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Marc Fawcett-Atkinson
Swimming for salmon in the backwoods of BC
On a rare sunny late October day, a quartet of swimmers gathered around a deep…
Why this fishing technique is a climate disaster
Bottom trawling, a common fishing practice where large nets are dragged along the sea floor,…
COVID demand for produce boxes in B.C. still booming, farmers say
Last spring, Shirlene Coté was hit with surging demand for an unusual product: Boxes filled…
Feds won’t ban pesticides deadly to bees, bugs and their ecosystems
Pesticides harmful to bees, water bugs, and other insects will continue to be allowed for…
Cutting back on waste is possible in B.C. – if you can afford it
Amy Ash knew reducing her waste wouldn’t be easy. But the cost of wasting less…
Could high-tech farming be the future of food in B.C.?
Robots, blockchain, and high-tech plankton might soon be producing food for British Columbians. The B.C.…
Why better bioplastics can’t end the plastic crisis
Plastic products made from corn, wheat stubble, and other plants could soon become more common…
Why community-run food hubs like this one in Kamloops could be key to better food security
Kent Fawcett didn’t plan to spend hours each day in the kitchen when he started…
Can companies make chocolate more sustainable? One B.C. researcher is trying to find out
Sophia Carodenuto is looking for ways to make food more sustainable in an unusual place:…
B.C. ranchers push for more help in struggle to get their animals slaughtered
Julia Smith has a problem. Despite litters of fast-growing piglets and surging demand for her…
Why this UBC professor sees home economics as a climate solution
From farm to fork and beyond, food is responsible for between 21 and 37 per…
Robots don’t just help farmers’ mental health; cows like them too
Mickey Aylard used to wake up in the dead of night and milk a hundred…
Why Canadians put their trust in the web for nutrition advice
More than half of Canadians trust social media and blogs over doctors and nutritionists, according…
Own a llama in B.C.? Register it, province says
Starting next year, anyone rearing farm animals — everything from bees to llamas to cattle…
Meet the Indigenous UBC scientist charting the future of fisheries — one salmon at a time
Like most salmon scientists, Andrea Reid spends months each year searching for the iconic fish…
Calls to open taps on mail-order booze in Canada echo century-old fight
John Skinner just wants to mail a case of his vineyard’s wine to family in…
Researchers say plants key to eating locally and sustainably
Eating more plants is the key to eating local and sustainably, according to a recent…
DFO is making new fishing rules but will they work?
In 1992, Canadians watched in horror as Newfoundland’s once-thriving cod stocks collapsed, leaving thousands without…
Plant-based meats are on the rise. But are they sustainable?
Vegetables are becoming increasingly common in an unusual place: the grocery store meat aisle. Sales…
Food banks aren’t the answer to hunger, Canadian researchers say
Valerie Tarasuk wouldn’t be surprised if food charities receive record donations this holiday season. But…
Many small-scale B.C. farmers struggling thanks to high farmland prices
More than two-thirds of the world’s fields, ranches and orchards are owned by one per…
B.C. First Nations reawaken an ancestral practice: agriculture
As a kid, Delbert Good remembers that he would come home from a day of…
How a new Canadian organic farming app is trying to weed out paperwork
Heather Stretch usually spends a few days each winter corralling paperwork that traces her produce…