Come out and enjoy some great local food for the whole family! There will be a variety of food items to sample and purchase, local wines, honey, flowers, music, local artisan products and of course berries! Continue reading Langley Eats Local – Aug 6
Come out and enjoy some great local food for the whole family! There will be a variety of food items to sample and purchase, local wines, honey, flowers, music, local artisan products and of course berries! Continue reading Langley Eats Local – Aug 6
At the Vancouver office of the thegreenpages.ca network (our home office), we decided to venture into joining a organic farm co-operative (Community-supported agriculture – CSA). Our first CSA box arrived last Thursday from Glen Valley Organic Farm Co-operative and they did not disappoint. Continue reading Our first CSA has arrived
Bringing together local business who support holistic wellness and health and green sustainability. Continue reading Summer Solstice Holistic & Wellness Expo June 25, 2011
Environmental groups are claiming an important victory for the right of municipalities and provinces to ban dangerous pesticides. Dow AgroSciences has backed away from its longstanding dispute with Quebec’s cosmetic pesticides ban under NAFTA. In a settlement reached between Dow and the Canadian government, Dow waived its legal actions and claims and accepted no compensation, implicitly […] Continue reading Environmental Groups Claim Victory for Pesticide Bans
The bluefin tuna is large, fast, tasty, and rare. For those reasons, it’s highly prized by both commercial and sports fishers. The Atlantic bluefin often sells for more than $1,000 a kilogram. That’s pushed the fish even closer to the brink of extinction. The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada recently recommended that the western Atlantic population of bluefin tuna be listed as endangered. The bluefin joins salmon, rockfish, sharks, loggerhead sea turtles, Atlantic cod, and many others on the list of at-risk marine species in Canada. Fishing was identified as a key factor in the decline of all these species. Continue reading It’s time to stop eating endangered animals like the bluefin tuna – Science Matters
Eliot Cowan, the fully initiated shaman, teacher, healer and author of Plant Spirit Medicine will be in Toronto, May 29―30, 2011. His visit gives us a rare opportunity to reconnect with the divine natural world and to dialog with a senior shaman (“Tsaurirrikame”) and holder of the ancient Huichol tradition.
Continue reading Connecting wtih the Natural World: The Shaman’s Way – May 29 to 30
Ecotrust Canada / Vancity – This voluntary tagging and tracing system will make it possible for consumers to access information … Continue reading This Fish: Seafood Traceability Initiative
This practical guide is packed with simple, low-maintenance methods to produce the most organically grown food all year round from any home garden. With advice on soil preparation, composting, seeding, watering, mulching, pruning, winter crop planting schedules, greenhouses and more, as well as a wealth of information specific to the West Coast climate, Backyard Bounty will get you growing. Continue reading Backyard Bounty
The purpose of this mini-conference is to provide a series of educational and interactive sessions for those interested in getting or starting a job in the food, and related environment or health promotion sectors while making a difference in society. Continue reading Pushing Further: Building your career in the good food movement
Food Forward asks Toronto candidates on behalf of its members, what will you as MP and your party do to increase access to healthy, sustainable food for all Torontonians? Continue reading Voting with our stomachs
Community engagement, kids’ health and parent/child talks all cited as important reasons to walk or bike instead of driving to school. Continue reading Parents put brakes on driving children to school
