Does a Guaranteed Annual Income Actually Work?
The Walrus
A presentation and overview of the concept of Guaranteed Annual income as a means of addressing poverty-induced hunger, based on a case study, and examined through the left and right lens.
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Why We Shouldn’t Glorify the "Starving Student" Stereotype
Global News
A new report indicates students are shrugging off skipped meals, trips to the campus food bank, and choosing between textbooks and nutrition, as yet another part of the student experience.
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Research into Cold Crops Could Change What We Eat in N.L.
CBC
Minister Gerry Byrne and Agriculture Research Manager Sabrina Ellsworth speak about a $375K investment in growing kale, asparagus, and kohlrabi on a large scale in our province, as they’re hardy, nutritious crops with long storage capacities.
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Skyscrapers Full of Lettuce Promise an Eco-Friendly Alternative to Outdoor Farming. There’s Just One Problem.
Mother Jones
This article recaps the positive claims being staked in “vertical farms,” like how they can “make the sun yesterday’s technology and soil as quaint as an iPod.” As the author notes here though, “Vertical farming has a huge energy problem. Sunlight is free and renewable. Thus far, electricity is mostly neither.”
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The Clarenville Farm and Market is Growing Like a Weed
CBC NL
"Every Saturday we have 1,500 [people] on average. We've had up to 1,800, we haven't gone below a thousand yet."
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The Future of Chicken, Without Antibiotics
The Atlantic
With evidence linking antibiotics on animal farms to drug resistance in humans, poultry producers and restaurant chains have pledged to limit antibiotics in their chicken. This article explores new means of rearing chickens without as much reliance on antibiotics, and the economic perks that are enticing big meat producers to embrace better animal welfare.
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How Much Has This Caribou Herd Dropped Since 2001? 99%
CBC NL
"The George River caribou herd is in a critical state, according to biologists from Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec who completed a census of the long-troubled herd in July ... There were roughly 800,000 in the population as of the early 1990s. Today the size of the herd is 5,500."
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Why Wild Game Isn't Fair Game for Food Banks in Our Province
The Overcast
A provincial regulation meant to protect wildlife also forbids food banks from stocking wild game. A hunter can donate game to a food bank, but the food bank is not allowed to pass it along to a food bank user. This article explores why.
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How to Make a National School Food Program Happen
The Conversation
"Canada is lagging behind other high-income countries in providing nutritious food to children. In a UNICEF report published last year, Canada ranked 37th out of 41 countries on access to nutritious food for children. That is below the United States."
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Modern Agricultural Practices “Contribute to Food Insecurity Instead of Solving it”
Food Tank
Dr. Haripriya Gundimeda specializes in green accounting, environmental economics, and environmental policy. In this article, she speaks about how modern farming practices are contributing to food insecurity instead of solving it, largely because of a demand for cheap food.
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