Local And Just

It’s easy to overlook the unique features of the food system in different neighbourhoods.  Does every neighbourhood have access to community gardens and farmers market? How much food is being produced in a community? Are there some neighbourhoods with more fast food stores or more food related programs than others? Food Matters Manitoba has been [...]

After coming home from being out of town for four weeks my garden looked like a jungle and I was having a hard time getting down to the business of weeding: the site of all those weeds was daunting and I didn’t know how or where to get started. Fortunately for me, I have a [...]

In the last few weeks it seems like we keep on seeing interesting food related articles popping up in the Globe and Mail. And this weekend was no exception; global food reporter, Jessica Leeder wrote an article called “Why Canada needs a national food strategy” and she proposed 10 steps that should be taken to [...]

For the first time ever in a Canadian election, all five federal parties have released food policies as part of their election campaigns.  Not only that, but the existence of these policies was fodder for the top story this morning on the Globe and Mail‘s website – indicating that people, and the media, are increasingly [...]

Back in the fall I ordered 40lb of white flour, 50lb of whole-wheat flour and 25lb of oats from the Deruycks through a food buying club. Yes, I was overly ambitious with my purchase. It is a good thing I love to bake, because that, my friends, is A LOT of flour. And so I decided [...]

The Food Secure Canada Assembly offered a wealth of informative and inspiring forums & sessions spanning international topics like the Biomass Land Grab, to Northern & Indigenous Food Security/Sovereignty & Agricultural Sustainability related issues such as Fair Trade abroad & at home. During the Plenary: Weaving Social Movements: Food Sovereignty in Action, the formidable Colleen [...]