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Hundreds of farmers drive tractors through Paris to protest pesticide ban
Farmers stands next to tractors at the Esplanades des Invalides during a demonstration organised by unions including FNSEA (National Federation of Farmers Union), against "obligations" in agriculture, in particular restrictions on the use of pesticides, in Paris, on February 8, 2023. (Photo by Bertrand GUAY / AFP) (Photo by BERTRAND GUAY/AFP via Getty Images)
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The painful food truths exposed by Russia’s war in Ukraine
Bjorn Lomborg
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For Canada, organic food is an expensive status symbol. For Sri Lanka, it’s a catastrophe
Doug Saunders
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Regenerative agriculture a game-changer for farmers
Woman farmer with straw hat and rubber boot standing at cabbage field. Agronomist is inspecting quality control at her organic farm
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Want a more sustainable food system? Focus on better dirt
Cody Straza and Allison Squires, owners of Upland Organics in Wood Mountain, Sask., farm according to the principles of regenerative agriculture.
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What does it mean when a wine is certified sustainable?
A glass of white and red wine side by side on a table looking out over a vineyard, in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont.
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Four storeys up, a commercial vegetable garden thrives in a converted Sears warehouse
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Spearheading a blueprint for large-scale organic cannabis production
The Green Organic Dutchman is the only licensed producer growing certified organic cannabis at scale.
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Interview: Trailblazers issue call to action
Only 1.8 per cent of Canadian farms are certified organic (or 1.7 per cent of acreage). This alarmingly low percentage shows that the growth in organic acreage in Canada has not kept pace to match the $2-billion in organic retail growth over the last five years
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Join Canada’s largest annual celebration of organic food, farming and products, September 9 to 15
Organic Week launches as Canada’s national consumer campaign, organized by Canada Organic Trade Association, Canadian Health Food Association and Canadian Organic Growers
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Innovation: Market growth democratizing access to organic food
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Committed to organic integrity
Clockwise from top left: Crofter’s supports small, family co-operative berry farms in the best fruit growing regions around the world, like the mountainous region of southwest Serbia where families keep their traditional way of life and preserve the biosphere of the region; Crofter’s sources fair trade, organic sugar exclusively from the Green Cane Project in Brazil, a world leader in sustainable agriculture. Green harvesting, biological
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Fairness: Partnerships advancing access to good, locally grown food
Jenn Pfenning and Amy Angelo, manager of Food Access and Skills at the Hamilton Community Food Centre, a project of Neighbour to Neighbour Centre, at Pfennings Farms
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