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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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This week we continue our examination of fair trade, food security, and ethical purchasing leading up to the Ethical Purchasing Forum next week, here at the University of Victoria. The BC Institute for Co-operative Studies is sponsoring the Forum. This two-day event will bring together active citizens to explore trade issues and expand ethical trade in the Victoria region.
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