Vancouver Island Meeting

In 1969, Vancouver Island grew 70% of its own food. Today, they grow less than 5%, according to the Wilderness Committee. And this week the Wilderness Committee will present an opportunity to help stop that number from shrinking even further. The municipality of North Saanich is deciding what to do with land in the Saani...

Global Food Crises

On June 22 and 23 the agriculture ministers of the G20 are meeting in Paris to discuss ways to stabilize global food prices and address increased world hunger. This is the first t...

Conservation Agriculture

A recent study published in the Trocaire Development Review focuses on three semi-arid districts in Zimbabwe in order to demonstrate the positive eff...

Protracted Food Crises

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)  has just released a report stating that roughly 20% of the world’s 925 million undernourished people ...

Hudson Valley

President Obama’s America’s Great Outdoors initiative continued throughout August, with senior representatives from the Environmental Protection Ag...

Conservation Stewardship Results

The results are in for the new Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP).  According to the United States Department of Agriculture its Natural Resources Conservation Service has obligated nearly $145 million to enrol 10,630 contracts totalling 12,688,937 acr...

Agriculture and Biodiversity

It’s hard to ignore over 1 billion people.  So although I like natural foods, I realize the importance of ethical agricultural research in helping to feed the over 1 billion people in our world who are hungry. International agricultural research is desi...

Palm Oil and Rainforest Destruction

In Guatemala just over a year ago, I flew in a small plane so low over the rainforest that we could see some large birds circle and land in a tree.  For the first time in my life, I witnessed what I’ve read about tropical rainforests for years ...

Climate-Friendly Food – in the Friday File

Considering the vast quantities of food produced, what is a foodie who wants to support the planet to do?  A few climate-friendly food tips - in The Friday File.  You can reach the Friday File by either clicking on “Fridays” in the navigation ba...

How to Enjoy Foods While Supporting Our Planet

Thanksgiving feasts are wonderful, and I enjoy participating in them. However, I find the vast quantities of food that are produced in the US (and Canada) each year stunning.  One educational Food Network Show treats us to views of how foods are ma...