Senate report pulls feds down to earth on food security
Only 7.2 per cent of Canada's land mass is arable, with high-quality soils that can support produce even rarer still. So why haven't governments taken steps to protect those lands?
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A more sustainable farming model
Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture’s Living Labs project aims to help farmers better tackle climate change.
California towns are banning new gas stations. That has Big Oil’s attention
As the urgency of addressing climate change grows across the United States, one unprecedented heat wave and flood at a time, cities are finding ways to cut fossil fuels out of their future.
How gardeners ditch emissions-heavy peat and explore new plant soils
Gardeners are starting to avoid peat potting soils because of the carbon footprint of peat extraction. Across the world, these gardeners are exploring how peat-free alternatives let plants flourish.
Calculating climate costs into the price of your next bottle
There are steps we can take to be kinder to the Earth as it pertains to wine-drinking habits — seeing as grape-growing and winemaking impact the planet, and rarely for the better, it’s worth considering when picking out your next bottle of wine.
As the planet warms, more ‘flash droughts’ suck soil and plants dry
Climate change is making droughts faster and more furious, especially a specific fast-developing heat-driven kind that catches farmers by surprise, a new study found.
From cradle to compost — there’s a path to make death greener
Startups rush to gain foothold in a burgeoning industry as New York and California move to legalize human composting.
Hot gardening trends for 2023? Think seaweed compost and bean ‘manure’
Regenerative gardening is predicted to take off next year as people future-proof spaces for extreme climate.
Turning soil to gold
Karn Manhas, the CEO of Canadian agtech company Terramera, believes that technology is key to making more sustainable regenerative farming widespread.
Canada and U.S. to invest heavily in ‘climate-smart’ agriculture
On Tuesday, Canada backed a controversial initiative aimed at boosting countries' support for high-tech farming methods designed to reduce emissions and mitigate the impacts of climate change on farms and food.
Nature conservation key to food security, climate sustainability
The world must restore at least two billion hectares of land and ocean — an area roughly double the size of Canada — to prevent the planet from falling deeper into an ecological crisis fuelled by unchecked economic growth, warns a UN report released Thursday.
A farming life motivated by love of land and animals
Jeanette Heffernan and her partner Katie Sherratt run Tipsy Willow, a sustainable farm in Indian River, Ont.
Lead pollution hung over Trail, B.C., for nearly a century. 30 years later, the city's still cleaning up
For more than 30 years, a small city nestled in the mountains of British Columbia’s West Kootenay region has been working to clean up lead pollution that spewed from the local smelter for almost a century.
How a young agrologist is helping organic farmers with their environmental and production goals
A recent graduate of UBC, Amy Norgaard has a master’s in soil science with a specialization in organic vegetable production and worked with roughly 20 organic farms in B.C. to help them meet and balance their environmental and production goals.
The soil revolution that could save farming and the climate
Joe Biden and other Democrats are backing regenerative farming, which pulls carbon from the atmosphere and restores nutrients to soil. But is it ready for prime time?