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Archive for September, 2009

Sep 23, 2009

A Seedy Practice

Do Seed Companies Control GM Crop Research? The editors of Scientific American think so. They’ve called for an end to restrictions – restrictions imposed by seed companies – that prevent careful review and scrutiny of GM crops by independent scientists. Read the full article here. Read More ...

Sep 18, 2009

What’s On Your Plate?

Join us for an evening of dialogue and film featuring Wayne Roberts – author of the No-Nonsense guide to World Food – and to see our new short animated film on the food system.

What we grow, produce, and eat has changed dramatically in just a few decades. How did this happen, what does it mean, and what are we doing about it? Dr. Roberts will speak about the fact that food is no longer for people, it’s for markets. How did we get there and how do we get it back?Read More… Read More ...

Sep 17, 2009

Threatened: Farmers’ Rights to Adapt to Climate Change

USC Canada brought the crucial link between seeds, diversity, food, and climate change to the steps of Parliament Hill in Ottawa on September 15th, at the culmination of the Pedal For the Planet campaign – a cross-country relay to call for action on climate change. Watch this short video of the address that USC Executive Director, Susan Walsh, gave to the gathered audience. Read More ...

Sep 14, 2009

The Global Politics of Food

The Global Politics of Food was the theme of this August’s prestigious conference of the Couchiching Institute on Public Affairs in Orillia, ON. For the closing forum – a look at the future of food – USC Executive Director Susan Walsh delivered a clear and compelling case for a vision of a transformed global food system: an ecologically sensitive, resilient, and healthy approach to feeding the world, building on the often overlooked knowledge of so many small scale farmers around the planet. Watch her presentation, or read it here (pdf). Read More ...

Sep 8, 2009

The Real Cost of Cheap Food

Time Magazine’s August 31st cover story offers a compelling “must-read” about the broken food system. It not only uncovers the hidden costs of our cheap food and a system that is destroying soils, food, and health, but also describes what writer Bryan Walsh suggests is a way forward. Read More… Read More ...