Food

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Fixing Food Waste

Feb 06 2015 | IN Waste | BY Genevieve Fullan

A significant portion of food waste occurs before it even makes it into your fridge.

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Sage Advice

Sep 2013 | IN Night 39.5 | BY Green Living Online

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6 tips for cultivating herbs indoors.

Is that shark on my fork?

Oct 17 2018 | IN Water | BY Julie Andersen

Algae pollution at a Berkeley, CA marina/Andy Wang on Unsplash

Our land as a sponge that can hold no more

Oct 14 2018 | IN Water | BY Braydon Black

Researchers from the Université de Montréal have identified a tipping point at which land can no longer retain phosphorous. Odds are good we've passed that point.

Coffee farmers struggle to adapt to Colombia’s changing climate

Aug 24 2018 | IN Food | BY Jessica Eise, Natalie White

Deep in the Andes Mountains, where growing coffee is a multi-billion business, the creeping impacts of global warming are threatening a way of life.

What do changing food trends in Canada mean for BBQ? (Photo by Eelke)

The rise of the conscious carnivore

Aug 07 2018 | IN Health | BY Sylvain Charlebois

More and more Canadians under 35 are seeking out plant-based alternatives to meat. What the trend means for Canadian diets and meat producers.

LEDs on display at Rabba. (Photo provided by Rabba Fine Foods.)

Rabba makes switch to LEDs as part of broad shift to energy efficiency

Jul 18 2018 | IN Responsible Business | BY Darcy Higgins

Rick Rabba of Rabba Fine Foods finds solace (and savings) in energy retrofits.

Poo to Power – An Effective Solution in the Developing World

May 14 2018 | IN Waste | BY Fahad Tariq

It's Time to Unite!

Dec 1969 | IN | BY Robert St. Pierre

Nurturing the relationship we all share – our relationship with Mother Earth.

Turtle Island Solidarity Journey – Spring Social with the Pointe-au Chien

May 03 2018 | IN Turtle Island Solidarity Journey 2018 | BY Stephen Svenson

A time of feasting and friendship with the Pointe-au-Chien Tribe.

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