Agriculture

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...

Cleanfarms Celebrates Recovering Over 50,000 MT of Waste for Recycling or Proper Disposal

SUSTAIN EditorialApril 18, 2020

Over a decade of program operations, Cleanfarms has recovered for recycling or proper disposal 51,600 tonnes of plastic and other non-organic ag-waste f... 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...

Three ways cities can help feed the world, without costing the Earth

Silvio CaputoApril 4, 2019

The efforts of experts in the food sector should not concentrate on agriculture intensification, but rather on strategies to change patterns of consumption and waste at a local and global level.... Read More...

Feeding farm animals seaweed could help fight antibiotic resistance and climate change

Lauren FordApril 1, 2019

Brown seaweeds synthesise a unique class of compound called phlorotannins as they grow. These compounds can kill bacteria that emerge among farm animals. How effectively these compounds can kill bacteria depends on the species of seaweed being used, with different species producing more potent bactericides.... Read More...

How to fight climate change in agriculture while protecting jobs

Laxmi PantMarch 11, 2019

Agriculture has become a carbon-intensive endeavour. Crop, livestock and fossil fuel use in agriculture account for about 25 per cent of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.... Read More...

Canadian Ag-Tech Startup Strikes Exclusive Partnership with Canada’s Largest Food Service Provider

SUSTAIN EditorialMarch 11, 2019

Chartwells Canada partners with Ottawa-based 'Growcer' to deploy its smart farming tech on postsecondary campuses nationally and will donate 10% of annual crop grown to tackle local food insecurity... Read More...

How to conserve half the planet without going hungry

SUSTAIN EditorialJanuary 29, 2019

To deal with the biodiversity crisis we need to find a way to give nature more space — habitat loss is a key factor driving these extinctions. But how would this affect our food supplies?... Read More...

Supporting provincial governments including on-farm 4R Nutrient Stewardship practices to meet climate change goals

SUSTAIN EditorialDecember 14, 2018

FROM FERTILIZER CANADA OTTAWA, Nov. 30, 2018 /CNW/ - Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario governments have included 4R Nutrient Stewardship in their respective c... Read More...

Facing the Challenge Together: Sustainable Food for the 21st Century

SUSTAIN EditorialNovember 8, 2018

This article appeared first on Worldwildlife.org. The challenge of feeding a global population sustainably arises from an alarming array of numbers: some that ... Read More...

Food + Beverage

How gastronomy tourism evolved into international identity and cultural diplomacy

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

From storm to groundswell, the journey of biodynamic agriculture

Issues & Advocacy

Canada’s food sovereignty depends on better jobs for farmworkers

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

Crop diversification is crucial to Canadian resilience in a changing world

Business

Canada’s food sovereignty depends on better jobs for farmworkers

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

People

How gastronomy tourism evolved into international identity and cultural diplomacy

From storm to groundswell, the journey of biodynamic agriculture

6 sustainability ideas that have gone mainstream in Canada: FCM

Prairie farmers find way to deliver local food

Cleanfarms Celebrates Recovering Over 50,000 MT of Waste for Recycling or Proper Disposal

Synchronizing food production can have disastrous effects

Three ways cities can help feed the world, without costing the Earth

Feeding farm animals seaweed could help fight antibiotic resistance and climate change

How to fight climate change in agriculture while protecting jobs

Canadian Ag-Tech Startup Strikes Exclusive Partnership with Canada’s Largest Food Service Provider

How to conserve half the planet without going hungry

Supporting provincial governments including on-farm 4R Nutrient Stewardship practices to meet climate change goals

Facing the Challenge Together: Sustainable Food for the 21st Century