By: Marc Gunther Published: The Guardian, Monday 20 May 2013
Most of the organic baby greens sold in Washington DC supermarkets are not “green” at all. They’re grown in the Salinas Valley in California, which has been called the most hydrologically altered landmass on the planet. Then they are shipped in refrigerated trucks roughly 2,800 miles [...]
By: Allison Finnamore Published: FFC Express, May 17, 2013
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has implemented an interim local food policy.
In a news release, the CFIA states that the temporary policy is in place while it reviews and modernizes its current food labelling rules.
In the meantime, CFIA has defined the term local [...]
By Susan Mann Published: Better Farming, May , 2013
If passed, a provincial MPP’s private member’s bill to give farmers a non-refundable tax credit for donating excess produce to food banks may encourage more farmers to donate, says Ontario Federation of Agriculture president Mark Wales.
Progressive Conservative MPP Bob Bailey (Sarnia-Lambton) introduced the bill, Taxation [...]
The Genetic Engineering committee of the Ecological Farmers of Ontario has issued this Action Alert to help Ontario farmers take action on proposed amendments to Seed Variety Registration.
Background:
On May 7, 2013 the National Farmers Union issued an action alert asking concerned farmers and allies to submit comments about regulatory changes to Seed Variety Registration.
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By: Abigail Conrad Published: The Guardian, 23 April 2013 Small-scale farmers produce food for 70% of the global population. Yet, they are some of the world’s poorest and most food insecure people. Alternatives to conventional farming should be embraced to improve subsistence farmers’ yields and to ensure adequate food production for the growing [...]
taste•real presents the 3rd Annual Spring Wellington rural Romp on Saturday May 25th, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. It’s a self-guided tour of farms, nurseries, restaurants and other local food businesses. The themes for this year’s Romp are ‘Gardener’s Delight’ and ‘Tastes of Spring’. Seventeen businesses in Mapleton, Minto and Wellington North will open their doors to the public. [...]
By: Frank Rijsberman Published: Thomson Reuters Foundation, April 25, 2013
As a lifelong scientist I have attended climate change meetings for over 30 years. Our aim was to convince scientists and policymakers to take climate change seriously. The message was: ‘Take action now, to leave a better world for your grandchildren.’
In the [...]
Food, Farms, Fish and Finance: Exploring the delicious, diverse and delicate potential for social finance and impact investing in our food system
Saturday May 25 & Sunday May 26
Centre for Social Innovation – Annex, Toronto
A strategic forum on unleashing the strength of social finance and impact investing for food, farm and fish [...]
By: Tim Shuff Published: In The Hills, March 31, 2013
With the mega quarry shelved, opponents say they’ll keep fighting until they get permanent protection for farmland in Ontario.
Before the fight to stop the mega quarry attracted national attention, it began in local farm kitchens such as the Armstrongs’. Now snug in his [...]
By: Ray Baynton Published: Blackburn News, April 23rd, 2013
The Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association is taking applications for the Grassland Farm Incentive Program.
That program offers money to complete farm projects that will strengthen your operation while supporting grassland birds. It relies on a competitive bid system and environmental benefit index. The [...]
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