Esta publicación proporciona ejemplos de la vida real sobre cómo involucrar nuevamente a los jóvenes en la agricultura. El documento muestra cómo programas educativos personalizados pueden proveer a los jóvenes rurales las habilidades y el conocimiento necesarios para involucrarse en la agricultura y adoptar métodos de producción amigables con el...

The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF) has just published the latest issue of SAMUDRA Report, its triannual journal on fisheries, communities and livelehoods. The current edition, SAMUDRA Report No. 91, dated June 2024, is a Special Issue that runs into 110 pages and features a diverse range of...

Peat moss has been the staple soil amendment for home gardeners, commercial nurseries and growers since the mid-20th century. However, in recent years, it has come to light how detrimental widespread reliance on peat moss can be for our ecosystems. This article explores the urgent need to continue to support...

Welcome to episode one! Join the podcast crew and guest and WWFU alum Ayla Fenton as they introduce some of the core themes of the series and why it is valuable to hear directly from farmers about how the climate is impacting them, their farms and their communities. From the...

One of the most lucrative fisheries in Atlantic Canada – the elver [baby eel] fishery, which garners up to $5,000 per kilogram – was closed this past spring due to concerns about conservation and safety caused by poaching. In a fisheries management order prohibiting the fishing of elvers issued on April...

Cutting green-house emissions – one of the most dominant narratives about climate change. Policy focuses on them, global agreements target them and often proposed solutions address them: all reasons the production team wanted to focus an entire episode to try understand the basics of cutting emissions in the ag sector...

Uncover the truths behind the big rallying cries of the current climate moment – technological savourism, regenerative ag, the sanctity of plant-based diets, you get the picture. Alongside our guest Ayla Fenton, the team will give their hot takes on some of the biggest myths and falsehoods when it comes...

This report shares the findings of the Agroecology Policy Research Initiative, which examines the state of agroecology policy in Canada by gathering insights from those involved in policy, research, and practice related to agriculture and food. This includes government staff, parliamentarians, lobbyists, farmers, food systems researchers, and NGO policy advocates....

In many industrialized countries, there is a strong presence of women farmers in alternative food networks, including within short food supply chains. Studies attribute this phenomenon to the values of care underpinning such initiatives, the possibility for participating women farmers to pursue their own projects (empowerment), and the development of...

IN THIS EIGTH EPISODE we’re examining this country’s agricultural system through the lens of decolonization and focusing on the importance of Indigenous foodways. Our guest, Tiffany Traverse, tells us about her work with Fourth Sister Farm, preserving traditional Indigenous foods and reframing our relationship with seeds and with the land. More info...

When Jacob and Jessica Beaton traded suburban life for a 140-acre farm in British Columbia, they relied on YouTube videos to learn how to plant their vegetables. Four years and a global pandemic later, they’re growing thousands of kilos and leading a food-sovereignty revival in Indigenous communities on the west...

This discussion paper focuses on drawing connections between the many and varied aspects of food system change that need to be undertaken in complementary ways in order to build a just, ecological, and resilient food system. It also paints a picture of a potential food system in Canada that brings...

The Too Big to Ignore (TBTI) Digest contains all of the project's recent activities and outputs.

The Too Big to Ignore (TBTI) Digest contains all of the project's recent activities and outputs.

The Too Big to Ignore (TBTI) Digest contains all of the project's recent activities and outputs.

The Too Big to Ignore (TBTI) Digest contains all of the project's recent activities and outputs.

The Too Big to Ignore (TBTI) Digest contains all of the project's recent activities and outputs.

The Too Big to Ignore (TBTI) Digest contains all of the project's recent activities and outputs.

The Too Big to Ignore (TBTI) Digest contains all of the project's recent activities and outputs.

The farm crisis is real, as is the climate crisis. Left unchecked, the climate crisis will dramatically deepen the income crisis on Canada’s farms as farmers struggle to deal with continued warming, more intense storms, and increasingly unpredictable weather. It is clear that climate change represents a major challenge to...