Browsing Social Economy Reader Collection by Subject "agriculture"
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Food Facts: How are Canadians Experiencing the Food Wars?
(Making Waves, 2006)Canadians have achieved unprecedented levels of efficiency in the production and distribution of food. So how come it is undermining our health and well-being? "The Food Wars” have turned Canada into a colony and a ... -
New Generation Co-Operatives : Part of a Revitalization Strategy for Rural Communities
(Making Waves, 2001)Their exclusiveness puts them at odds with some co-operators and CED activists New Generation Co-operatives are nevertheless proving an effective instrument of rural revitalization, helping producers move up the value chain ... -
Plotting the Future of Food: Putting ecologically-driven, community-based policy at the heart of Canada’s food economy
(Making Waves, 2006)Amidst the rising acrimony over how we expect to feed ourselves in the next 50 years, three main schools of thought and strategy emerge. Two remain devoted to technological innovation, driven by corporate investment and ... -
Rural Paradox; The agricultural land trust looks tailor-made for CED. But is it?
(Making Waves, 2006)In the agricultural land trust, rural Canada has at hand a useful structure for defending small-scale farming from industrial agriculture. But trusts will not get to square one until farmers themselves start to question ...