Food & Agriculture

Agro-ecology

Friends,Some short YouTube video clips extolling the benefits of agro-ecological farming from three of the world's leading experts on and proponents of agro-ecology: Olivier de Schutter, the UN's…Continue

Started by Gary Kenny Jan 23.

Canadian Wheat Board 2 Replies

Inviting your comments on this issue.... The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) will cease to be farmers' organization under new legislation tabled by the federal government on October 18. "Farmers'…Continue

Started by Gary Kenny. Last reply by Gary Kenny Nov 2, 2011.

June 15 Community Food Meeting 2 Replies

The following are notes made from a meeting held at The Ginger Press, June 15, 7-9 pm Although the discussion was held during a monthly Transition Owen Sound meeting, the content is applicable to a…Continue

Tags: sound, meeting, discussion, owen, bruce

Started by Allison Brown. Last reply by Allison Brown Jun 20, 2011.

From the local to the global: Agro-ecological farming as a means to helping end global food insecurity

A press release from the current UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, Olivier De Schutter. De Schutter was appointed the Special Rapporteur on the right to food in May 2008 by the United…Continue

Tags: food-sovereignty, food-security, agro-ecological

Started by Gary Kenny Mar 9, 2011.