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Ideas that work to promote sustainable small farms
Lois Ross | There are many layers to farming, but there are plenty of farmers who know what is required. And they have been trying to get the message across for a long time. Will the federal government get it?
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Don't jump to rasher conclusions. Pigs offer bacon of hope to sustainable food systems.
Wayne Roberts | Bacon, loaded with fat, salt and sugar, is the methadone of foodies, but can be part of a sustainable food system.
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Rita Haase, the founder of the Campus Community Garden Project
University of Windsor community garden empowers people, feeds community
Alan Scofield | Some of Windsor's most vulnerable citizens are benefiting from a community garden that's been churning out fresh, local organic produce for the last several years.
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Beets. Photo: Inner City Farms
Vancouver's urban farming movement growing
Meghan Murphy | In an effort to renew our connection to the food we eat and to confront an increasingly unsustainable global food economy -- the urban farming movement is gaining popularity in Vancouver.
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What's behind rising food prices?
Ralph Surette | Food prices are at their highest levels ever and poised to rise higher (eight per cent in Canada). This news was working its way to prominence a few weeks ago when other events washed over it.
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Weekly Mulch: Local food -- where sustainability meets self-reliance
Sarah Laskow | Last week, environmentalists and food advocates warily welcomed the news that Walmart plans to expand its local, sustainable food program.