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Chloe Markgraf speaks about the Fairfield Community Gardens Project and related topics and projects in Victoria. For more information, please visit the following sites: |
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Joanna Michal of NOWBC Co-op talks about the co-op that is a source for local, organic, sustainable foods and groceries to neighbourhoods in Metro Vancouver. Caple Melton talks about the Central Co-op, a member-owned natural foods cooperative in the heart of Seattle dedicated to sustainable practices, community accountability, and the local food economy. For further information, please visit the following sites: |
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In developing local food security, communities have been organizing farmer’s markets, food box delivery programs, collective kitchens, and community gardens: All great ways to build relationships between neighbours, farmers, and their food. However, what about naturally-derived consumer products that aren’t for eating? And what about the products, edible and otherwise, that are wildcrafted from forests, meadows, and other landscapes that are closer to nature than a farmed plot? |
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