food supply

The proposal focuses on a technique that fills the atmosphere with particles, reflecting part of the sun’s heat and light into space.

Mycelium has recently burst into the spotlight, with proponents saying it offers remedies to some of the ills of industrialization, like plastic pollution.

Heather House studies full-time through McGill University’s distance education program, and when she is not immersed in books, she is raising her eight children with her husband in Chisasibi, the northernmost community in Quebec that is accessible by road.

Farmers and scientists are increasingly observing that unusually high springtime temperatures can kill pollen and interfere with the fertilization of crops. Researchers are now searching for ways to help pollen beat the heat, including developing more heat-tolerant varieties.

More than one-third of Canadians — 38 per cent — call money their biggest stressor, according to the FP Canada 2022 Financial Stress Index.

The Russian tanks and missiles besieging Ukraine also are threatening the food supply and livelihoods of people in Europe, Africa and Asia who rely on the vast, fertile farmlands of the Black Sea region — known as the “breadbasket of the world.”

Canada’s most valuable farms and ranches made a mint last year, while many struggled to balance the books, recently released federal data show — a growing gap some see as a grim sign for the sector.

The young leaders of Youth Roots Durham want to educate youth and other local residents and help them find ways to produce, store and transport food sustainably.

The executive director of FarmFolk CityFolk, B.C.’s largest food and agriculture non-profit organization, takes some time to answer growing questions.