Agriculture

Sep 27 2013 | IN Gardening | BY Emily Slofstra

Is your neighbourhood missing something? Here's how to fill a vacant lot with a community garden and join the urban ag revolution.

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Digging the City: An Urban Agriculture Manifesto

Sep 26 2013 | IN Homesteading | REVIEWED BY Amanda Hooykaas

Changing urban food culture will require a shift in consciousness, but is essential for future health and well-being, argues veteran food writer and activist Rhona McAdam.

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Food and the City: Urban Agriculture and the New Food Revolution

Sep 26 2013 | IN Homesteading | REVIEWED BY Jenn Marshman

Cockrall-King puts present-day urban agriculture in a historical context and offers solutions to those seeking alternatives to the multinational agribusiness food system.

Growing Resistance: Canadian Farmers and the Politics of Genetically Modified Wheat

Sep 08 2013 | IN Agriculture | REVIEWED BY Wesley Tourangeau

Chronicling the resistance to Monsanto's GM wheat in the early 2000s, Emily Eaton has turned her dissertation into a must-read for foodies and farmers.

Footprint in Mouth

Sep 2013 | IN Night 39.5 | BY Lind

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Dinner Party of the Talking Dead Foodies

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37 Million Dead Bees Bring Strong Warnings

Jul 19 2013 | IN Responsible Business | BY Lindsay Mason

Which path will we take to protect pollinators from our current agricultural practices?

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Building a Bigger Table

Jul 2013 | IN Food & Drink 39.4 | BY Semini Pathberiya

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Paula Bryk talks about the difference food charters make in this extended interview.

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Be Warned

Jul 2013 | IN Food & Drink 39.4 | BY Taarini Chopra

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If Monsanto's Roundup Ready Alfalfa is commercialized, the flow of genes and traits from GM to non-GM alfalfa will be inevitable and irreversible.

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Where's the Fish?

Jul 2013 | IN Food & Drink 39.4 | BY Connie Nelson Dean Bavington Kristen Lowitt Mike Nagy

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The bounty of Canada's freshwater and ocean catch is missing from the country's local food movement.

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Editorial: Gut Instincts

Jul 2013 | IN Food & Drink 39.4 | BY Eric Rumble

Editorial

We are what we eat.

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