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Monday, November 9, 2015
The outcome of the upcoming federal election has created new directions and opportunities to work towards policy change for more just, sustainable food systems. On November 15,聽Food Secure Canada is hosting a Collective Think with food system leaders from across Canada to explore next steps for food policy and advocacy. Presentations on the post... More
Monday, November 2, 2015
CFICE PI, Peter聽Andr茅e, calls for the development of a聽Canadian Food Policy Council in this op-ed, published by the Hill Times, Monday Nov. 2, 2015. See the full policy briefing released by the Hill Times here. An excerpt from Peter聽Andr茅e's article can be found below, along with a link to the full article. "In the... More
Monday, October 19, 2015
When the 鈥楥ommunity First鈥� project launched four years ago at 杏吧原创 University with a debate on 鈥楩ood in the North,鈥� the idea of creating a national food policy in Canada was a murmur, a distant vision. What started as a SSHRC-funded partnership project blossomed into a national debate on 鈥渃ountry food鈥� and food sovereignty,... More
Thursday, October 8, 2015
A new report detailing the food and housing insecurity issues being faced by the community of Peterborough was recently released by 杏吧原创 and Trent University academics in association with the Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at Wilfrid Laurier University. Entitled聽Food Access, Housing Security and Community Connections: A Case Study of... More
Thursday, September 24, 2015
On Friday October 2nd, CFICE's Principal Investigator Peter Andree will be participating in a discussion聽titled聽"Genome Canada鈥檚 Genomics, Public Policy and Society (GPS)". This conversation will explore the emerging debate regarding the role of GM technology in Canada's work to assist聽developing countries with achieving food security... More
Thursday, May 14, 2015
Free Webinar 聽Food Waste Reduction Practices and Policies - North America and EU 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽聽聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Free Webinar 杏吧原创 one third of all food produced for human consumption goes to waste. That amounts to more than one billion tonnes of waste around the world... More
Thursday, May 7, 2015
This Community Food Security Hub newsletter contains information about their partners and research projects, including food costs across Canada and Sustainable-Local Food Systems in Manitoba. To read the newsletter, click... More
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
The following list of national food events - webinars and teleconferences - are offered by a host of different organizations from across Canada. Exploring Participatory Research Hosted by: ACORN and The Bauta Family Initiative on Canadian Seed Security WEDNESDAY APRIL 15, TIME TO BE DETERMINED What is Participatory Plant Breeding?聽And why does it... More
Thursday, February 5, 2015
Below is a list of upcoming Food webinars and teleconferences in February. Organic Crop Production Hosted by: ACORN TUESDAY FEBRUARY 3 FROM 8:00 PM (AST) ACORN Series: Introduction to the Canadian Organic Standards. With Rochelle Eisen B.Sc.(agr), P.Ag - Resilient Solutions Consulting. Understanding the Canadian Organic Standards (COS) is a... More
Monday, February 2, 2015
The Community Food Security Hub created the first issue of the CFS Newsletter. This issue contains information about their research projects, and partner projects. Such projects include: the Regina Community Food Assessment,聽 the Edible Campus: From Showcase to Living Classroom, and the Campus Food Initiative Study.聽 Please download the... More
Thursday, December 4, 2014
The following list of national food events - webinars and teleconferences - are offered by a host of different organizations from across Canada. What Meat to Eat Hosted by: Healthy Food Action THURSDAY DECEMBER 4 FROM 1:00 PM TO 2:00 PM ET Part of the Meat Matters Webinar Series: Meat, Livestock & Human Health.... More
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
University of Alberta's South Campus is聽encouraging Edmontonians to create their own food safety net. By promoting food growing and food literacy among urban residents, U of A hopes to lessen the burden of food security issues. For more information,... More
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