Co-chair of the Waterloo Region Food Systems Roundtable, Ellen Desjardins writes extensively about food security issues. Her current research explores how people respond to a changing food environment. 

Chris Wood, is an author, speaker and journalist. He first wrote about the environment in the 1970s, winning awards for his coverage of nuclear power and agrochemicals. His most recent book, Down the Drain: How We Are Failing to Protect Our Water Resources (2013), written with Ralph Pentland, details how successive federal governments […]

Chris McLaughlin is a principal in the consulting firm Schneider McLaughlin and a research associate of the Dofasco Centre for Engineering and Public Policy at McMaster University. He is also the executive director of the Coalition of the Niagara Escarpment. For original research in applied resilience theory, see Ecology and Society at http://ecologyandsociety.org, a […]

Chris Magwood is executive director of The Endeavour Centre, a non-profit sustainable building school in Peterborough, Ontario, and author of the forthcoming Making Better Buildings: A Comparative Guide to Sustainable Construction for Homeowners and Contractors.

Beverley Thorpe is international director of Clean Production Action.Download the Clean Production Action EPR toolkit at www.cleanproduction.org

Anna Bowen is a freelance writer and editor based in Guelph, Ontario. More of her writing can be found at annabowen.org.

Alison Wearing is an award-winning writer and performer. Her voice can also be found threading harmonies through Jarmo’s music. For more information visit www.alisonwearing.com.