Continuing the Conversation for Agricultural Protections
6 min readBy Larrissa Jerome On January 17th, the Food System Roundtable held their second panel discussion in partnership with Open Food Network Canada at …
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Jenn Pfenning: Organic Food Champion and New Township Councillor in Wilmot!
6 min readWritten by Amy Bumbacco, Contributing Blog Editor Jenn Pfenning is a champion of local, organic food production and the rights of migrant workers. …
Robots, Drones, and …Food Production?
3 min readWritten by Alexandros Glaros You see a shadow cross a field. It moves back and forth, up and down, generating a buzz with …
Get To Know Your Roundtable: Susie Turner
2 min read Susie Turner Your Waterloo Region Food System Roundtable is comprised of a group of representatives from key sectors and interests of the …
What is food system complexity and why it is important?
4 min readWritten by Alex Glaros Combing the produce aisles at a supermarket in the dead of winter, it is hard not to marvel at …
Farming in the Urban Shadow
8 min readWritten by Marc Xuereb by Greg MercerThe Record, January 7, 2012http://www.therecord.com/news/local/article/650876–farming-in-the-urban-shadow WATERLOO REGION — Think you’ve got commuting problems? Try driving a lumbering …
KISS — Keep it Small — Sweetie!
9 min readWritten by Theresa Schumilas My experience in talking to eaters is that most people are naive about farm scale. When we talk about …
Addressing Local Food in the Provincial Policy Statement
2 min readWritten by John Lubczynski The Provincial Policy Statement, issued under the Planning Act, sets out the Province’s key policies concerning land use planning in …
Recess on the Local Food Act
5 min readWritten by Hayley Lapalme The original version of this blog post said that Bill 130, Local Food Act, would go dormant with legislature …
From the Suburbs to the Farm
3 min readWritten by Judy Paul One Family’s Adventure in Growing Their Own Food In 1992, Kevin and Susan Shields bought a home in the …