Food + Farming
Report says science, not minister should rule Canada's fisheries
By February 2, 2012 12:44 pm 3 commentsFisheries management in Canada places too much discretion in the hands of the federal minister, conferring "czar-like" powers that have meant the country has lagged far behind others in protecting its oceans, says a study by an expert panel of some of Canada's most distinguished scientists. Read more…
Filed inUN Right to Food Rapporteur plans spring mission to Canada
By January 13, 2012 03:00 pmOlivier De Schutter, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food is coming to Canada in May in what will be his first mission to a developed country. Read more…
Filed inCohen Commission hears explosive testimony on salmon disease
By December 16, 2011 09:20 pm 36 commentsAfter two days of testimony, with one more to come on Monday, the Cohen Commission has heard remarkable assertions about Infectious Salmon Anemia virus in wild and farmed salmon on the B.C. coast. Both the mainstream media and the blogosphere have covered the hearings in detail. Read more…
Filed inA look at Vancouver's urban farmers, by the numbers
By December 13, 2011 02:18 pm 1 commentsThere are only a handful of urban farms in Vancouver, with a total footprint of just a few acres scattered throughout the city. It's a small sector, but one with significant growth potential, according to researcher Marc Schutzbank. Read more…
Filed inReport indicates seven-year coverup of Infectious Salmon Anemia in BC salmon
By November 30, 2011 08:30 pm 17 commentsA report released today indicates that the Canadian government has been aware for years that Infectious Salmon Anemia virus (ISAV) has existed on the B.C. coast. Read more…
Filed in'Extreme challenges' for agricultural land commission, says delayed report
By November 14, 2011 05:35 pm 4 commentsThe British Columbia government released a year-old report today that found extreme challenges at the Agricultural Land Commission, but also announced plans and introduced legislation to fix those problems. Read more…
StatsCan aquaculture numbers show fall in BC wages, salaries
By November 14, 2011 10:30 am 4 commentsStatistics Canada released new data on aquaculture showing that in 2010, gross outputs increased in B.C. but salaries and wages fell by 12 per cent compared to 2009. Nationally, the fall was 7 per cent. Read more…
Raj Chouhan honored for long service on farmworker rights
By November 10, 2011 01:59 pm 2 commentsCanadian Food and Commercial Workers presented its annual Cesar Chavez Black Eagle Awards on November 2, to eight honourees, including veteran BC union organizer and NDP MLA Raj Chouhan, a founding officer of the Canadian Farm Worker Union in 1980 and himself a former agricultural worker. Read more…
Correction: Ottawa, Victoria say no ISA in BC salmon
By November 9, 2011 04:00 pm 8 commentsAre B.C. wild salmon at risk from Infectious Salmon Anemia? The federal Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, and the provincial Minister of Agriculture, say no evidence of ISA has been found. Meanwhile a wild-salmon advocate says the situation now deserves to be called "salmongate." Read more…
Filed inMorton: More ISA virus found in BC wild salmon
By November 2, 2011 01:30 pm 19 commentsLab tests have confirmed the Infectious Salmon Anemia virus in Rivers Inlet sockeye smolts and Fraser River coho, chinook and chum salmon, Alexandra Morton reported on her blog today. Read more…
Filed inMorton: 'Pestilence loosed upon BC' with second diseased salmon
By October 30, 2011 05:15 pm 35 commentsPosting on her blog on October 29, wild-salmon advocate Alexandra Morton said a "pestilence is loosed upon BC" with the confirmation that a second wild salmon, caught in the Fraser River, had died of Infectious Salmon Anemia. Read more…
Filed in'Deadly exotic' virus found in BC salmon
By October 17, 2011 12:41 pm 29 commentsA deadly virus that devastated Chile's aquaculture industry has now been found in young salmon captured off B.C.'s central coast. Read more…
Filed inEat less meat to help double world's food supply, says Canada-led study
By October 13, 2011 08:52 am 5 commentsA newly published blueprint for doubling the global food supply includes a key suggestion about how everyone can contribute to this increasingly pressing ambition: eat less meat. Read more…
Filed inCOPE throws support behind New City Market
By October 6, 2011 12:59 pm 8 commentsCouncillor Ellen Woodsworth would like to see permanent farmers' market space in Vancouver supported by public dollars. But after years of planning and a $100,000 investment, the proposed New City Market has yet to deliver a business plan to council. Read more…
Filed inPesticide testing is rigorous, Health Canada tells BC committee
By October 6, 2011 12:15 pm 1 commentsThe federal government already has a rigorous process for assessing pesticides, a Health Canada representative told a British Columbia committee today. Read more…
Metro Vancouver looks to revive farming at regional park
By September 13, 2011 03:30 pm 6 commentsCan urban farms coexist with the nature-lovers and wildlife that share regional parks? That's Metro Vancouver's vision for Colony Farm Park, a former dairy farm that lies between Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam. Read more…
Filed inHST decision 'huge disappointment' says agriculture sector
By August 26, 2011 03:57 pm 12 commentsThe B.C. Agriculture Council calls the HST the "single biggest benefit" government has given farmers in a long time - but not all are sad to see it go. Read more…
Filed inMorton blogs the Cohen Commission
By August 23, 2011 08:15 pmBiologist and wild-salmon advocate Alexandra Morton is attending the new series of hearings by the Cohen Commission inquiring into the collapse of the 2009 sockeye run. The hearings will focus on aquaculture and fish diseases, and Morton is posting summaries of the hearings on her blog. Read more…
Filed inMorton previews Cohen Commission sessions on aquaculture, diseases
By August 19, 2011 05:05 pmBiologist and wild-salmon advocate Alexandra Morton has published a preview of next week's hearings at the Cohen Commission, which may need a change of venue to accommodate everyone who wants to attend. Read more…
Filed inCohen Commission resumes hearings
By August 15, 2011 05:00 pm 2 commentsThe Cohen Commission will resume its hearings on Wednesday, August 17, but the greatest interest will likely be in the August 24-25 testimony of Dr. Kristi Miller. Read more…
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Feds leave slaughterhouse inspections to B.C.
Wheat Board holds first of several meetings on future, MLAs, MPs invited
Federal scientists' union protests 'muzzling' of salmon researcher
Saanich council passes local food motion
Province seeks public input on house size in ALR
New website, app map Vancouver's food sources
Revamped Save-On-Meats subject of Oprah network series
BC government delays report while agricultural commission suffers: NDP critic
New fish farm proposal spawns call for moratorium
Foreign trade zone threatens Delta farmland, says MLA
Morton: 'We won't save wild salmon unless more people get involved'
Conservatives poised to end Wheat Board monopoly
Parties weigh in on CETA
People's food policy offers blueprint for food secure Canada
Farmers' markets have tenuous hold on urban space
Report shows gap between rules and reality for US farm workers
Morton charges DFO coverup, declares 'May Day' for wild salmon
Farmers, customers burned by Home Grow-In look to rebuild
Farnworth backed by NDP farm set
Southlands debate continues in Delta
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New West to revive farmers' market coupon program
Kwantlen approves sustainable agriculture degree
GMO bill struck down in Ottawa
North launches 'Drop the Pop' campaign
Monsanto alfalfa could hurt Canada's organic markets: MP Atamanenko
Metro responds to growth strategy criticism
Metro's growth strategy likely to cause legal problems: lawyer
Radical changes required to feed the world: report
Reusable food-to-go cartons pioneered in Portland
Agriculture council wants food, farming on the leadership agenda
Scientists suspect virus may be cause of salmon deaths
Board approves growth plan for Metro Vancouver
BC salmon farms increase sea lice numbers: Report
Sea lice didn't hurt salmon in 2002: report
Fish farmers respond to Cohen ruling
Proposed gas plant too close to homes, farms say Peace residents
Cohen orders fish farms to submit health data back to 2000
BC company seeks approval for 'non-browning' apple
Migrant workers win historic contract
New 'Craigslist' for local food launches in BC
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