by oceancolleen | Sep 3, 2017 | Food Sustainability
Did you know? Canadians waste $31 billion of food every year! And 47% of that food is wasted in the home. The primary contributor to consumer food waste is high expectations—demand for high-quality, aesthetically-pleasing food is a key factor behind the volume of food...
by oceancolleen | Jul 5, 2017 | Eating Local
Jared Smith wrote a paper about food production on Vancouver Island which highlights the issues of food security on Vancouver Island. Are we doing enough to feed ourselves on Gabriola? “Because so few people are directly involved in agriculture, there exists a...