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Cambridge in Transition Strengthening local community in uncertain times
Foodie Finder
Find people, events, and projects, and info related to YOUR Foodie interests!
The Food System Roundtable has identified six key priorities for the improving the healthy of Waterloo Region's food system. Use the Foodie Finder to see who is doing what in Waterloo Region under each!
A new campaign for organic foods in the UK uses catchy visuals to make its point.
Foodlink to launch free Local Food App download for hand held devices.
Is the use of Lean Finely Trimmed Beef (LFTB) or 'pink slime' in ground beef coming to an end?
City of Waterloo's official decision to focus on urban intensification will help preserve more local farmland for future local food production.
It's time to get over our obsession with white, boneless meats, and think about how to cook the whole bird.
Fast foods in Canada often have more salt than those in other comparable countries
Food waste matters not just because it harms the environment but it hurts our wallets!
The City of Waterloo has agreed to pilot a two-year program that will open up outdoor vending in the City to food trucks.
The Ontario government wants your input on how to reform social assistance: we have until the end of April to give input.
a personal story about the buying power of hospitals and their ability to transform the food system
A proposed Canada-Europe Trade Agreement threatens the local food and agricultrure sector, according to the Roundtable.
Urged on by the Roundtable, the City of Waterloo passed an Official Plan with strong food policies.
A freeze on social assistance rates and delay in the increase to the Ontario Child Benefit will increase demand at food banks across the province.
Author Ari LeVaux wonders if processed meats like hot dogs and chicken nuggets are even worse than the "pink slime" added to most hamburger meats.
Join a youth-led cycling tour to understand food security and sustainable food systems on a deeper level.
The UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food says governments have a responsibility to address what foods are available, their price, and how they are marketed.
The Greater Toronto Area Agricultural Action Committee has released a ten-year plan for the food and farming sector in the GTA.
UW Professor Jennifer Clapp has a new book on international food aid. See review and video presentation below.
View photos from the first-ever live Foodie Finder Social held in February 2012.
Krista Long presented the Roundtable's comments on the City of Cambridge's draft Official Plan, recommending policies more supportive of community gardens, temporary farmers' markets, and small food stores.
