Rationing of Emissions-Intensive Consumption: An Impossible Shift?
Rationing of Emissions-Intensive Consumption: An Impossible Shift? A response to Tim Lang ABOVE: Improving food access, then and now. British Restaurants in wartime, as in this 1941 image from Kent, England, and…
Food Thinkers: Past Approaches for Future Food?
My follow-up for attendees of my presentation at Food Thinkers conference Thank you so much for attending my talk at the Centre for Food Policy’s Food Thinkers event, held Sept 19, 2023:…
Factory Farming Undermines Indigenous Environments and Values, Says an Influential Chiefs’ Council
The Union of BC Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) has taken a strong stand against factory farming of animals, and against the industrial ways in which most meat and dairy are produced. Given the…
Why Are Canadians Subsidizing Global Promotion Of Food That’s Bad for Climate?
Canadians’ tax dollars are a potent support for beef marketers, who have faced a downward trend in domestic per capita beef consumption since at least 2008. According to the 2021-22 annual report…
Hello Vancouver Teachers Who Attended My April 24 Pro-D Sessions at UBC
Thank you so much for attending one of my sessions on bringing food topics into the classroom. I loved meeting you all, from high schools including Windermere, Tupper, Lord Byng, John Oliver,…
Rationing Consumption to Help the Climate
A new research article by Wood, Lawlor, and Freear explores rationing as a tool to more equitably share the sacrifices required to avert the worst effects of climate change. Read their original…
Hello to Students Who Attended the Independent Schools Youth Environmental Conference at UBC!
ABOVE: Youth celebrate their harvest of garlic, which they will sell at a local farmers’ market. They’re becoming more food-literate, learning about stewardship, and boosting local food security in programs from the…
Books on Wartime Food
Hello again, and especially to Brock House members who attended my talk this morning on British wartime programs for food security amid conflict. One attendee asked for suggestions of books on the…
Brock House Talk Today on Wartime Food
Hello readers! A special hello to members of Brock House seniors’ activity centre in Kitsilano. The images above are of some of the generous interviewees for my latest book Mobilize Food! Wartime…
The Ingredients in “Real” Meat are the Problem
“Plant-based burgers have too many ingredients,” you say? It’s a common refrain, probably planted by meaty public relations teams. As the complaint goes, veggie burgers contain salt and a few chemical compounds….
She Showed That Food Work is Meaningful Work
One of the most enjoyable articles I’ve written lately was on the topic of a war leader who never set foot on a battlefield. The leader’s name was Marguerite Patten, and she…
Food Systems Can Encourage…. Either War or Peace
Farmer Mike Millar at bravechildfarm.ca shows visitors this season’s crop of leafy greens. Peace is my topic here, though the truth is I’ve been thinking a lot about war lately. That’s because…