Local And Just

In spring 2012, the Child Nutrition Council of Manitoba and MAFRA worked together to better understand school and regional food systems in Manitoba. Through mixed methods surveys, semi-structured interviews, and regional workshops, a unique system and set of attitudes was uncovered.   For schools, this system consists primarily of conventional foods and sources, and struggles [...]

Regina’s Emily Eaton is launching a book on the farmer-led coalition that defeated the introduction of GM wheat in Canada. In 2004 Canadian farmers led an international coalition to a major victory for the anti-GM movement by defeating the introduction of Monsanto’s genetically modified wheat. Canadian farmers’ strong opposition to GM wheat marked a stark [...]

By Chelsea Dutkiewich With the many issues in the world today, we often forget to pay attention to the long and slow emergencies, which may be the most critical of all. The growing world population and relatively stagnant growth in food production is predicted to threaten a long-term global food crisis that could have disastrous [...]

Here’s the link to Dr Priscilla Settee’s April 4 presentation in Winnipeg on Indigenous Food Sovereignty.

by aanationtalk on February 12, 2013 “Disasters can and do happen. Small, rural, remote and coastal communities have been affected by hurricanes, wildfires, water contamination and an assortment of other hazards. Resource-based jobs have often disappeared and families have moved to larger urban centers. Some communities have slowly disappeared while others have flourished. What makes [...]

On February 11th, 2013 MAFRA will be hosting an interactive skype session with Dr. Evan Fraser to discuss this issue, after a viewing of his video “Feeding Nine Billion”. Dr. Fraser is currently working at the University of Guelph, and has been working toward creating awareness for the issue of global hunger and how we [...]