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Posted By: cdnorman
Posted On: Apr 2, 2009
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Every so often I see a headline that fully commands my attention and this morning I saw one from a blog that I subscribe to on design thinking run by John Thackara (who's book, In the Bubble, is outstanding : http://www.thackara.com/inthebubble/), but I digress.
The headline read: "Nine meals...... [view]
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Posted By: jillcb
Posted On: Mar 22, 2009
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Statistical Resources for Food Security (Ryerson University)
Our friends at Ryerson have produced an AMAZING document referencing global, national, provincial, regional, and local resources for Food Security.
Highlighted are availability, accessibility, and adequacy statistics. I urge you...... [view]
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Posted By: richardsteiner
Posted On: Mar 15, 2009
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Hello everyone, I've been speaking with the Toronto Food Policy Council quite a bit over the last couple of weeks, and they've been great in terms of ideas and connections. I thought you might like to know that their next meeting is going to be on April 8th, and is a great networking space...... [view]
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Posted By: richardsteiner
Posted On: Mar 9, 2009
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Hi everyone and welcome to the Food Security 4 New Canadians Blog!
This site is designed to be a space to connect individuals, facilitate links between agencies, develop communities and ultimately promote Food Security for New Canadians. Please feel free to discuss anything you consider...... [view]
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Posted By: jillcb
Posted On: Mar 2, 2009
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I just mentioned the Toronto Food Policy Council. They are actual joint sponsors, along with the Centre for Urban Health Initiatives, York University Faculty of Environmental Studies, and the Ryerson Centre for Studies in Food Security, of a lecture series titled "Food for Talk".
There is an...... [view]
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Posted By: cdnorman
Posted On: Mar 2, 2009
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Maira's earlier post really hits home when I think of food security. Pairing Kraft Dinner vs. tomatoes shows how out of sorts our food system is. Kraft Dinner is most likely seen as a family meal. It was in my home growing up. It was quick, easy, cheap and "the kids" (namely me), loved it....... [view]
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Posted By: richardsteiner
Posted On: Mar 1, 2009
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Are you a New Canadian with an interest in Food Security?
New Canadian: A recent immigrant to Canada
Food Security: Access to safe, affordable, nutritionally adequate and personally acceptable food in a manner which maintains human dignity
Our exciting new initiative is called Food 4...... [view]
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Posted By: cdnorman
Posted On: Feb 27, 2009
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Liz has posed a good question about food security: what does it mean to me? I really had to think about that for a little bit. One of the reasons has to do with the fact that I've always had the luxury of having things to eat. There were some times growing up when our cupboards weren't stocked...... [view]
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Posted By: GSimon
Posted On: Nov 7, 2008
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I took some notes from the last report for the UN, Building resilience: A human rights framework for world food and nutrition security, from Olivier De Schutter, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, Human Rights Council. Olivier De Schutter is absolutely wonderful and I am amazed at...... [view]
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Posted By: GSimon
Posted On: Nov 7, 2008
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Friday September 8th, 2008. I attended a conference organized by Rights & Democracy and the Canadian FoodGrains Bank on the theme: “Solutions for Hunger - A Policy Seminar on the Human Right to Food”. Basically we discussed how the Right to food (adequate food) should be incorporated in the...... [view]
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Posted By: yajitha
Posted On: Apr 22, 2008
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Can we keep both the Farmer and the Housewife happy?
It is hardly a secret that the rapidly increasing price of rice has now become an unbearable burden for the masses, with both Colombo and its immediate suburbs and even paddy cultivating areas displaying this trend.
Many people feel the...... [view]
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Event Date: Mar 21, 2009
Event Location: Downtown Toronto
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