Why mince words?
UN condemns Canada’s lack of food security.If I’d pursued political cartooning instead of sociology, I would be sketching a picture of Immigration Minister Jason Kenney with his mouth full of cheap...
View Article$18 Peanut Butter. What’s wrong with this picture?
On June 9, protesters gathered outside of Nunavut grocery stores and on Parliament Hill to decry Canada’s shoddy food security situation, highlighted in last month’s scathing UN report. At the helm of...
View ArticleDry Spell: why local isn’t simple
Well, it’s nearly August and Margaret Wente’s abrasive views notwithstanding, I am still standing by my local Community Shared Agriculture program in this raging drought. (If you’re looking for a...
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Listening to Lisa Myers and Autumn Chacon cook at the AGO
Autumn Chacon and the sound of avocadosLast night’s packed-out reception for Lisa Myers and Autumn Chacon’s Toronto Now exhibition at the Art Gallery of Ontario took on the air of a kitchen party,...
View ArticleUrban Agriculture Roundup
This month marked the inaugural Urban Agriculture Summit in Toronto featuring Will Allen as keynote speaker, author of the Good Food Revolution and founder of Growing Power, Inc. On his website he...
View ArticleClimate change upsets the apple cart
Last fall, a local Ontario organic apple and pear farmer in my area let our community come and harvest apples for free. A whole bundle of folks trekked out to the orchard, loaded kids in wagons and...
View ArticleA rare treat: The perks of local beef
I haven’t had a reaction to animal rights as vivid as I did this weekend since I converted to vegetarianism on my 13th birthday. My family has never really done steak, so for my 13th birthday I asked...
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A new generation farmer weighs in on beef
Photo Credit: Ian McCormick, Meat of the MatterIan McCormick is one of the new generation of Canadian farmers. Thanks to programs like FarmStart and CRAFT (Canadian Regional Alliance for Farmer...
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Friday FTW: 13-year-old girl calls for gender-neutral Easy Bake Ovens
When 13-year-old McKenna Pope went to buy an Easy Bake Oven for her little brother (who requested one from Santa), she was appalled to discover that the Hasbro toy only featured females on its...
View ArticleFriday FTW: American farmer sues Monsanto for gross negligence
GMO-giant Monsanto made headlines this week when genetically modified wheat was found in an Oregon crop. Genetically modified (GM) wheat is not approved for production or consumption, even in the U.S.,...
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Friday FTW: an in vitro meat and greet
I eat meat. I like the taste of it, and each day I witness my belly’s lust for the stuff dupe my mind into concordance. It’s simple. I look at a cluster of cooked chicken strands in a shawarma sandwich...
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