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How gastronomy tourism evolved into international identity and cultural diplomacy

The ConversationNovember 14, 2025

When people travel, they aren’t just looking for historic sights — they’re also looking for new flavours that captivate and connect them to ... Read More...

Canada’s food sovereignty depends on better jobs for farmworkers

The ConversationNovember 14, 2025

Canada’s ongoing trade dispute with the United States has increased consumer awareness of domestic food products, with some experts arguing ... Read More...

A Stage, a Legacy, a Future: a new Canadian Centre for Food, Wine + Tourism

Joe BakerOctober 6, 2025

Some buildings hold stories — not just in their walls, but in the people who animated them. Some structures can fade or vanish, while memory... Read More...

Seasonal Menus & Deep Rhythms: Blending Holistic Eating, Local Markets & the Wisdom of Wintering

SUSTAIN EditorialOctober 4, 2025

In kitchens across Canada, restaurateurs face a fundamental question: how can we make menus that aren’t just tasty and profitable, but deepl... Read More...

Crop diversification is crucial to Canadian resilience in a changing world

The ConversationOctober 1, 2025

The recent threats of tariffs and deteriorating relations with the United States have led to increasing interest from Canadi... Read More...

Tackling food insecurity needs more than charity — governments must also act

The ConversationOctober 1, 2025

Tackling food insecurity needs more than charity — governments must also act As more households in Canada experience food ins... Read More...

From storm to groundswell, the journey of biodynamic agriculture

Joe BakerJanuary 6, 2023

Organic viticulture in Germany has been growing steadily for over 30 years. The acreage in organic viticulture has more than tripled during the last decade.... Read More...

Lactalis Canada Foodservice joins Canadian Culinary Federation as national dairy partner

Canada’s disappearing ‘average farmer’ means one-size-fits-all policies no longer work

The ConversationSeptember 7, 2022

Canada’s agriculture industry has been undergoing significant changes over the past 45 years. Since the 1970s, the number of farms has been steadily declining, but not all farms have been impacted equally — mid-size farms have been hit the hardest, as the number of small and large farms increases.... Read More...

Residential green spaces protect growing cities against climate change

The ConversationSeptember 7, 2022

Canada is a highly urbanized country, with more than 80 per cent of residents living in urban centres. The urban population is growing by more than 400,000 annually, and these new urban residents need housing.... Read More...

Migrant workers are flipping the script and using Photovoice to tell their own stories

The ConversationMay 16, 2022

What happens when undocumented Bangladeshi and Pakistani men in Greece pick up their cell phones to record their lives as migrant agricultur... Read More...

Cause and ‘affect?’ The global agri-food hospitality movement

Joe BakerFebruary 3, 2022

If North American auto culture takes influence from the likes of the Detroit Auto show, European food and hospitality culture takes influence from both of Milan’s two trade shows, TUTTOFOOD and HostMilano. ... Read More...

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Food

How to put sustainability on the menu

Canada’s new food guide: A fail on culture and sustainability

The ConversationJanuary 17, 2019

Health Canada has finally revised their national Canada Food Guide after a three year consultation process and three years of revisions. Whi... Read More...

Toronto Tea Company Gifting $10,000 to Struggling Restaurants

SUSTAIN EditorialSeptember 3, 2020

Times are tough for small businesses in Canada and around the world, but no industry has been hit harder than hospitality. ... Read More...

Unprecedented pressures on global fish stocks

SUSTAIN EditorialDecember 14, 2018

THE WORLD NEEDS AQUACULTURE OTTAWA, Dec. 10, 2018 /CNW/ - Global demand for fish and seafood as a high-protein food source has increased si... Read More...

Operations

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Grosche launches Canadian wholesale portal

SUSTAIN EditorialMay 13, 2020

Grosche has launched a Wholesale portal just for Canadian wholesale and trade buyers, only shipping within Canada. The portal allows buyers ... Read More...

McCormick Canada Expansion at its London Manufacturing Facility

SUSTAIN EditorialApril 11, 2021

McCormick Canada announces that it is deepening its local roots by transitioning the blending, bottling and packaging of French's Ketchup from a third-party Canadian supplier to in-house production in London, with full production ramping up. ... Read More...

Keeping vaccines at subzero temperatures during distribution will be hard, but likely key to ending pandemic

The ConversationSeptember 30, 2020

Just like a fresh piece of fish, vaccines are highly perishable products and must be kept at very cold, specific temperatures. The vaccine cold chain – a supply chain that can keep vaccines in tightly controlled temperatures from the moment they are made to the moment that they are administered to a person.... Read More...

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Unpacking climate change, government policy, local, and global issues.

Investing to support leading entrepreneurs in the food system

SUSTAIN EditorialSeptember 30, 2020

"Investments in ventures and growth equity companies involved in the production, supply chain and consumption stages, this partnership will help reduce the agri-food industry's carbon footprint." ... Read More...

Seal: A Canadian Superfood

SUSTAIN EditorialSeptember 3, 2020

The SEALS & SEALING NETWORK is pleased to announce that the 3rd Edition of "Seal Fest" is right around the corner. From September ... Read More...

A sin tax on sugary drinks unfairly targets Indigenous communities instead of improving health

The ConversationFebruary 24, 2021

Imposing a sugary beverage tax on Indigenous consumers would be unethical, contravene tax law and undermine Indigenous rights to self-determination. Even the production of sugar in Canada has exploited Indigenous people, who were used essentially as forced labour.... Read More...