FRESH Talks Tough on GMO Labeling
5 min readWritten by Annette Carroll The FRESH organization is a US based advocacy group which is passionate about sustainable food, something WR “ Foodies” …
Planting Potatoes in Containers
3 min readWritten by Amy Bumbacco This winter, my fiancé and I moved into a new bungalow in Kitchener. It was a happy surprise to …
What ‘War on Salt’?
3 min readWritten by Kim Bretz I recently heard a news story on the radio that reported fast foods in Canada have more salt than …
Roundtable Speaks out on CETA
2 min readWritten by Ellen Desjardins The Waterloo Region Food System Roundtable is speaking out about the harmful impacts of the proposed Canada-Europe Comprehensive Economic …
Practising What We Preach
3 min readWritten by Judy Paul As someone who loves food and is an active member of a local United Church, I wanted to gather …
Food & Farming Action Plan for the GTA
2 min readWritten by Marc Xuereb On March 5, 2012, the Greater Toronto Area Agricultural Action Committee and its partners, the City of Hamilton and …
Curing Hospital Food
2 min readWritten by Marc Xuereb Monica Kidd, a Newfoundland doctor, visited Waterloo Region to interview people involved in efforts to improve hospital food. The …
Dark or White Meat…What’s Your Preference?
3 min readWritten by Kim Bretz We live in a community where people talk a lot about eating sustainably, supporting our farms and other wholesome …
City of Waterloo Adopts Strong Food Policies
3 min readWritten by Krista Long On April 2, 2011, the City of Waterloo adopted an Official Plan that: gives preference to small and mid-size …
More voices needed on national food strategy
4 min readWritten by Steffanie Scott The following is a longer version of an op-ed piece published in The Waterloo Region Record on February 22, 2012. You …