In 2022, it’s expected that people in Canada will pay between 5 and 7 per cent more for groceries, an… Read more Who is taking the bread? The bottom line on the rise in food prices
How pension funds seek to profit from corporate agriculture
What do public pension funds have to do with Canadian agriculture? The answer to that question begins with the Prairie… Read more How pension funds seek to profit from corporate agriculture
From food to frailty: the link between long-term care, land concentration and farming
As I drive past another Revera long-term care home being constructed in Ottawa’s south end, the radio news reporter blares… Read more From food to frailty: the link between long-term care, land concentration and farming
COVID-19 exposes injustices faced by migrant workers
The pandemic is definitely revealing the deficiencies in Canadian society. Whether it be in the private, for-profit longterm care homes… Read more COVID-19 exposes injustices faced by migrant workers
Cuba is teaching the world lessons in sustainability.
Along with the realization that climate change will affect the planet through sea levels rising, flooding, fires, droughts, hurricanes, tornadoes… Read more Cuba is teaching the world lessons in sustainability.
With meat production, it’s time to learn that bigger is not always better
Ok – I can admit that I eat meat…and yes, that includes beef. I eat less than I did at… Read more With meat production, it’s time to learn that bigger is not always better
Farmland concentration a growing problem in Canada, warns report
The first months of a new year are a good time to reflect on where we have been and how… Read more Farmland concentration a growing problem in Canada, warns report
What’s your foodprint? A guide to sustainable eating
I learned a lot of lessons growing up in southern Saskatchewan — and most were related to using resources respectfully,… Read more What’s your foodprint? A guide to sustainable eating
Ideas that work to promote sustainable small farms
As I write this column, I am waiting for new census information to learn more about the current farming scene… Read more Ideas that work to promote sustainable small farms
Rail lines, family farms and climate change: It’s back to the future
Aficionados of western Canadian history know the historical role that the national railroad meant to the development of this country.… Read more Rail lines, family farms and climate change: It’s back to the future