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A chicken farmer considers the Occupy movement

Out to pasture. Photo: Austin Henry
As small farmers we 'occupy' our land, but barely.

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The Occupy movement and land reform: A chicken farmer's dream
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Foodstock showcases Ontario agriculture under threat from quarry

Foodstock. Photo: LexnGer/Flickr
Stopping the destruction of prime farmland.

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Everywhere there was song and celebration: Foodstock fights the mega-quarry
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Agriculture workers take part in Toronto's annual Labour Day parade

Agriculture workers take part in Toronto's annual Labour Day parade. Photo: Meagan Perry

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Worker power in an age of uneven austerity
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An 'environmentally friendly' GM pig is not a positive innovation

Photo: CBAN
Meet Enviropig™.

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An 'environmentally friendly' GM pig is not a positive innovation
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Genetic engineering in Canada to get full political debate

For Immediate Release

Ottawa. Thursday, December 2, 2010 - In a surprise move yesterday evening in the House of Commons, the New Democratic Party secured an extended debate, of up to five hours, on the highly controversial Bill C-474 on genetically engineered (GE) crops, currently in third reading.

"We are very excited that, for the first time, all members of parliament will have the chance to participate in a substantive debate on genetic engineering," said Lucy Sharratt, co-ordinator of the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network. "In our 15 year history with this technology, a five-hour debate in the House of Commons on genetic engineering is unprecedented."

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Food for the future: Agriculture in a sustainable world

This video on agriculture in a sustainable world is part of the UN Research Institute for Sustainable Development project "Social Dimensions of Green Economy and Sustainable Development." See the website here: http://www.unrisd.org/greeneconomy

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in her own words

Vancouver's urban farming movement growing

Beets. Photo: Inner City Farms

When you think about farming what comes to mind? Endless rows of corn? Cows grazing? Maybe a barn? How about rows of lettuce growing along Vancouver's East Hastings Street? Or carrots sprouting at Davie and Burrard? Maybe some chickens in your backyard and some beets where there was once a lawn?

In an effort to renew our connection to the food we eat and to confront an increasingly unsustainable global food economy in the most neighbourly of ways -- the urban farming movement is gaining popularity in Vancouver.

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Canadian farmland going for bargain basement prices

March 27, 2012
| There's a land rush going on in the Prairie provinces. Investment companies are buying up large areas of farmland and making a profit from appreciation in the value of land.

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"Green Morocco Plan" fails to confront climate change
March 19, 2012 |
The "Green Morocco Plan" was created to ensure the development of a secure agriculture sector in Morocco. It hasn't turned out that way though.
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