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HOME GROWN ALBERTA: Is industrial agriculture here to stay?

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Ruminations on food and social change. Wednesday, June 25, 2008. Is industrial agriculture here to stay? For those who can afford it, there will always be a place for the artisanal farmer, who harks back to a mythologised rural British past and whose touchy-feely methods are as much about marketing as agriculture. Http:/ www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jun/22/food.biofuels? Posted by Local Grrrl. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). An Urban Gardener in Western Canada. Edible Plants for the Prairies.

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HOME GROWN ALBERTA: Local Food at Calgary Stampede

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Ruminations on food and social change. Tuesday, June 24, 2008. Local Food at Calgary Stampede. Posted by Local Grrrl. It is without much thought that many Stampeders chow down corn dogs and mini donuts that have little to do with agricultural history in Alberta (at least I think). Perhaps fried prairie oysters would be more appropriate! Carrottop;) (which is actually a misnomer as it is carrot bottoms that are orange). June 24, 2008. July 02, 2008. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). A call for dialogue.

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HOME GROWN ALBERTA: Envisioning a New West...

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Ruminations on food and social change. Thursday, June 19, 2008. Envisioning a New West. The west is also marked by oil and gas, but also the livestock industries. We are endangering, perhaps irreversibly, our water and air quality by virtue of these industries. Unfortunately, they are so bound up with Albertan identity that to criticize them is akin to being a traitor to the region. The Quivira Coalition is one: http:/ quiviracoalition.org/Radical Center Invitation/index.html. Posted by Local Grrrl.

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HOME GROWN ALBERTA: A report we should all be aware of....

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Ruminations on food and social change. Wednesday, July 2, 2008. A report we should all be aware of. Imagine if the Alberta government took this report seriously (okay, I know, stretch your imagination a bit)- what would it do to Alberta beef? Ref: http:/ www.pewtrusts.org/news room detail.aspx? Posted by Local Grrrl. What an excellent reason to eat vegan! July 04, 2008. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). An Urban Gardener in Western Canada. Curtis Stone's Green City Acres SPIN Farm.

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HOME GROWN ALBERTA: The most important invention of the 21st century...

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Ruminations on food and social change. Tuesday, June 24, 2008. The most important invention of the 21st century. Last week, I gave a guest lecture on Food Politics for a regularly offered Food Culture course at the university. I argued that the Haber Bosch process, which fixes nitrogen to produce ammonia, was the most important invention of the 20th century. Why? Because it allows for a plethora of voices, perspectives and ideas to 'meet' and interconnect. Posted by Local Grrrl. June 24, 2008. Subscribe ...

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HOME GROWN ALBERTA: July 2008

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Ruminations on food and social change. Wednesday, July 23, 2008. Local Food / Farmer's Markets. I was impressed by the range of conversations that we had at the recent Know Before You Go on local food and the Calgary Stampede. It is important to have public discussions that delve into pressing social issues - local food is, I think, at the core of a series of debates that will emerge in the coming years. What is best for the existing vendors? Check out Wade Sirius' blog 'at the root'). Like most people, ...

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HOME GROWN ALBERTA: June 2008

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Ruminations on food and social change. Wednesday, June 25, 2008. Is industrial agriculture here to stay? For those who can afford it, there will always be a place for the artisanal farmer, who harks back to a mythologised rural British past and whose touchy-feely methods are as much about marketing as agriculture. Http:/ www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jun/22/food.biofuels? Posted by Local Grrrl. Tuesday, June 24, 2008. The most important invention of the 21st century. Because it allowed for the ma...

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HOME GROWN ALBERTA: Eating local at the Stampede

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Ruminations on food and social change. Friday, July 4, 2008. Eating local at the Stampede. How serendipidous is this article? It's exciting to see a broader momentum and conversation around local food! FFWD magazine, July 3, 2008. Where's the Alberta beef? The shocking truth about Stampede eats. By Julie Van Rosendaal. The midway, however, which generates food-sales revenue in numbers second only to admissions, is where most of the Stampede's food vendors are represented. The vast majority of these foods...

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Buy-Local Food Directory | Beyond Factory Farming

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Safe food. Healthy communities. Biodiversity of Farm Animals. Family Farm vs ILO. Alternatives to factory farming. In this section…. To eat meat or not. How much meat to eat? Social-environmental impacts of meat eating. Economic impacts of meat eating. BFF Brochures, Fact Sheets. Call your local store to order your turkey. 100 Mile Diet Vancouver. FarmFresh (Southern Vancouver Island). Raw Food Society of BC. Certified Organic Associations of BC. British Columbia Specialty Foods Directory. National Farme...