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Focus on Food: Growing a Local, Sustainable Supply Chain
There was a time when grain for bread was grown and milled locally in Southern Ontario. But that tradition has long past, forcing Toronto-based bakery Stonemill Bakehouse to source the ingredients for its healthy artisanal breads from Western Canada, the U.S. or even abroad. When the bakery looked at their carbon footprint they found that transporting ingredients to their facility in the Greater Toronto Area was their second biggest source of emissions. The company's solution is something not every food-related business is currently attempting: bakery owner Gottfried Boehringer has purchased a 100-acre farm in Prince Edward County, Onta...
All STORIES in Sustainable Food
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Local Food Grocery Looks to CSA Model
In Toronto, Canada, a small local food grocer is struggling to make ends meet. Culinarium is local foods grocery that i...
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Permaculture: Maggots for Chickens
Here's an interesting idea in permaculture: What to do with leftover meat, offal or carrion that exists in every kin...
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Vilsack Statement about S510 / HR2751
Tom Vilsack, United States Agricultural Secretary, made a statement on the passing of Senate Bill S510/ HR2751 (which i...
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Solstice Food: Sustainable Regional Food for Winter
Winter has arrived in the northern hemisphere. With it comes the smells wafting out of the house: the smells of good h...
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Wanted: Legal Support for Sustainable Agriculture
A growing number of concerned Americans are becoming more aware of the need to radically change the way our food system...
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Obama Due To Sign S510 Into Law
Senate bill S510 has had a rocky past six months, but that's nothing compared to the two years it's been in and out of...
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Giving Super Healthy Food to the Food Bank
'Tis the season of giving, and giving food. While this does include the typical cookie and candy fare, it's also more c...
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Organic Food Labeling, a Video Explanation
A topic often covered in Justmeans editorial is that of organic food labeling. For the average consumer, it can be rath...
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Environmental Sustainability: USDA Seeks Land & Water Conservation Proposals
In the effort to broaden the burgeoning environmental sustainability and sustainable agriculture movement, the USDA has...
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Is it Really Local Food?
Local food: it's popular. It's so popular that chain stores now sport local produce and everyone is all about calculati...
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Officials Comment on Food Safety
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack answered questions delivere...
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Ugly Food: Why Beautiful Produce is Not Sustainable
It's the season to appreciate inner beauty. It can be ugly outside in the winter time, so we sit by the (sustainable) f...
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GMO Alfalfa - Vilsack Revisits Court Decision
Early last summer (2010), Monsanto had won a court case to lift the ban on Genetically Modified Alfalfa, or _RoundUp Re...
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Healthy Food Wins in Schools
Healthy food advocates have been holding their breath for several pieces of legislation to make it through the current...
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Sustainable Agriculture: Central Valley Dust Bowl, Part One
Anyone interested in sustainable agriculture might find it interesting to take a daytrip through the central valley of...
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Sustainable Agriculture: Central Valley Dust Bowl, Part Two
Continued from part one Congressman Devin Nunes (R-CA), has dedicated space on his website to the issue. He states, In...
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From the Food Safety Front: How Safe is Soy?
Soy is one of the largest, most industrialized food products in the U.S., which is a good indication that it may not be...
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Up on the Roof: Sustainable Agriculture Grows in NYC
Urban sustainable agriculture often manifests on rooftops. With limited growing space in the city, farmers and gardener...
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Sustainable Food: Raw Christmas Goodies
Crunch. Crunch. The raw food movement is sweeping its way through the kitchens of North America. However, the other cru...
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S510, Food Safety and Modernization Act, Passed
A bit more than a week ago, the Senate sat down to vote on the S510, The Food Safety and Modernization Act. It passed w...
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