The public is more concerned with conserving environmental health and ensuring access to affordable food, versus growing more of it, according to public consultations on Canada’s Food Policy. The results […] Read more
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Food policy consultations reveal challenges of creating national direction
The next steps, not yet known, will be important to the success of the program, says CFA president

Film delves into urban-rural perspectives on food production
University student Dylan Sher spent time researching the origins of an entree served up in a popular Toronto restaurant
“My opinion is that the farmers don’t actually know the fight they’re in. They just know they’re in a fight.” That’s how soon-to-graduate University of Guelph ag business student Dylan […] Read more

Opinion: What’s for dinner? Re-imagining leftovers
Now we can all help the world’s second largest meat processor fight food waste
Sometimes deciding what to feed the family after a long, arduous day juggling daycare, jobs and traffic seems overwhelmingly complicated. If the May 31 news release from the U.S.-based Tyson […] Read more

Asking the right questions: AMI guide designed to assist farm and food entrepreneurs
Farmers trying to grow a direct-sale food business from the farmers’ market or roadside stand to a retail level face an imposing regulatory system. Navigating this system without help can […] Read more