Socially Acceptable Hunger: Food Security’s Part in Sustainability
Agriculture Myth Busting It is easy to think of sustainability aspects separately, as if improvement in one area is dependent upon another. There is something …
Agriculture Myth Busting
A series clarifying the truth behind commonly held agriculture beliefs
Sustainable Certifications: How Interchangeable is the Label?
Agriculture Myth Busting Compared to 70 years ago, Canadians are no longer as connected to their food or its production. For this reason, food labels …
Sustainability Inexperience: Is the Environment Enough?
Agriculture Myth Busting Asking everyone to do their part to improve sustainable lifestyle choices often prioritizes one aspect: the environment. In the 1980s, when sustainable …
The Ideal Future: Can We Ever Truly Be “Sustainable”?
Agriculture Myth Busting You read correctly: Agriculture Myth Busting has returned! To match some of the in-office conversations we’ve been having about its increasing generality …
Fossil Fuels: Is Agriculture Accommodating Reduced Dependence?
Agriculture Myth Busting The Canadian government has spent years reworking their federal environmental frameworks to accommodate changing sustainability standards. In 2023 for instance, as the …
Soil Health: Can Agriculture Be a Positive Influence?
Agriculture Myth Busting Agriculture needs soil. Not dirt, soil. The difference between dirt and soil should be on either end of the land spectrum but, …
Bees: How Many Colonies Does Agriculture Hurt?
Agriculture Myth Busting Food is nothing without pollinators and, in Canada, bees are of particular importance. A third of all Canadian food is produced …
Marginal Land: Are Livestock Even Necessary to Meet Global Food Security?
Agriculture Myth Busting There currently exists a global land competition problem. In the current trajectory, North American agricultural productivity will be facing very real …
Chemical Use: The Distinction that Makes Organic Food Better?
Agriculture Myth Busting Over and over, the term ‘organic’ is used as an umbrella for a variety of qualitative features in food. There is …
Crop Quality: Is There an Excuse for Off-Grade Food?
Agriculture Myth Busting When grocery shelves are so well-stocked, it’s easy to overlook the global food availability crisis. However, Canada is not exempt. The …