It's been rainy and dreary and grey in Toronto the past few days. All signs of winter have long melted away, revealing garbage-ridden sidewalks and matted, brown grass.

But in the midst of all the monotonous colours, I did see my first sign of spring on the weekend.

By Andree Lau, CBCNews.ca

I hate the taste of milk. Every time my parents made me drink it as a kid, I got a stomachache. They didn't believe me, thinking I was up to childhood hysterics.

I remember my aunt — in trying to coax me to drink my milk — adding Ribena to my glass, turning it pink. It worked for a day.

By Kevin Yarr, CBCNews.ca

The disease that led to the crash of the potato harvest in Ireland in the 1840s still haunts farmers in the 21st century.

By Amber Hildebrandt, CBCNews.ca

All too often I stumble upon an article that makes me aware of how very damaging my appetite is to the environment, and I sigh.

Because I know that the next time I go to the grocery store I'm going to be standing in yet another aisle, paralyzed by ethical, nutritional and environmental choices.

By Tara Kimura, CBCNews.ca

The European Union on Wednesday announced it is easing restrictions on the sale of curvy and misshapen fruits and veggies.

by Tara Kimura, CBCNews.ca
The New York Daily News recently featured a profile of Apollonia Castitlione, a Queens gardener who grew a whopper of a zucchini measuring six feet long.

by Amber Hildebrandt, CBCNews.ca

In the midst of the election campaign flurry of trading barbs and making promises, a TV reporter shot an all-consuming question at Stephen Harper on Tuesday: What vegetable are you?

The Conservative leader paused and looked around at the vegetables behind him at the food terminal where he was making a fuel tax announcement.

by Amber Hildebrandt, CBCNews.ca

With several grocery stores a mere bicycle ride away, I have the luxury of choosing one based on my moods. But often, the one that wins out is the one with the eclectic selection … and more importantly, labels on its produce. In an age of environmental awareness, I want to know whether my carrots are from Ontario and how far my peaches travelled.

In two short months, our neighbours south of the border will have that luxury. But not all Canadians are envious of the change.

by Kevin Yarr, CBCNews.ca

I was shocked on Saturday to pick up a basket of fresh blueberries in the supermarket and find — not that they were imported, I expected that — that they were not only grown in Florida but packed in British Columbia, before being put up for sale in Charlottetown.

by Kevin Yarr, CBCNews.ca

Maybe you already know that dandelions are an alien invader species in North America, brought here centuries ago on purpose by early European settlers who coveted them as a food source. I have known this for some time, but I still get annoyed thinking about it.

But I was reminded this week how clouds have silver linings when a joint federal-provincial commission on the future of agriculture on P.E.I. released its first report.