City of Fredericton interested in food forests
Food security has been a serious concern in New Brunswick for decades. The Covid pandemic heightened those anxieties and prompted ...
Tag: food security
Profit before plates: How corporate greed fuels Canada’s food crisis
Food insecurity has become one of the most alarming issues facing Canadians today. This is particularly apparent in Nova Scotia ...
Political will required to end poverty, food insecurity in New Brunswick
New Brunswick had the second-highest rate of food insecurity among the 10 Canadian provinces in 2022. According to the latest ...
Time to rethink the common burdock, a ‘nuisance’ plant that’s actually a viable food option
As food prices rise, we may need to assess the way we look at our food. This includes looking into ...
Local activists launching TV series about social issues in Saint John
A local non-profit production company has produced a new TV series with the goal of raising awareness and encouraging discussion ...
Building food sovereignty in New Brunswick with a worker-owned cooperative
Early morning on June 20th, people from the Fredericton and the Miramichi headed to Pleasant Ridge in unceded Mi’kma’ki territory ...
The Valley Grow project: Re-energizing the home garden movement in New Brunswick
In the realm of food security, Victory Gardens were a hot topic of conversation during the early days of COVID-19. ...
An Indigenous perspective: “Food is medicine, medicine is food”
When getting food is as convenient as grabbing something off a grocery store shelf, it’s easy to forget how food ...
Kevin Arseneau wants action on food sovereignty in New Brunswick
Green MLA for Kent North, Kevin Arseneau, is calling for genuine action rather than talking around the topic of food ...
Indigenous trainees build food sovereignty skills at Fredericton’s Hayes Farm
A partnership between the Joint Economic Development Initiative (JEDI) and Hayes Farm resulted in bursaries this year for two Indigenous ...
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