Squash and Cranberry Casserole
2 lbs. butternut squash 1/2 c. melted butter 1/4 c. brown sugar 1 tsp. salt Dash pepper 1 1/2 c. raw cranberries Nutmeg Bake squash at 400 degrees for an hour or until tender. Remove seed and skin....
View ArticleApple Molasses and Crabapple Butter
Apple Molasses is made simply by boiling apple cider down to 1/7th of its original volume. Drizzle this delicious treat over vanilla ice cream, use it to baste roasts, add a shot to hot tea – the...
View ArticleBuy Local this Thanksgiving!
Thanksgiving weekend is upon us at last, and folks, have we got some goodies for you! Last week we asked followers and supporters of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick to send us your favourite...
View ArticleYou’d be smiling, too!
…if you won a freezer stocked full of delicious local food! That’s the case for Ann Beers of the Moncton area, the winner of our first-ever Local Food Spring Raffle! Ann Beers, happy winner of our...
View ArticleBuying local this season: A visit to Sandow Farm!
Just this past week, we — Olivia, Pascale and Karyn — ventured out to Keswick Ridge to visit Sandow Farm! We were excited to learn more about this organic apple orchard, pick apples and have an...
View ArticleBuy Local for Thanksgiving: We’ve got an app for that!
At the height of the harvest season and just in time for Thanksgiving, we’re releasing our new BuyLocalNB™ smartphone app! Our user-friendly app helps you find delicious and wholesome locally-grown...
View ArticleConservation Council releases smartphone application to help New Brunswickers...
For Immediate Release FREDERICTON — At the height of the harvest season, and just in time for Thanksgiving, the Conservation Council of New Brunswick today released its new BuyLocalNB™ smartphone app...
View ArticleBuying local this season: Quick and easy no bake apple desserts
Thanksgiving is upon us and Olivia and Karyn have been busy in the kitchen this week making quick and easy no-bake apple desserts! After their visit to Sandow Farms last week they decided to create...
View ArticleBuying Local this season: A Trip to Maplehurst Farms
Yesterday morning the lot of our team headed out for a little fall road trip in Karyn’s Prius through the NB countryside. We were on the hunt for MapleHurst Farms near Salisbury. We had searched for...
View ArticleResults from Candidate Questionnaire on Climate, Energy & the Environment
On Wednesday, Sept. 23 the Conservation Council submitted a questionnaire to all candidates in each of New Brunswick’s 10 federal ridings. The questionnaire asked candidates to state their position on...
View ArticleBuy Local: We’re creating jobs
It’s official: New Brunswickers love buying local. We’ve known this for awhile, what with the success of our Buy Local NB Facebook page (nearly 7,500 followers — wow!). And then, in case we had any...
View ArticleBuyLocalNB App connecting farmers, producers to consumers
Our new BuyLocalNB App was featured in CTV Atlantic’s Evening News on Monday, Oct. 12. The free app was also covered in the Fredericton Daily Gleaner on Oct. 12, The Tribune on Oct. 16, and was...
View ArticleConservation Council of New Brunswick reacts to Throne Speech
FREDERICTON — The Conservation Council of New Brunswick is pleased to see the provincial government has included water, forests, climate change and local food as priority areas for the year ahead. The...
View ArticleFun with throne speeches
Our Executive Director Lois Corbett busted out the red ink and had some fun with the Throne Speech delivered yesterday in the Legislature. Read it here. Make sure you scroll all the way through, it...
View ArticleBuying Local this Christmas has never been easier!
Buying local this holiday season has never been easier with our free BuyLocalNB app for Android! Download our mobile app to discover where you can find jewelry, pottery, soaps, wood crafts, artwork...
View ArticleLantern Snowshoe Hike
Join us for a wonderful evening of snowshoeing through the woodland trails at Elmhurst Outdoors at our first-ever Lantern Snowshoe Hike fundraiser on Saturday, Feb. 27. The hike will be followed by a...
View ArticleBuying local this Valentine’s Day: A tour of Motts Landing Vineyard and Winery
Looking for the perfect gift this Valentine’s Day for that special someone? We’ve got you covered! Using our new BuyLocalNBTM mobile app we discovered some delicious options for buying local this...
View ArticleBuying local this season: A tour of Dumfries Maples
It’s spring and that means something sweet is brewing across New Brunswick: maple syrup! Last week we travelled to Dumfries Maples located on the picturesque Saint John River Valley, about 35 minutes...
View ArticleHow do you like them apples?
By Jimy Beltran Apple season is coming up soon so get your baskets and recipes ready because this year’s harvest will bring the best apples in recent years! Because of our hot summer, growers expect to...
View ArticleIt’s back! Treat yourself with local goodies at our annual 100 Mile Dinner...
Join us for our annual 100 Mile Dinner fundraiser! Enjoy a 3-course meal with guest speakers, silent auction, music, local producer fair, and the presentation of The Environmental Journalism Award in...
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