Proposed Food Policies for Ontario
1 min readWritten by Mark XuerebOriginally posted on June 22nd, 2011 Sustain Ontario, the Alliance for Food and Farming, has compiled a list of “Good …
Toronto Reaffirms Local Food Policy
2 min readWritten by Mark XuerebOriginally posted on June 17th, 2011 Toronto City Council voted almost unanimously to update its Local Food Procurement Policy on …
Stronger Food Policies Needed
2 min readWritten by Marc XuerebOriginally posted on June 17th, 2011 Foodie guru Wayne Roberts recent column urges governments to stop telling people to eat better, and …
When Food Kills
4 min readWritten by Nicholas D. KristofOp-ed columnistOriginally posted June 11th, 2011 The deaths of 31 people in Europe from a little-known strain of E. coli have …
Oxfam Calls for Food System Change
2 min readWritten by Marc XuerebOriginally posted on June 6th, 2011 Oxfam released a major new report on the global food system on May 31st, …
Local Food, Imported Workers
2 min readWritten by Mark XuerebOriginally posted on June 6th, 2011 Migrant agricultural workers face many health issues due to the nature of their working …
Garden Party Wins Premier’s Award
1 minWritten by Mark XuerebOriginally posted on June 6th, 2011 Garden Party, the farm operation run by St Agatha’s Theresa Schumilas, won the Premier’s Award for …
Patchwork Gardens Attract Immigrants
2 min readWritten by Marc XuerebOriginally posted on June 6th, 2011 Two Patchwork Community Garden sites aim to tap into the Waterloo Region’s multicultural diversity, …
10th Anniversary of local food map
2 min readWritten by Marc XuerebOriginally posted on June 6th, 2011 Foodlink Waterloo Region launched the 10th anniversary edition of the Buy Local! Buy Fresh! …