Hope Blooms: youth-driven food security movement flourishes in Halifax
“When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” This is the motto that ...
Tag: food security
A visit to Liberty Tree Nursery in New Brunswick
In the community of Beaverdam, New Brunswick, small business owner and forester Jesse Saindon is working at establishing a unique ...
Planting urban food gardens in New Brunswick
With crowded neighbours, limited space and bustling roads, urban dwellers may feel discouraged from growing food on their property. For ...
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 ...
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 ...
“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 ...
Small but mighty: the power of a seed
How can something not much bigger than a grain of salt contain the power to feed the masses? Seeds are ...
Growing food, growing community in New Brunswick
Small-scale, sustainable farms have lots to offer their communities: education, environmental stewardship, meaningful connections and nutritious food. Community farms provide ...
COVID-19: A wake-up call for food security/sovereignty in New Brunswick
The COVID-19 pandemic should be a wakeup call for governments to address the importance of self-sufficiency and community resilience in ...
After COVID-19: Feeding a broken food system in New Brunswick’s land of opportunities
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the brokenness of our local food system is finally exposed, without a mask. ...
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