Magazine

Feeding farm animals seaweed could help fight antibiotic resistance and climate change

Lauren FordApril 1, 2019

Brown seaweeds synthesise a unique class of compound called phlorotannins as they grow. These compounds can kill bacteria that emerge among farm animals. How effectively these compounds can kill bacteria depends on the species of seaweed being used, with different species producing more potent bactericides.... Read More...

Knives & Forks: How Foodee supports the local food economy

Sam MilbrathMarch 20, 2019

This co-op is made up by a group of community leaders who care about the social, economic and cultural needs of British Columbia in relation to local food.... Read More...

Canadian Ag-Tech Startup Strikes Exclusive Partnership with Canada’s Largest Food Service Provider

SUSTAIN EditorialMarch 11, 2019

Chartwells Canada partners with Ottawa-based 'Growcer' to deploy its smart farming tech on postsecondary campuses nationally and will donate 10% of annual crop grown to tackle local food insecurity... Read More...

City bees’ favourite flowers, according to our DNA tracking experiment

Elizabeth Franklin and Caitlin PotterFebruary 20, 2019

As cities get bigger and cover more land, the need to make space for wildlife – including insects – in urban areas has become more pressing. Research has shown that cites may not be such a bad place for pollinating insects such as bumble bees, solitary bees and hoverflies. ... Read More...

How to conserve half the planet without going hungry

SUSTAIN EditorialJanuary 29, 2019

To deal with the biodiversity crisis we need to find a way to give nature more space — habitat loss is a key factor driving these extinctions. But how would this affect our food supplies?... Read More...

Using hemp fiber to replace high demand plastic products

SUSTAIN EditorialJanuary 29, 2019

Agrios Asia intends to develop or acquire technology for using hemp fibre to replace high demand plastic products. ... Read More...

Canada’s new food guide: A fail on culture and sustainability?

McMaster UniversityJanuary 29, 2019

As a biocultural anthropologist, I explore how nutritional health goes beyond physical health. Social factors like income and proximity to grocery stores have an impact, as do cultural values and knowledge. Why then, in a country as culturally diverse as Canada, is there such a surprising lack of culinary representation in our food guide?... Read More...

LENTEIN Plant Protein in Canada

SUSTAIN EditorialJanuary 21, 2019

Parabel's LENTEIN protein is derived from a water lentil, Lemnoideae, which is known as 'the world's most complete food source' and is a minimally processed ingredient that goes from farm to table in only 20 minutes.... Read More...

Canada is one of the world’s worst wasters of food

SUSTAIN EditorialJanuary 18, 2019

According to The Avoidable Crisis of Food Waste Report issued today by Second Harvest and Value Chain Management International, nearly 60 per cent of food produced in Canada—about 35.5 million metric tons—is lost and wasted annually. Of that, 32 per cent—11.2 million metric tons of lost food—is avoidable.... Read More...

Food + Beverage

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Issues & Advocacy

Residential green spaces protect growing cities against climate change

Migrant workers are flipping the script and using Photovoice to tell their own stories

Cause and ‘affect?’ The global agri-food hospitality movement

Business

From storm to groundswell, the journey of biodynamic agriculture

Canada’s disappearing ‘average farmer’ means one-size-fits-all policies no longer work

‘Jugs & Cans: A Reaping’: Women in food across Canada and the U.S.

People

From storm to groundswell, the journey of biodynamic agriculture

6 sustainability ideas that have gone mainstream in Canada: FCM

Globally Local Technologies Rebrands as Odd Burger Corporation

Feeding farm animals seaweed could help fight antibiotic resistance and climate change

Knives & Forks: How Foodee supports the local food economy

Canadian Ag-Tech Startup Strikes Exclusive Partnership with Canada’s Largest Food Service Provider

City bees’ favourite flowers, according to our DNA tracking experiment

How to conserve half the planet without going hungry

Using hemp fiber to replace high demand plastic products

Canada’s new food guide: A fail on culture and sustainability?

LENTEIN Plant Protein in Canada

Canada is one of the world’s worst wasters of food

Unprecedented pressures on global fish stocks

Canadian Leadership on Aquaculture Management

Supporting provincial governments including on-farm 4R Nutrient Stewardship practices to meet climate change goals