Canada's Environmental Voice
What on earth is a zine? A short-form magazine in both title and format, a zine (pronounced “zeen”) is a small, self-published booklet, generally distributed via mail order, online, in zine libraries, and through independent booksellers and infoshops. They are often created in a do-it-yourself style, with handwritten text, cutting-and-pasting […]
This historical exploration and how-to growing guide will scratch the itch of market and backyard gardeners alike. Beautiful Corn covers everything from harvesting to meal preparation, and offers useful advice that applies to household kitchens, backyard garden plots and larger acreage projects. Those interested in seed production will benefit from […]
With the introduction of the green bin in regions across Ontario, most of us have gotten used to composting around our house with little hassle or effort. But what about when we’re out, away from our own green bin, looking for a place to dump our apple cores and other […]
Hidden Harvest Ottawa was founded in 2012 to help reduce the amount of food going to waste from untended public fruit trees around the city. Read more about it in Concrete Orchard in the Art & Media issue.
The A\J team is taking up Earth Day Canada’s challenge to Act for the Planet by trying out new habits during Earth Month. We’ll be following (roughly) along with the EDC’s list of 30 challenges, and you can follow our progress – and let us know how you’re doing – […]
Pollinators are integral to the maintenance of healthy ecosystems, strong food systems and thriving human livelihoods. In fact, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, more than 80 per cent of all flowering plant species and 35 per cent of the world’s crop production rely on […]
Climate change is not a problem of the future – it’s happening now, and has emerged as the most demanding environmental and economic challenge facing our planet. Its effects are felt every day, in the form of health problems, environmental damage and a system that doesn’t meet today’s needs. And what […]
On a campus littered with food options, how does a hungry student choose? There are the obvious factors that help us settle the debate between the big name coffee companies on campus and the local joints. Price is a major factor – especially for students – and of course the […]
Greenbelts have a rich global history and policy makers in Canada are making strides to continue the legacy of greenbelts here at home. Canada’s greenbelts so far include the Ontario Greenbelt, the National Capital Greenbelt and British Columbia’s Agricultural Land Reserve. There are also plans to develop greenbelts in Montréal […]
ON A CRISP SATURDAY AFTERNOON, Lorrie Rand savours a lunch of baked arctic char and roasted carrots while she chats with friends and neighbours. Not far away, a father and son test steaming rice-stuffed squash and decide that it’s done to perfection. Dave Courtney, meanwhile, nudges glowing coals into a […]
