Food Security

Linda Black Elk and the fight for food sovereignty

Caeli MazaraAugust 14, 2020

Linda Black Elk is an Indigenous ethnobotanist, an educator, a forager, a gardener, a mother, and an activist. She is also an ardent advocate for food sovereig... Read More...

In changing urban neighborhoods, new food offerings can set the table for gentrification

The ConversationAugust 4, 2020

Residents of Denver’s Five Points neighborhood protest in 2017 outside a coffee shop that posted a sign celebrating gentrification. Patrick Traylor/The Denver ... Read More...

The coronavirus pandemic requires us to understand food’s murky supply chains

The ConversationAugust 4, 2020

Do you know where your coffee comes from? The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of knowing about our supply chains. Here, a woman carries harve... Read More...

To reduce world hunger, governments need to think beyond making food cheap

The ConversationJuly 22, 2020

Iraqis buy produce at a street market in Baghdad during the COVID-19 pandemic, July 14, 2020. Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP via Getty Images Michael Fakhri, Universit... Read More...

Newcomers are on the fault lines of Canada’s social safety nets and food systems

The ConversationJune 23, 2020

Temporary foreign workers from Mexico plant strawberries on a farm in Mirabel, Que., in May 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes Jennifer Brady, Mount Sai... Read More...

Take Back the Tray: Institutional Foodservice is Failing, but It’s Possible to Save It

Caeli MazaraJune 8, 2020

I caught up with Joshna Maharaj, author of the newly-released Take Back the Tray: Revolutionizing Food in Hospitals, Schools, and Other Institutions. A self-pro... Read More...

A Global One Health Initiative to Combat Future Pandemics

University of GuelphMay 25, 2020

By: Shayan Sharif Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph Evan Fraser ... Read More...

Pure Roots Urban Farms Grows Program to Help Saskatoon Food Bank

SUSTAIN EditorialMay 25, 2020

Today, Pure Roots Urban Farms has announced that it will be donating all fresh produce to the Saskatoon Food Bank that is currently being grown in the Farm Boys... Read More...

Prairie farmers find way to deliver local food

Jeremy SimesMay 16, 2020

(Photo: Farmers Becky and John Doherty of Stonepost Farms. They participate in Open Farm Days and have started to sell their products through The Organic Bo... Read More...

MLSE Community Food Donation Program Expands

SUSTAIN EditorialMay 13, 2020

MLSE community food donation program expands to include BMO Field and BMO as partners team up to help 'bring Toronto back to its feet' MLSE's meal donation pro... Read More...

Veganism, celebrity and sustainability: the raw truth from Bif Naked

Aidan FisherApril 29, 2020

Indie-Canadian singer-songwriter, Platinum-selling recording artist, food and lifestyle disruptor, humanitarian, and motivational speaker—Bif Naked is loud, strong, and hilarious. She’s a powerhouse who has been a voice for change and sustainability in the alternative music scene for over 20 years.... Read More...

Synchronizing food production can have disastrous effects

Zia Mehrabi, Navin RamankuttyMay 8, 2019

Crop failures are an important cause of food price spikes, conflict and food insecurity. The likelihood of local crop failures being catastrophic at the global level is exacerbated when they happen at the same time — that is, when our agricultural systems become more synchronized.... Read More...

Food + Beverage

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

From storm to groundswell, the journey of biodynamic agriculture

Lactalis Canada Foodservice joins Canadian Culinary Federation as national dairy partner

Issues & Advocacy

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

Crop diversification is crucial to Canadian resilience in a changing world

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

Business

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

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

Crop diversification is crucial to Canadian resilience in a changing world

People

From storm to groundswell, the journey of biodynamic agriculture

6 sustainability ideas that have gone mainstream in Canada: FCM

Globally Local Technologies Rebrands as Odd Burger Corporation

Linda Black Elk and the fight for food sovereignty

In changing urban neighborhoods, new food offerings can set the table for gentrification

The coronavirus pandemic requires us to understand food’s murky supply chains

To reduce world hunger, governments need to think beyond making food cheap

Take Back the Tray: Institutional Foodservice is Failing, but It’s Possible to Save It

A Global One Health Initiative to Combat Future Pandemics

Pure Roots Urban Farms Grows Program to Help Saskatoon Food Bank

Prairie farmers find way to deliver local food

MLSE Community Food Donation Program Expands

Veganism, celebrity and sustainability: the raw truth from Bif Naked

Synchronizing food production can have disastrous effects