Food

GroundWire | September 12, 2016

GroundWire Production — Mon, 12 Sep 2016 22:39:26 +0000

Toronto Pride TownHall and Cleansing our waters: Indigenous resistance to fish farms

This week GroundWire is produced at CILU FM, on Fort William First Nation’s Annishinabe Traditional Territory, part of the Robinson-S

The Petronas Project and the LNG Pipe Dream

Ashley Zarbatany — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 05:49:16 +0000

Common sense suggests that any project which would devastate one of the largest and most fragile salmon estuaries in the world is short-sighted and ill-advised. However, the proposed Pacific Northwest Liquefied Natural Gas (PNW LNG) terminal would do just that. Instead of facing condemnation, it's being touted by the B.C.

Coffee Industry Fails Farmers

mfirl2014 — Tue, 13 May 2014 18:47:25 +0000

Amidst the leaf rust Roya crisis, co-operatives and organic farming shine a light

MONTREAL—I begin each day with my usual routine: enjoying a morning cup of organic fair trade coffee and wondering how millions of small-scale coffee farmers across Latin America are getting through the current leaf rust crisis—or "Roya" as it’s called in Spanish.

Blacklisting Migrant Workers

valcroft — Tue, 06 May 2014 16:53:47 +0000

Guatemalans speaking out against abuse expelled from temporary foreign worker program

GUATEMALA CITY—When Jose Sicajau left his community in Guatemala to participate in Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program, he hoped to make enough money doing seasonal agriculture work to be able to provide for his family back home.

Wheat Next?

Miles Howe — Tue, 22 Oct 2013 17:56:53 +0000

What the end of the Wheat Board’s single desk means in the long run

VANCOUVER, BC—On the anniversary of his government’s decision to end the Canadian Wheat Board’s monopsony, federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz was

Ontario's pollinators at risk

dawn — Tue, 13 Aug 2013 16:13:16 +0000

Health Canada ignores EU move to ban bee-killing pesticides

OTTAWA–Following massive collapses in bee populations across Ontario and Quebec in 2012, beekeepers and environmental groups are calling on the Canadian government to follow the lead of the European Union (EU) and limit pesticide use.

2013 Lebanese Festival

Lebanese Festival — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 03:04:01 +0000

Subhead:

Savour a Taste of Lebanon in the heart of Halifax.

Thu Jul 11 - Sun Jul 14

city:

Halifax

Venue:

Olympic Community Centre

Address:

2304 Hunter St. Halifax NS

Cost:

Free Admission!

organizer contact:

lebanesefestivalhalifax@gmail.com

Space Accessibiity:

Wheelchair accessible!

Map link:

https://maps.google.ca/maps?ie=UTF-8&q=olympic+community+hall+halifax&fb=1&gl=ca&hq=olympic+community+hall&hnear=0x4b5a211407dbfac1:0x666be3a6438b2ddc,Halifax,+NS&cid=0,0,2447574287621047873&ei=QZO2UZLCDMeJ0QGp3YHADg&ved=0CJoBEPwSMAM

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Link:

http://www.lebanesefestival.ca

Come Celebrate the 12th Annual Lebanese Festival in Halifax proudly presented by TD Canada Trust.

War on Weeds

SandraCuffe — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:15:57 +0000

Manitoba farmers grappling with impacts and legality of municipal herbicide use

ROBLIN, MB—For nearly two decades, David Neufeld and his partner, Maggie Andres, have grown organic bedding plants in their greenhouse near Boissevain in southwestern Manitoba. Their farm, "Room to Grow," is set amid rolling hills known locally as the Turtle Mountains.

Bans Work

dawn — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 11:34:09 +0000

City-level fights around shark fins heat up across Canada

CALGARY—Though Canada passed a ban on shark finning at sea in 1994, legal battles continue between municipal governments and local businesses, who are divided on the sale, possession, and consumption of shark fins.

January in Review

Miles Howe — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 08:55:23 +0000

Idle No More, special forces in Mali, salmon anemia and a trail of Cheetos

Idle No More, the surging First Peoples and allies movement for respect of treaty rights, Indigenous sovereignty and against changes brought in through the Conservative Government's two omnibus bills, continued through January.

Wild Foods in the Urban Economy

dawn — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 21:16:39 +0000

Calgary groups raise awareness of urban wild foods

CALGARY—The landscape of food cultivation in Canada is changing. Economists predict an increase in food prices next year across Canada as the United States economy continues to decline. Wild foods harvesting is one of the many ways by

Wild Wild Weather

Ashley Fortier — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 18:40:01 +0000

"Unprecedented" weather hits Ontario fruit farmers hard

OTTAWA—Chris Hall's family has been growing apples in Brockville, Ontario, since 1947. Hall learned as a boy that the orchards usually produce myriad pink and white blossoms in late May. This year, unseasonably warm temperatures brought out the blossoms in April. After the warm spell, temperatures suddenly dropped below freezing, and Hall lost 20 per cent of his apples.