Food processors like Saputo and McCains are responsible for the most food waste in Canada
Pastor’s surprising solution for food poverty leads to a boost in his congregationFebruary 10, 2019 - Aleteia
When Pastor Heber Brown III saw an increased number of his congregation with health issues as a direct result of their diet, he decided to take matters into his own hands — literally. The pastor of the Pleasant Hope Baptist Church in Baltimore came up with the idea of using the 1,500 square-foot piece of land surrounding the church to grow fresh produce, such as kale and summer squash…. The church-grown vegetables were then sold to members of his church at more affordable prices than in the local shops. Although the crops produce an impressive 1,100 pounds of fresh fruit and vegetables, Brown came up with the idea of also including local farmers markets into his healthy eating incentive.
…“We saw attendance bump up in our worship, we saw a great energy … and it went so [well] here, that I wondered what would happen if we could spread it through other churches and create a network of churches that do the same thing.” READ MORE Fighting to end food waste in CanadaOctober 21, 2018 - Change.org
Costco, Loblaw's, Safeway and Sobey's mislabel fishSeptember 30, 2018 - SumOfUs
Almost a quarter of all fish in from Costco, Loblaw's, Safeway and Sobey's and all other stores in Canada are mislabelled according to a just-released study. But that's not the worst of it: 100% of all snapper, butterfish and yellowtail was mislabelled and fraudulent.
Protect consumers' health and ensure boat-to-source traceability for all seafood products in Canada. READ MORE and tell CFIA to stop seafood fraud. CBC - Canadians get creative in solving food waste problem
September 3, 2018
BC News spoke to several businesses to see how they're developing creative solutions and technology to reduce the tons of food that end up in landfills.
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The Dizzying Grandeur of 21st-Century AgricultureNew Your Times
Our industrialized food system nourishes more people, at lower cost, than any comparable system in history. It also exerts a terrifyingly massive influence on our health and our environment. Photographer George Steinmetz spent nearly a year traveling the country to capture that system, in all its scope, grandeur and dizzying scale. His photographs are all the more remarkable for the fact that so few large food producers are willing to open themselves to this sort of public view.
SEE THE PHOTO STORY This Quebec Small Farmer is proving that it's possible!My mission is to inspire, educate and empower people to work together towards multiplying the number of small ecological farms all over the world. This I believe, is how we can replace the poison and destruction of industrial agriculture with a food system based in nature and community. Food grown with care, by and for people who care. — JM Fortier
Also see their short 2:15 min video - http://www.themarketgardener.com/film Creation care through foodA Rocha began its foray into sustainable agriculture over ten years ago through our Community Shared Agriculture (CSA) project in Surrey, BC. Building on our success in organic farming, we’re equipping community gardeners across Canada to grow food for their less-fortunate neighbours through our Community Garden Network. We’re turning schoolyards into farmyards in inner-city neighbourhoods through our Farm to Families project. And we’re bringing hope and health to newcomers to Canada through our Earth to Table project in Hamilton, ON. ...LEARN MORE
French Food Waste Law Changing How Grocery Stores Approach Excess FoodApril 2, 2018 - NPR
Food waste is a global problem. In developing countries, food spoils at the production stage. Well-off nations throw it away at the consumption stage. Grocery stores are responsible for a lot of that waste. France is trying to change that with its 2-year-old law.
Comment - FVC: Canada could benefit from a similar law. Make this idea a topic of discussion in your fraternity and community; tell your government representative. Wasted! The Story of Food WasteMarch 19, 2018 - CBC - The Passionate Eye
Watch any of 3 short videos about 1 minute long or the full documentary. It will change your attitude about our food and its wastage. We can spread this important message to our families, friends, communities, towns, cities.... - it's a powerful message and worth the time to watch.- FVC
Confronting the perfect storm - how to feed the future
Argentina's vegan MondaySome countries are considering ways to get people to stop eating meat
concern. The rate of obesity among its boys is the highest in Latin America, and among girls it is the third-highest. This has been linked to various causes, including excessive eating of beef. Daily consumption per person in Argentina—150g—is over double the recommended amount.
And health concerns are not the only ones cited by those looking to reduce meat consumption. The livestock sector accounts for 15% of the world’s greenhouse-gas emissions–the equivalent of all the vehicles in the world. Animal pastures have been blamed for 90% of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. Beef is a particularly voracious user of water, with 15,000 litres of water needed to produce a kilogram of the meat. READ MORE Food Insecurity and Agribusiness - there's a better wayWhat we need is a profound and radical transformation, or dare we say, conversion of the world food system. Around the world, people are migrating within and across borders, and for many of them, hunger and food insecurity are driving them. We know that climate change, conflict, and political instability are adversely affecting food security, but if communities are still facing hunger today it is because of the flawed and damaging way in which we produce and distribute food around the world. Indeed, at the heart of the problem, and perhaps the solution, is our very relationship to food and the land it grows on.
Food insecurity is largely driven by a food system that is highly controlled by agribusiness, believed to be the only model capable of producing large volumes of food – and waste. But more food is not the same as less hunger! READ MORE & Take Action Wangari Maathai & The Green Belt MovementOctober 18, 2017
Wangari Maathai is a Kenyan environmentalist and political activist. In the 1970s, Maathai founded the Green Belt Movement, an environmental NGO focused on environmental conservation and women's rights. In 2004, she became the first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for her contributions to sustainable development, democracy, and peace.
The Green Belt Movement (http://greenbeltmovement.org) organizes rural women in Kenya to plant trees, an effort that combats deforestation while generating income for the community and promoting empowerment for women. Since Maathai founded the Movement, over 40 million trees have been planted and over 30,000 women have been trained in forestry, food processing, beekeeping, and other sustainable, income-generating activities. September 26, 2017 - Yes! Magazine
How to Feed Ourselves in a Time of Climate CrisisHere are 13 of the best ideas for a just and sustainable food system, from saving seeds to curbing food waste.
Changing the food system is the most important thing humans can do to fix our broken carbon cycles. Meanwhile, food security is all about adaptation when you’re dealing with crazy weather and shifting growing zones. How can a world of 7 billion—and growing—feed itself? Here are 13 of the best ideas for a just and sustainable food system. Learn More
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