Celebrate Food Day Canada
Harrowsmith Radio
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
info_outline
Antoine Lavoie, founder and chocolatier at Delavoye Chocolate
Harrowsmith Radio
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,
info_outline
Summer Reading List Featuring Marianne Rabalais Sulser,
Harrowsmith Radio
Bonus Episode: Summer Reading List Featuring Marianne Rabalais Sulser, Author Like Snow Before Sun Capri welcomes guest Marianne Rabalais Sulser, a Louisiana native whose Canadian family history inspired her to write her debut novel, Like Snow Before Sun. The book is a work of historical fiction which follows the journey of Jeanne LeJeune, a young woman of French and Mi'kmaq heritage, who must navigate loyalty and love as the British expulsion of Acadians begins. Like Snow Before Sun is a perfect summer read while relaxing at the cottage, camping in one of...
info_outline
Cookbooks Across Canada: Justin Champagne-Lagarde's Perch
Harrowsmith Radio
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...
info_outline
Say (Ontario) Cheese!
Harrowsmith Radio
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
info_outline
Culinary Tourism and Agritourism in Canada Featuring the Culinary Tourism Alliance, Radical Gardens and Lindsay Lake Farms
Harrowsmith Radio
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,...
info_outline
Up Schitt's Creek and a Walk in a Historic Garden
Harrowsmith Radio
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...
info_outline
A Reborn Mill and the Sustainability of Birds
Harrowsmith Radio
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 and you can find Harrowsmith Magazine on selected newsstands across Canada. But for now,...
info_outline
The COVID Departure Lounge
Harrowsmith Radio
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...
info_outline
This Old Smart House and Banana Peel Bread
Harrowsmith Radio
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...
info_outlineThe Rundown
This episode is about the 5 Hs. First, there’s the H in healthing.ca, a website that amplifies the voices of those living with diseases and disorders and who are looking for options for healthy lifestyles. The next of the five are four H’s are in the 4-H club of Canada …. So, five Hs, six, if you count Harrowsmith, which we do.
Lisa Machado and healthing.com
Lisa Machado is the executive producer of healthing.ca. And that relatively new website is partnering with Harrowsmith to share evidence-based health and wellness information with our readers, while Harrowsmith shares content about healthy lifestyles. Lisa herself knows all about the desire to live well. She lives with a rare form of blood cancer, a disease that caused her to set aside her life as a financial journalist and head up a unique site that amplifies the voices of those living with diseases and disorders. I talked with Lisa about her plans for the site and its healthy relationship with Harrowsmith.
Stephanie Nagelschmitz and the 4H Club Canada
Stephanie Nagelschmitz is the Chair of the Canadian 4H Foundation and is on the Board of 4H Canada. She’s also an avid 4Her herself. 4H is like the Madonna or Lady Gaga of youth clubs. It has rural roots, but has reinvented itself over the decades, but has keep some core principles intact. I chatted with Stephanie about those changes and what’s remained the same.
End Notes
Want more Harrowsmith? No problem. Visit our website. And, you can read Vanessa's story on ticks in the Spring issue of Harrowsmith Magazine. It's 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, Â David Archibald. You can find more of his music at his website, davidarchibald.com.