Corporations are devouring farmland
More than two-thirds of the world’s fields, ranches and orchards are owned by one per cent of its farmers, according to a report released Tuesday.
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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 a new organic farming app is trying to weed out paperwork
LiteFarm, a farm management software developed by the University of British Columbia, aims to help organic farmers keep track of data and renew their organic certifications.
Buying food online could become a post-COVID norm, researchers say
About 30 per cent of Canadians have bought groceries online in the past six months, and online food sales have surged since the pandemic started, according to a new study by researchers at Dalhousie University.
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.
Warmer winters mean more freeze-thaw cycles — and more emissions — for Canada's fields
Each September, Ashala Daniel sows her fields with winter rye, hoping the seed takes root before the first snows fall. It’s a ritual that could help save the planet.
Composting teacher adapts classes amid pandemic, worm shortage
Andrea Lucy expected the pandemic would hold challenges, but finding worms wasn’t on her list.
Trudeau government to provide Lebanon more humanitarian aid
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced an additional $25 million in aid to help the people of Lebanon struggling to recover from last week's devastating explosion in Beirut.
First Nations return to land during COVID-19 pandemic
First Nations leaders who have called on their communities to return to the land to find food during the COVID-19 pandemic are also seeing people reconnect with their traditions.
Feds promise help for low-wage workers
Janitors at long-term care facilities, those restocking food on store shelves, along with other low-wage employees who have made it possible for millions of Canadians to avoid contracting COVID-19 while getting the supplies and services they need, will soon be getting a raise.
Jeff Bezos says ordering groceries online is better for the planet, is he right?
When researchers compare shopping online to shopping at a brick-and-mortar outlet, what they’re mainly talking about is the so-called “last-mile problem.”
Sex workers at risk and left out of COVID-19 help
Sex workers saw their incomes disappear overnight when the COVID-19 pandemic began to spread in Canada. Now many are in desperate situations: in need of food, rent, basic necessities. Some are now homeless and without any income.
COVID-19 will bring challenges for Canada's food system: Bibeau
Higher prices and less variety on store shelves is a possibility as the agriculture industry confronts a wide range of challenges created by COVID-19, the federal agriculture minister said on Wednesday, April 15, 2020.
Canada enacts stricter COVID-19 quarantine measures
As of Wednesday, April 15, 2020, all people returning to Canada will have to check in to a hotel or other designated site unless they have an acceptable self-quarantine plan, the federal government says.
Canada's communities in the North welcome $130M in COVID-19 aid
Northern leaders and businesses are saying $130 million from Ottawa to shore up supply chains and health care during the COVID-19 pandemic can't come soon enough.