Blog posts in Food Security

Ag policy

Posted April 15, 2011

I am very, very pleased with the Green Party  Food & Agriculture platform

I've been active for twenty years in food security and this addresses pretty much everything we've discussed, demanded and hoped for.

Highlights for me:  supports for young & new farmers to get onto the land; real labelling; …

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Family farms vital

Posted April 11, 2011

Family farms vital for a smart economy and strong rural communities

 

(Vancouver Island North) - A healthy agricultural sector is a key element of a smarter economy, according to the Green Party of Canada’s platform. Today, local Green Party candidate Sue Moen called for a new Canadian agriculture …

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Local Seeds - Local Food

Posted March 23, 2011

The Green Party of Canada supports a national food security/soveriegnty strategy that will fully fund and harness the expertise, enthusiasm and heroic efforts of the community food security movement.  Our platform and policies support smaller-scale and family- run, bio-diverse farms that provide our…

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Time to End the War against the Earth

Posted November 16, 2010

These are not my words, but I share Vandana Shiva's outrage, passion and desire to re-connect our food systems to our homes and communities.

Time to end war against the earth

Vandana Shiva. November 4, 2010

When we think of wars in our times, our minds turn to Iraq and Afghanistan. But the bigger w…

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