Just Food 37.2

19 February, 2011
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The first and most important thing to say about food,” writes Wayne Roberts in this issue of Alternatives, “is that there is no first and most important thing to know about food.” This apparent riddle summarizes the message in our latest issue “Just Food.” Food is ubiquitous, affecting health, social welfare, agriculture and the economy. By thinking of food holistically – as our report on Belo Horizonte, Brazil, demonstrates – we will begin to implement policies and adopt systems that will result in a healthier population and a more robust economy in which farmers are fairly rewarded for their labours.

We invite you to dig into this tasty issue, and decide for yourself whether a food revolution is really in the making.

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Editorial: Is It a Revolution? - Article in Full
Nicola Ross
Letters to the Editor: 37.2 - Article in Full
In Brief: A Whale of a Sunburn - Abstract Only
In Brief: Ontario’s Energy Renaissance - Abstract Only
In Brief: Lichen It - Abstract Only
Kulturträger: The Doctor Knows Best - Article in Full
Mark Meisner

The BBC’s much-loved sci-fi series, Doctor Who, offers lessons in celebrating and defending all life.

Taking It All In - Abstract Only
Wayne Roberts

A Department of Food that links agriculture, economics, the environment and health would benefit society in surprising ways. If you doubt it, consider Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

Revolutionary Fodder - Article in Full

Chew on these 12 ideas from notable foodies.

Sovereignty Now! - Abstract Only
Annette Aurélie Desmarais, Hannah Wittman, Nettie Wiebe

In the midst of economic and environmental crises, people are taking back control of our food systems.
Venezuela’s Chocolate Solution

Evolution | Revolution - Article in Full
Nicola Ross

Linking food to health, the economy and the environment will bring about the fundamental changes needed to fix Ontario’s “broken” food system.
10 Ways to Fix Our Food System

2020 Vision - Article in Full
Lauren Baker

Sustain Ontario’s food system would be inclusive and holistic.
Sustain Ontario Bridges the Gap

Fire in Their Bellies - Abstract Only
Margaret Webb

The People’s Food Policy Project knows how to fix Canada’s food system – one kitchen at a time.

Greener Pastures - Abstract Only
Chris Lowry

Perhaps descending “Peak Everything” won’t be so bad after all.

Sustainability Suspicions - Abstract Only
Mark Jaccard

R&D: Act Three in the Climate-Policy Tragi-Comedy Policy solutions to climate change exist, but we’re unlikely to adopt them.

In Review: On the Edge - Book Review
Harry ­Vandervlist

Arrival City: The Final Migration and Our Next World, Doug Saunders, reviewed by Harry Vandervlist

In Review: Sickening State - Book Review
­Stephanie ­Grylls

Poisoned for Profit: How Toxins Are Making Our Children Chronically Ill, Philip and Alice Shabecoff, reviewed by Stephanie Grylls

What’s the Big Idea? Non-Renewable - Article in Full
Robert Gibson

Non-Renewable “My grandfather rode a camel. My father rode in a car. I fly in a jet airplane. My grandson will ride a camel.”

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