Local And Just

What do community gardens in northern Manitoba, direct farm marketing, and conservation farming in rural Zimbabwe have in common?  They are all approaches to achieving food justice…and were all featured at a World Food Day event put on by Canadian Foodgrains Bank and the Manitoba Alternative Food Research Alliance. We wanted the event to showcase [...]

World Food Day is fast approaching and this year in the spirit of World Food Day I challenge you all to get connected to food.  This of course can be done in many different ways, but in case you are at a loss as to how to start I will make a few suggestions for [...]

Interested in what we talked about during our World Food Day discussion of food justice?  This word cloud will give you a good idea.  The bigger the word, the more often it was recorded in the discussions.  Enjoy!

One word: Wow! What a great event. Over 300 people attended our “World Food Day” event. And 200 of us had lunch. And what an incredible lunch! Traditional bison stew and bannock from the Chocolate Shop. Sudanese Kisra bread and Sambusa from Nyam Nyam. And Anarchist vegan stew, snacks, and fair trade coffee/tea from Mondragon. All [...]