Are you living in a food desert in New Brunswick?
A food desert is an area where access to affordable, healthy food is restricted because residents do not have a grocery...
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Environment
NB Power’s renewable energy claims disputed
NB Power claims to be supplying New Brunswick with over 40 percent renewable energy but a local solar firm says that...
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Why I write for the NB Media Co-op
When The Brief first began to circulate, I was just finishing university and living near my family in Sussex, NB. What...
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Eel River Bar First Nation’s adaptation to sea level rise using a two-eyed seeing approach
In Ugpi’ganjig, also known as Eel River Bar First Nation, Blueberry Point is predicted to be underwater due to sea level...
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What’s happening this week on Fredericton’s teaching farm?
Farmers will be the first to tell you that growing food is one of the most unpredictable, challenging, yet rewarding jobs....
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“We know what you are against, but what are you for?” Farming and permaculture in Bayside, New Brunswick
This past Saturday, 20 people met at Mike Humble's FoodsGood Farm in Bayside, New Brunswick to learn about using permaculture for...
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Radioactive waste: a big problem for New Brunswick’s proposed new nuclear reactors
On June 26, the federal government ended the Environmental Assessment of a proposed radioactive waste storage facility beside Lake Huron, after...
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Meet two young farmer trainees in New Brunswick
Tired hands and muddy boots are the new reality for the dedicated trainees in the 18-week Regenerative Farming Certificate (RFC) program...
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New partnership forms for restoring Acadian forest on private land in the Maritimes
Researchers at the University of New Brunswick (UNB) have been awarded funds over the next three years to investigate and implement...
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Why “saying no to GMO” is good for the small farms and the environment
Current industrial agriculture aims to increase crop yields while reducing production costs – but the impacts of those goals can be...
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