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AbstractWild berries have long been integral to Newfoundlanders' and Labradorians' food stores. Berry picking remains an important late summer and early fall activity, combining traditional, geographical knowledge with material culture, foodways and custom. Berries may also be Newfoundland and Labrador's most successful culinary tourism product to date, combining attributes of health, wilderness and resourcefulness. Whereas ethical and moral uncertainty or conviction precludes many tourists from trying seal products, and health concerns prevent the enjoyment of regional favorites such as fish and chips, berries offer visitors a window into local culture beyond reproach. Reifying the text and images of national and provincial tourist literature emphasizing the area's “outdoor nature product,” the berries serve as an iconic image of a resourceful people intimately connected to a bountiful, welcoming wilderness.
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Although as elsewhere in Canada the wine trade is entirely monopolized by a provincial agency, Québec consumers nevertheless have access to an exceptionally broad choice of wines imported from around the world. The growing taste for good wines is thought by many to represent a return to ancestral roots. Even the cultivation of vineyards, which since the early days of the colony has been attempted by a stubborn few, without much success, is once again gaining popularity. And this despite the lack of support from government agencies which seem to dread local competition. To illustrate the marginal, even extreme climatic conditions of cultivation, as well as the inventiveness of the wine growers, one of the most successful operations, the Vignoble de l'Orpailleur, is examined here.
Keywords: Viticulture, commerce des vins, pionniers, Seyval, l'Orpailleur, Wine Growing, Wine Trade, Pioneers, Seyval, l'Orpailleur
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