Local And Just

Growing food in the city can present some unique challenges compared to rural settings. Cars, industry, and other sources emit contaminants, which then settle out onto nearby soil. Food grown on this soil can sometimes take up these materials, leading to exposure by those eating it. Whether or not there is any significant risk to [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Joel Salatin recently opened the Growing Local Conference put on by Food Matters Manitoba with his rousing address entitled “Local Food to the Rescue”.  Joel Salatin is well known for his role in the documentary movie “Food Inc.”, his six books related to farming and his family farm called Polyface Inc. that services more than [...]

On November 15th, ten University of Manitoba students from a variety of faculties headed off campus to explore food justice in action. It was the second annual “NGO Crawl”, a joint event organized by the World W.I.S.E. Resource Centre and the Global Political Economy Students Association. This year, the NGO Crawl visited four non-government organizations [...]

The election is over and the votes have been counted.  It was a good year to be an incumbent in Winnipeg – none lost – but there will still be some fresh faces on city council since several seats were not being contested by incumbent candidates. Looking back on this campaign, were there positive developments [...]