-
al Agriculture committee. Tyler splits his time between
the Prairies and the nation’s capital.
Alex Frazer-Harrison
Alex Frazer-Harrison is a Calgary-based freelance writer/
editor. He’s written for the
Calgary Herald
,
Avenue
,
Air-
drie Life
,
up!
, the
Edmonton Journal
, the
Rockabilly Hall
of Fame
and others. He has also edited several books,
including
Canada’s Stonehenge
by Gordon Freeman,
and is a communications advisor with Silvera for Seniors.
Tiffany Sloan
As a freelance editor and writer, Tiffany Sloan’s daily
grind ranges from magazine journalism to corporate
communications to children’s book editing, and her writ-
ten repertoire spans just about every subject under the
sun. Although transplanted from Edmonton to Vancou-
ver at an early age, she’s still a prairie girl at heart.
Jeff Tessier
Jeff Tessier is a photographer based in Hamilton, ON.
His clients include marketing firms, advertising agencies
and architecture firms, as well as print media outlets and
municipal governments in Ontario. He specializes in
documentary photography, ranging from environmental
portraiture to industrial photography. He also teaches
photography at Mohawk College.
Marnie Burkhart
Marnie Burkhart has been a professional photographer
for more than 25 years. Having worked solely com-
mercially, making time for recent personal work has
been key, and her images won awards in
Applied Arts
magazine in 2011 and 2012. Marnie is inspired by the
diversity of the projects she involves herself in.
Allison Finnamore
Allison Finnamore is an agricultural writer, social media
fiend and e-newsletter editor with 20-plus years of jour-
nalism experience. She’s an executive member of the
Atlantic Canada Farm Writers’ Association, the Canadian
Farm Writers’ Federation and the International Federa-
tion of Agricultural Journalists.
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