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Month: July 2011
No Vacancy in Montreal’s community gardens
If you’d like to grow small plots of vegetables in one of Montreal’s many community gardens, I am afraid you’ll have to wait a while, because the 8,000 individual spaces are all taken up by fellow urban gardeners. I have heard that in some areas of town, the waiting list is so long that a […]
Body odour: Tips and suggestions
Sweating is a normal physiological phenomenon that refreshes the body when its temperature increases. This could be in hot weather, during a physical activity or even in an emotionally stressful situation. When the body temperature tends to cross 37°C, a reaction in the hypothalamus (a gland located in the brain) makes the arteries dilate and […]
Louis D’Or, Canada’s best cheese
I finally managed to taste the Louis D’or, from Fromagerie du Presbytère in Sainte-Élisabeth-de-Warwick in Quebec. This is the same cheese which was awarded the 2011 Canadian Cheese Grand Prix, organized by Dairy Farmers of Canada, two months ago. Louis d’Or is named for the farm that produces the organic milk used to make it. […]
Petrol and coffee
Originally published in the Journal de Montréal on July 2, 2011. Coffee is one of the most traded commodities in the world, after petrol. The coffee plant is cultivated in over 100 countries and more than 7 million tons of green coffee beans are produced annually. Coffea arabica and Coffea robusta are the two main […]
