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organic agriculture

Lessons from Cuba/Employing Insect Farmers (encore)

Thumbnail image for Lessons from Cuba/Employing Insect Farmers (encore) June 30, 2009 by Jon Steinman

The New Resilient now features Deconstructing Dinner, an award-winning weekly radio podcast about local and international food issues brought to you by Kootenay Coop Radio CJLY FM in Nelson, British Columbia. You can download the latest episode here, stream it here or download the podcast via iTunes.
Launching this episode, we travel to Cuba – a [...]

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Genetically Engineered Crops – A Spectacular Failure?

Thumbnail image for Genetically Engineered Crops – A Spectacular Failure? May 19, 2009 by Jon Steinman

The New Resilient now features Deconstructing Dinner, an award-winning weekly radio podcast about local and international food issues brought to you by Kootenay Coop Radio CJLY FM in Nelson, British Columbia. You can download the latest episode here, stream it “>here or download the podcast via iTunes.
On our April 9 episode, Deconstructing Dinner examined the [...]

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Whose Interests Are Converging at Canada’s Agricultural Schools?

Thumbnail image for Whose Interests Are Converging at Canada’s Agricultural Schools? May 8, 2009 by Jon Steinman

On April 10, this column featured the latest from a dramatic story out of the University of Guelph.
Guelph is home to Canada’s largest agricultural school, among which, is the very small organic degree program. In late March, it was announced that because of budgetary challenges, the organic program would be cut among others displaying low [...]

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Guelph organic agriculture axed… almost!

Thumbnail image for Guelph organic agriculture axed… almost! April 17, 2009 by Jon Steinman

“How can the president of this institution express support for organic programs while at the same time allow the closure of the major,” –Sylvie Fojtik, University of Guelph student
At a time filled with great economic and ecological challenges, how we choose to respond can shed insight into what our society values.
Over the past year, it’s [...]

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University of Guelph Organic Agriculture Axed… almost/Mountain Valley Farm I

Thumbnail image for University of Guelph Organic Agriculture Axed… almost/Mountain Valley Farm I April 13, 2009 by Jon Steinman

The New Resilient now features Deconstructing Dinner, an award-winning weekly radio podcast about local and international food issues brought to you by Kootenay Coop Radio CJLY FM in Nelson, British Columbia. You can download the latest episode here, stream it here or download the podcast via iTunes.
In late March 2009, the University of Guelph announced [...]

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