Earth Week and Earth Day are now behind us, but hopefully the issues of water politics, the industrial food complex, logging and consumption are not left behind. Earth Week is always an interesting time to get everyone motivated and thinking about what issues affect our daily lives and which ones affect global life. When I was a student at the University of Victoria, living in the vacuum that is student life, little penetrated my mind other than grades, tiredness and hunger, and the occasional surf and coffee. Okay, I am being unfair to myself (maybe), but I think attending a school that was seemingly forward-thinking in its view of environmental politics and sustainability actions was spoiling to my apathetic self and I took those initiatives for granted.

Our discussion of Food Inc. is coming up fast!

On Sunday, April 29 3 p.m. EST/12 p.m. PST, readers will log-on and join the previously established babble thread for this discussion of Food Inc. We invite users, both new and old, to join us on the thread to comment, question and discuss the book in its entirety. However, this selection is a little different for a couple of reasons:

Join us to celebrate Earth Day on beautiful Petrie Island just outside of Ottawa this Sunday, April 22, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be workshops, information booths, live music, and more! Kid-friendly, bring the whole family! This is a "leave no trace" event, so we encourage bringing no-waste lunches. See schedule below:

9h Water ceremony -- ladies, please wear a skirt as this is a women's ceremony, men are always welcome, bring your water bottle, no plastic water bottles

10h opening ceremony and speakers (see list below)

This week is Earth Week and with that rabble.ca has produced myriad materials on Earth Week-related topics, among one of which is food. rabble.ca has again launched the Vegan Challenge inciting readers to take a look at the food they consume and try a different food consumption method by going vegan and the Babble Book Club is trying to inspire readers to take a look at the industrial food system and how its techniques negatively affect our country, diet and health by reading Food Inc.