June 4, 2012 in NuAgri Educational Resources
Published by Arly Cassidy and Bowen Patterson Why should planners care about the food system in their area? How can planners help shape a healthy food system? This guide sets [...]
March 9, 2012 in NuAgri Educational Resources
Executive Summary The food system within Metro Vancouver is responsible for feeding more than two million people on a daily basis. The region’s population is expected to grow substantially over [...]
March 9, 2012 in NuAgri Educational Resources
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Whether the incentive is freshness, economic development, food safety, food resilience, healthy ecosystems, minimization of carbon footprint, or simply the desire for stronger community, the demand for regional [...]
March 9, 2012 in NuAgri Educational Resources
Abstract: Food prices have doubled since 2002. The way we eat has changed more in the last 50 years than in the last 10,000 years. This article addresses issues with [...]
March 9, 2012 in NuAgri Educational Resources
Mark Bittman On What’s Wrong With What We Eat In this fiery and funny talk, New York Times food writer Mark Bittman weighs in on what’s wrong with the way [...]
March 9, 2012 in NuAgri Educational Resources
“By 2048 the World’s population will grow to 9 billion people. Food production will have to increase 70-100 percent to feed this growing population. That’s an annual increase in agricultural [...]