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Growing Passions – Quebec City Parliament

It seems natural that in a country with a reputation for lovely gardens and so much greenery and food production that Quebec's parliament should have dedicated spaces for a kitchen garden for both the public and the parliamentary cafe, plus a medicinal garden and other quirky demonstration gardens. A garden of 130 varieties of fruit [...]

By |August 2nd, 2015|Bringing People Together, Growing Change, Local Community Food Initiatives|Comments Off on Growing Passions – Quebec City Parliament

Growing passions – Canada’s food activists

A week spent in Toronto was an opportunity to meet with people leading Ontario’s food scene. Tours of Foodshare Toronto, The Stop and Green Barn were generously provided by busy staff and meetings with Wayne Roberts and Nick Saul were inspiring insights into the background and activities of the Toronto Food Policy Coalition and the [...]

By |July 28th, 2015|Bringing People Together, Creating Environmental Outcomes, Growing Change, Local Community Food Initiatives|Comments Off on Growing passions – Canada’s food activists