Quebec health care facilities would like to use more local food in their food services, but is it possible?
Last week, Ontario's Ministry of Agriculture introduced a Local Food Act, establishing "a target to aspire to in respect of local food." Quebec should take note.
According to Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty, if Ontario households were to take just $10 of their normal food spending, and use it to buy Ontario-grown rather than imported products, it could spark $2.4...
Thank you to the seven volunteers in our Quebec City action group who distributed more than 1000 flyers by bike last weekend, reminding residents that there is still time to order a summer basket of locally grown vegetables from one of the family farmers in our community supported agriculture (CSA) network.
Mathieu, Maxime, Michel, Lucie, Christian, Nicolas and Alizée took...
When the city of Laval learned that most of the food we buy travels an average of 2600 km "from field to table," it decided to do something about it, by teaming up with Equiterre and local food co-op Saveurs de Laval to help institutional food services access fresh fruit and vegetables from a local farm.
What made Laval such a good candidate for this project? The...
Montreal, September 1st , 2011 – According to an extensive nation-wide survey conducted by Léger Marketing, in partnership with Equiterre, three out of four Canadians (78%) say that they prefer to buy local. The survey, “Eating at Home”, was designed to identify the motivations and obstacles related to buying locally grown food for Canadian homes.
More than 3 out of 4 Canadians say that they favour the purchase of local fruit and vegetables. This according to a recent survey conducted by Leger Marketing for Equiterre.
The survey shows that buying local is a primarily a political act for Canadian consumers, more likely to be motivated by a concern for the economy than for the environment. 94% of respondents said that...
Back to school doesn't have to be about driving from box store to box store. It's a great opportunity to make responsible choices that benefit your community, protect your pocketbook and reaffirm the values that you work so hard to teach your children.
Changing old habits may seem daunting, but it won't take long for you to experience the advantages. Besides, your children may...
If you have a family farmer, you may be lucky enough to find raspberries in your next basket. But if not, don't let this season – which is reportedly excellent – pass you by.
Remember, when you do go shopping, to ask about the fruit you are buying – where does it come from? Request to see more local food of all kinds in your favourite places of purchase....
