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A Crisis in Awareness & Participation: Michael Ableman

Thumbnail image for A Crisis in Awareness & Participation: Michael Ableman March 25, 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 it here, stream it here or subscribe to it on iTunes.
Michael Ableman is a farmer, author and photographer. Since he moved [...]

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Wheat Board offers ecological stimulus

January 31, 2009 by Ryan Slifka

Yesterday the Canadian Wheat Board announced that it will now offer funding incentives to prairie farmers who wish to make the transition from conventional to organic:
“Growing consumer demand for organic products creates new opportunity for western Canadian farmers,” said CWB president and CEO Ian White. “We have committed to assisting organic farmers in a number [...]

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