food security

All we would do is dig out clams at the shore, and bring a pot, and cook clams there

Robert DeVet — Thu, 05 Jun 2014 19:56:43 +0000

Food insecurity and pollution at Pictou Landing First Nation

K'JIPUKTUK (HALIFAX) – A lack of healthy, affordable food is a big problem in Pictou Landing First Nation, a small Mi'kmaq community of roughly 400 people.

Hundreds March Against Monsanto in Halifax

bsichel — Sun, 26 May 2013 19:44:59 +0000

Protesters want to know what's in their food

Over 300 foodies, gardeners, growers, and activists took to the streets of Halifax Saturday as part of a global day of action in protest of multinational seed and insecticide manufacturing giant Monsanto, demanding the right to know what is in their food.

The Right To Know: Monsanto, GMOs, and International Solidarity

Sarah Slaunwhite — Sun, 26 May 2013 06:34:50 +0000

Hundreds marched through Halifax on Saturday, May 25th to protest against multinational agribusiness Monsanto's aggressive promotion of GM foods, among other practices. Read Jon Grant's account of the march and rally here.

Greenwashing Sustainable Seafood

PalBou — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 03:35:50 +0000

The environmental community rejects the sustainable certification of Nova Scotia longline caught swordfish

Sustainable seafood certification announces to consumers that the fish they are buying is caught using ecologically sound practices that ensure the conservation of affected species.

ACORN Organic Conference

acornorganic — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:37:30 +0000

Subhead:

Farms and Communities: Growing Together

Fri Nov 11

city:

Halifax/Dartmouth

Venue:

Holiday Inn Halifax Harbourview

Address:

101 Wyse Rd.

Cost:

various pass options as well as free events. Visit acornconference.org for details

organizer contact:

lucia@acornorganic.org

Map link:

http://maps.google.ca/maps?client=safari&rls=en&oe=UTF-8&redir_esc=&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=holiday+inn+halifax+harbourview&fb=1&gl=ca&hq=holiday+inn+halifax+harbourview&hnear=0x4b5a211407dbfac1:0x666be3a6438b2ddc,Halifax,+NS&cid=0,0,1288834532324422384&ei=qrSyTsbgOKr50gHb36nLBA&sa=X&oi=local_result&ct=image&ved=0CCkQ_BI

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Link:

http://acornconference.org

The Atlantic Canadian Organic Regional Network (ACORN) is pleased to announce that it will holding its twelfth annual Organic Conference and Trade Show at the Holiday Inn Halifax Harbourview, November 11 -13, 2011.

No Clucking Way!

Miles Howe — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 02:48:37 +0000

After Over a Year of Deliberation, City Planning Lays Another Rotten Egg.

Case 15775, released on Friday, April 15th, by the Halifax city planning department, deals with the keeping of urban hens on the Halifax Peninsula. Case 15775 recommends that no action be taken, that current Land-Use Bylaws, which do not allow for agriculture on the Peninsula, stand, and that urban hens be kept off the peninsula.

Seemore Green Community Garden Events

jean.steinberg — Sat, 02 May 2009 21:16:02 +0000

Subhead:

open to all of the dalhousie and halifax community!

Tue May 5

city:

Halifax

Venue:

Seemore Green

Address:

1411 Seymour Street, between Coburg and University on the Dalhousie Campus

Cost:

FREE!

Link:

http://seemoregreen.wordpress.com

Next Tuesday, May 5th, our ongoing planting of seedlings and garden prep work will continue. We'll start meeting in the early evening, between 5:30 and 6. We'll be planting seedlings, tending beds, watering tender shoots, and meeting vivacious people, until sunset. As with all of our spring gatherings, seeds will be available for exchange, and we encourage you to share with each other.

The following Thursday, May 7, and on Tuesdays and Thursdays until the end of May, we'll be meeting at about the same time, in the early evening, and continuing to care for the collective health of the Green's effervescent new life. As with all of our spring gatherings, seeds will be available for exchange, and we encourage you to share with each other.

All of our gatherings take place on an open schedule, so feel free to come and go as you will.

Seemore Green is located in the courtyard behind the DeMille House, 1411 Seymour Street, between Coburg and University on the Dalhousie Campus.

As always, updates, a schedule of upcoming growings-on, directions, and a cornucopia of information are available at http://seemoregreen.wordpress.com