The future of farming: how agroecology can transform the food system
August 26, 2022 2:35 pm Leave your thoughtsMost of the food we find in the grocery store these days is produced as... View Article
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Rural Women Cultivating Change
March 8, 2022 9:49 am Leave your thoughtsThis International Women’s Day, we’re thrilled to unveil our newest program in East Africa, funded... View Article
From a “gravel pit” to resilient farm
October 29, 2021 4:54 pm Leave your thoughts“I like organic production. You don't need much, you just need to know how to manage it. Now we have a healthier way of life.”
Farming through hardship: A family farmer in Honduras discusses COVID, hurricanes and more
October 1, 2021 2:20 pm Leave your thoughtsA family farmer in Honduras discusses COVID, hurricanes and an incredibly difficult growing season in this Q&A.
Protecting our greatest ally against the climate crisis: Agriculture, biodiversity loss and climate change
May 20, 2021 1:56 pm Leave your thoughtsSmallholder family farmers protect our greatest ally in the fight against climate change: biodiversity.
Regenerating soil in Timor-Leste with trees!
April 19, 2021 7:39 pm Leave your thoughtsHow can farmers steward an agricultural oasis? Patience, hard work, environmentally friendly farming—and trees.
This farm survived two devastating storms using agroecology
March 18, 2021 1:19 pm Leave your thoughtsBennis’s agroecological farm withstood two devastating hurricanes in 2020 while her neighbours’ farms did not.
The agriculture sector in Canada is being left behind, says Farmers for Climate Solutions
March 3, 2021 5:17 pm Leave your thoughtsFarmers want to lead in the shift to a climate-friendly sector, but they can’t do so without meaningful support.
What is participatory plant breeding? It’s farmer-led innovation
January 16, 2021 11:07 am Leave your thoughtsComplex farming systems need more than one-size-fits-all solutions.
Five food resolutions for 2021 (that aren’t about dieting)
January 10, 2021 4:20 pm Leave your thoughtsWhat are your resolutions for 2021? We have a few!
Restoring Canadian seed diversity, one farm at a time
September 17, 2020 4:27 pm Leave your thoughtsAll across the country, farmers are restoring Canadian seed diversity. Even here, on this rooftop farm.
A Canadian seed farmer reflects on the pandemic: A Q&A with Kim Delaney
September 14, 2020 2:09 pm Leave your thoughts“There have been a lot of challenges. But a lot of learning too—that’s how I'm going to look at it.”
This is a farm: Agroforestry feeds communities in Timor-Leste
July 9, 2020 12:37 pm Leave your thoughtsTomas Pinto grows an astonishing blend of different foods in a very small area.
Indigenous food sovereignty in action: A Q&A with Carl McCorrister of Peguis First Nation
June 14, 2020 3:50 pm Leave your thoughts"We have taken much pride in our community garden initiative as a way of restoring our food sovereignty once again."
In the news | Food security starts with seed security, say Canadian seed producers
May 29, 2020 4:11 pm Leave your thoughtsWhen the pandemic hit, many of us had the same reflex: reach for seeds. Luckily,... View Article
We’re seeing the cracks: Creating better food systems post-COVID-19
May 26, 2020 2:34 pm Leave your thoughtsWe need to approach post-COVID-19 recovery in the food system in a way that’s also going to build resilience to climate change.