Will superweeds become stronger with rising temperatures?
Widely used herbicides are struggling to kill some weeds. Some experts think heat could be part of the problem.
food security
Food prices are set to rise in 2021 — and farmers, food-insecure people will take a hit
A Canadian family of four can expect to spend almost $700 more for their food next year, according to a report released Tuesday. That’s about a five per cent increase compared to 2020.
How universities in B.C. are fighting food insecurity on campus
Emergency funds, food hubs and advocacy work are bringing food relief to students during COVID-19.
New B.C. cabinet includes more fisheries oversight, but advocates say it's not enough
Fisheries appear to be taking a more prominent role in B.C. Premier John Horgan’s new cabinet.
First Nations reawaken an ancestral practice: agriculture
As a kid, Delbert Good remembers coming home from a day of picking potatoes to find a meal made from the fruits of his family’s garden.
This Heiltsuk activist wants sovereignty and self-reliance for her community
Meet 'Cúagilákv (Jess Housty), a 34-year-old Haíɫzaqv (Heiltsuk) change-maker helping to promote food security and self-reliance in Bella Bella, B.C.
Building a farm — and food security — where a northern highway ends
“There’s this narrative in Prince Rupert that you can’t grow food here because we don’t have a lot of flat land, and whatever is flat is muskeg or bedrock, and it rains all the time,” said Alexie Stephens, program manager in the Skeena region for Ecotrust Canada. “That’s something we want to change.”
How one Indigenous farmer in the north is teaching others to feed the need
Jacob Beaton wouldn’t be a farmer without lettuce. Lots of lettuce.
Claire Kremen wins 2020 Volvo Environment Prize for pollinator research
Forget lions, tigers and bears: For Claire Kremen, winner of the 2020 Volvo Environment Prize, conserving insects is more important.
Digging into the ancient clam gardens that fed coastal First Nations for millennia
First Nations cultivated clam gardens for millennia along the Pacific coast, modifying coastal beaches to create optimal habitat for the mollusks, boost production and feed their people, according to researchers.
B.C. needs a fisheries minister, advocates say
Each year, about 196,000 tonnes of seafood — everything from salmon to scallops — is harvested off the B.C. coast. But unlike its East Coast counterparts, the province doesn’t have a fisheries minister.
Canadian agribusiness wants scale to measure environmental impacts, but critics are wary
Canadian agribusinesses are asking for a standardized scale to measure their environmental impacts — a request some advocates worry is little more than smoke and mirrors.
Soils are thinning in B.C.’s breadbasket — and it could hurt farmers' crops
The Fraser Valley’s fertility is literally vanishing beneath farmers’ feet.
B.C. election: Here's what the parties are saying about farms, fisheries and hunger
In the last week ahead of a provincial election, what promises have the three major parties made on the future of B.C.'s food?
Mason jars in short supply after pandemic summer
A professional jam-maker needs fruit, sugar and Mason jars to put them in. Until this year, the jars were the least of Geneviève Blanchet’s concerns.