Archive for January, 2009
Fighting GM Contamination
For our supporters who are interested in seeds and seed issues, we suggest you check out the latest edition of Seedling Magazine. This issue deals with genetic modification and how it is affecting global farming today.
Make your Donations go Further
In these times of financial uncertainty, donations need to go further. The USC team is working hard to make this happen, and you can help!
Bruce Cockburn Film to air across Canada
Travel with Bruce Cockburn as he returns to Nepal after twenty years away. The CBC Documentary Channel will will air the broadcast premiere of Return to Nepal, a new documentary film chronicling Cockburn’s recent visit to the spectacular Himalayan nation. Click here for details.
Participation, Experience, Hope
Claire Kane, a young Canadian studying at the University of North Carolina, recently visited our Seeds of Survival partner in Honduras – the Foundation for Participatory Research with Honduran Farmers (FIPAH). She writes, “It was a privilege to see the changes they are making, and that there is a way to support sustainable development and social justice. It gave me hope for the future.”
Read more about Claire’s visit to Honduras and the success FIPAH is having.
Rising Temperatures
CBC News has reported that higher global temperatures forecast for the rest of this century will lead to major disruptions in the world food supply unless farmers can adapt to the changing climate. That’s precisely the message USC Canada and it’s partners have been sending to the government of Canada for several years.
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