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Struggles of Local Farmers

CBC recently posted this guest column from Chris Bruce, a farmer in western Newfoundland. I’m a young, passionate farmer, and it seems the system is designed for me to fail…

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CBC Article on Struggles of NL Food Producers

Food producers in N.L. struggling to adapt and survive amid ‘astronomical’ increases…

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Food producers in N.L. struggling to adapt and survive amid ‘astronomical’ increases

Skyrocketing prices in just about every category of life have been a source of pain and frustration for most people in recent months, but for people producing and shipping food ……

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World Small-Scale Fisheries Congress

The 4th World Small-Scale Fisheries Congress (4WSFC) is a transdisciplinary forum for anyone interested in small-scale fisheries to participate in an interactive discussion about the world’s…

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Happy World Bee Day!

Today is World Bee Day! Bees are very important to the food system – through pollination, bees contribute to about one third of the food we eat. Read more about ……

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Major Funding for Rural Food Security from Department of Agriculture

The Federal Department of Agriculture is offering major funding to rural communities, to help them create food security at the community level.   They will be offering this funding to…

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100-Year-Old Plants Sprouting in Toronto

Construction crews have been finding some seriously cool stuff while digging out a new mouth for the Don River in Toronto’s Port Lands, but all of those old shoes and newspaper…

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Soil Blocks For Seed Starting.

Have you ever tried to get a jump on spring by planting some seeds inside only to have the seedling die on you once you transplanted them outside? Often if ……

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Sustainable farming in the Codroy Valley

Megan Samms, a textile artist and co-owner of Tuckaway Farm, Apiary & Apothecary, makes her home in Katalisk Sipu, the Mi’kmaw name for the area around the Codroy Valley, not far from…

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