Canada's Environmental Voice
FOR MOST OF US, our primary connection to our food system is what we had for dinner last night. It’s what we get at the grocery store, our local farmers markets or in our CSA baskets. It’s what we stock in our kitchen cupboards and put on our plates and […]
WHETHER CRAFTING OR CONSUMING, Canadians are no strangers to experimenting with alcohol. And while our skills and appetites for beer and wine are renowned, our reputation for making and sharing bottled spirits remains small – or at least haunted by the spectre of being “screeched in” by Newfoundlanders.
LOCAL FOOD HAS TAKEN OFF. From coast to coast to coast, the Canadian food landscape is changing. Within local communities, alternatives to entrenched supply-chain strategies are thriving, such as farmers’ markets, restaurants that focus on regional food sources, community supported agriculture (CSA), farm-gate sales and certified organic food production. Increasingly, Canadians […]
Kristen Lowitt is a doctoral candidate in Interdisciplinary Studies at Memorial University. Her research focuses on changing fisheries and the implications for community food security on Newfoundland’s west coast.
Connie Nelson is a professor at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario, and director of the Food Security Research Network. Her research focuses on building resilient local food systems.
Mike Nagy is a sustainability consultant specializing in eco-certification, traceability and labelling of seafood in Canada and holds a Master of Environmental Studies from Wilfrid Laurier University.
MY FAVOURITE HEADLINE on a food or drink story from this year (so far) appeared in The New York Times Sunday Review section in mid-March: “How Beer Gave Us Civilization.” It tops an intriguing piece by American author and psychiatry professor Jeffrey P.
We are what we eat, and with more dysfunction, complexity and opportunity in our food systems than ever before, what we choose to put in our bodies has never been more critical. From the unsettling trajectory of
Last week, delegates from over 120 countries flocked to Ottawa for the BirdLife International World Congress. From June 19-22, they shared innovative ideas for tackling conservation challenges that threaten birds and ecosystems around the globe.
If you’ve rediscovered the thrill of cycling during Bike Month, or if you’re already committed to your bike, you may find yourself wondering how to promote cycling in your city. Like most countercultures, bike culture is deeply linked to activism. The easiest (and most fun) way to promote cycling is […]
