By Paul Shindman
Ahhh the life of a moo-juice lover in a modern western country: milk shakes in a carton, fancy cheese counters from centre ice to the goal line, and what seems like a gazillion flavours of yogurts and puddings. Israel is a paradise for milk products.
And whom do we blame for the success of [...]

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By Karin Kloosterman

(A wheat farm in Midnapore, Alberta, circa 1920s)
Following a global worldwide trend to return to healthy and locally produced food, both Canada and Israel are going back to their roots, and reclaiming old wheat cultivars which have been replaced by blander fast-growing industrial ones.
When we go to the supermarket, we might find many [...]

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by Karin Kloosterman

Known for its biotech advances, high-tech, clean technologies, and superb agricultural research, Israel is becoming a country that Canadian business developers can’t ignore. A couple of years ago I had the joy of meeting a bunch of Newfoundlanders in Israel hoping to partner with Israeli companies for R&D in the area of water [...]

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