• Pink Shirt Day Canada

    Pink Shirt Day Canada

    Pink Shirt Day Canada is observed annually on the last Wednesday in February. The observance originated in Nova Scotia in 2007 when two high school students organized a campaign encouraging […]

  • National Chili Day

    National Chili Day

    History and Origins of National Chili Day National Chili Day is observed annually on the fourth Thursday in February and celebrates a dish deeply rooted in the culinary history of […]

  • National Fruit Compote Day

    National Fruit Compote Day is observed annually on March 1 and celebrates a preservation technique that predates refrigeration, industrial canning, and modern food storage systems. National Fruit Compote Day recognizes […]

  • Berries and Cherries Month

    Berries and Cherries Month is observed in March and celebrates early season fruit cultivation, agricultural labor, and the global systems that support berry and cherry production. Berries and Cherries Month […]

  • Frozen Food Month

    Frozen Food Month

    Frozen Food Month is observed in March and celebrates one of the most important preservation and distribution technologies of the modern food system. Frozen Food Month recognizes how freezing transformed what people could eat, when they could eat it, and where food could travel without becoming unsafe or unusable. Humans have used cold for preservation […]

  • National Flour Month

    National Flour Month is observed in March and celebrates an ingredient so foundational that it often becomes invisible in daily cooking. National Flour Month recognizes flour as the engineered result of grain domestication, milling technology, and global commodity trade, an ingredient that underpins bread, noodles, pastries, sauces, and countless regional staples. Flour begins with grain […]

  • National Noodle Month

    National Noodle Month is observed in March and celebrates noodles as one of the most globally shared food forms, a category that connects ancient grain processing, migration, industrial milling, and modern convenience. National Noodle Month is not just about a single dish. It highlights a technique that turns flour or starch into shelf-stable strands, sheets, […]