Food and Culture

Food and Culture

Jan 23 2021 | IN Media Literacy | BY A\J Staff

A\J Editorial Board member and long-time contributor, food security expert, storyteller and friend to many across so many communities

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Generation Z in an age of minimalism

Oct 01 2018 | IN Students | BY Niara van Gaalen

LESS is more than a student film, but a reflection on generational materialism.

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.

SCI + POP helps democratize science and health policy/author provided

Mixing science and art to make the truth more interesting than lies

Aug 02 2018 | IN Scientists | BY Timothy Caulfield

Art offers a unique way to bridge the divide between science and public thought. University of Alberta health researcher Timothy Caulfield weighs in.

Paint the town, Chippewar

Aug 01 2018 | IN Hillside | BY Jill Barclay

Guelph’s 2018 Hillside fest served as a canvass for artist Jay Soule to speak up about Indigenous visibility in art and community

Music Lessons

Jul 27 2018 | IN Volunteers | BY Niara van Gaalen

How Music is Overcoming Hate with Beauty

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.

New research suggests bees are susceptible to stress at work. (Photo from USGS).

Bees get stressed at work too (and it might be causing colony collapse)

Jun 21 2018 | IN Health | BY Amélie Cabirol, Andrew Barron

Maintaining sound mental health isn't just crucial for humans to operate at their best — turns out bees need a break, too.

Can’t Buy Me Bugs: A New Age of Negotiation

Nov 22 2017 | IN Scientists | BY David Waltner-Toews

David Waltner Toews reimagines humanity’s relationship with insects, from eating them, to working with them for pest control, and even playing them rock music…

Animal Farm

Jan 18 2016 | IN Food | BY Julia Galbenu

A future sustained by meat alternatives — what are you willing to change?

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