food production

Columnists

Oct 25, 2019

Climate change and the agri-business footprint

With a minority government in place, there may be an opportunity to push for expanding the climate change debate to include the impact that industrial agriculture is having on our environment.

Columnists

Jan 24, 2018

What's your foodprint? A guide to sustainable eating

Lois Ross

What we eat definitely has climate impact but there is often more than meets the eye when you consider how to eat sustainably. Here's an easier way to break down your carbon footprint.

Columnists

Dec 20, 2017

A year of progressive, purposeful eating in 2018

Lois Ross

The New Year is just a few weeks away -- a good time for reflection. My resolution this year is going to be all about how I can work towards sustainable eating practices.

Photos

Nov 21, 2017

Food sovereignty group publishes report

Lois Ross

Global small farmer movement La Via Campesina has released a report on food sovereignty and food production problems around the world.

Columnists

Apr 21, 2016

At the farm gate: Bridging the urban-rural divide

Lois Ross

Today we launch a new column about agriculture and our relationships to food. It will look at food production issues that affect urban and rural dwellers alike.

News

Feb 2, 2016

Need for national food policy intensifies as costs soar and food insecurity remains

Raksha Vasudevan

There should be no one suffering from food insecurity in a country as rich as Canada, yet this is a big issue. Here is why we need a national food policy that focuses on sustainability.

Blog

Sep 29, 2015

Harper set to make massive Trans-Pacific Partnership concessions during election

Brent Patterson

Prime Minister Stephen Harper's trade minister Ed Fast will be in Atlanta this week for critical talks relating to the 12-country Trans-Pacific Partnership "free trade" deal.

Columnists

Jul 1, 2015

Eating our way to extinction

Ole Hendrickson

Yes, we have to eat. But how food is produced and consumed really matters to the species with which we share this planet, and to our own future.

Blog

Jun 5, 2015

What California's drought means for B.C.: Putting our coast into perspective

Erin Daly

As a province that imports half of its food, B.C. has a stake in California's drought. Responses to water scarcity exemplify the need for collective action across communities.

Blog

Feb 18, 2015

Making a place for small-scale producers at the table

Policy Fix

The growing popularity of small-scale food and farmers' markets is a sign that the public wants more. What will governments do to advance the small-scale, local food sector?