Food Insider

Almost a quarter of the estimated 20,000 bee species on Earth may be in decline, researchers have found. The January study is the first time the well-being of pollinators has been assessed on a global scale, with previous concerns of declining wild pollinator populations based on local or regional studies.

The provincial government announced last month that it will provide up to $14.25 million in funding for B.C.’s manufacturing sector, including food and beverage processing.

Every day, about a quarter of Canadians will buy fast food, and most won’t give much thought to the package wrapping their meals. But it could be toxic.

Farmer Shannon Roberts says the CP Rail expansion would completely change her life. If it moves forward, Roberts says Blooming Meadows, where she grows flowers and garlic with her sister, would be 150 metres from the site.

Earlier this month, the federal government proposed a suite of changes to Canada’s fishing regulations that will force DFO to bring depleted commercial fish stocks back to abundant levels. It’s a move advocates say is a step in the right direction, but still might not be enough.

On her farm in B.C.'s Peace Region, Tiffany Traverse is embracing the practice of seed saving and reclaiming her mixed Secwépemc and Swiss-Italian heritage.

On Wednesday, a coalition of major businesses, environmental organizations, and the federal government announced a new initiative to eliminate plastic waste: the Canada Plastic Pact.

Eating more plants is the key to eating local and sustainably, according to a recent study modelling how more than 350 major U.S. cities could feed themselves.

The new Biden administration is pushing U.S. grocers to once again offer their employees pandemic pay — an effort Canadian labour advocates say is needed from governments in Canada as well.

The B.C. government is investing up to $3 million in a grant program to help increase sustainable and regenerative food production in the province. 

More than 3,500 hectares of agricultural land in B.C. would be flooded if the hydroelectric project goes through, the group warns.

Sarah Kim started thinking differently about food after starting a zero-waste vegan food delivery service — one that she said made her starkly aware of the inequalities that exist in the Lower Mainland.

This year, Kanver Brares will be tending his own fruit trees in the Similkameen Valley — a dream he has had since childhood — thanks to a budding provincial program matching new farmers with land.  

A recent graduate of UBC, Amy Norgaard has a master’s in soil science with a specialization in organic vegetable production and worked with roughly 20 organic farms in B.C. to help them meet and balance their environmental and production goals. 

Temporary foreign workers, most of them from Mexico, are essential to B.C.'s $300-million greenhouse vegetable industry, with about 500 usually coming to work in the province each year.