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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:…
Cultivating radical change by gabbing about gardening
It’s no biggie. Lucretia Schanfarber just simply plans to save the planet by gabbing about…
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…
Are B.C. trophy hunters shooting themselves in the foot?
Trophy hunting of wolves, grizzly bears and cougars may endanger hunters as well as the…
The new green paper sector doesn’t need trees
For Nicole Rycroft, the first modern, tree-free commercial-scale pulp mill in North America was a…
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…
SkipTheDishes feels the heat after adding ‘B.C. fee’ to all bills
A popular delivery service has found a way to skirt a new provincial rule by…
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…
Canadian seaweed may be the secret to taming belchy cows, tackling climate change
Canadian scientists are investigating whether regional seaweeds might be the new superfood for cows, and…
Should Canada be hungry to farm seaweed? This marine biologist thinks so
Harvesting seaweed on the B.C. coast has been the on-and-off-again dream of back-to-landers intent on…
Federal COVID-19 travel rules create obstacles for B.C.’s migrant workers
From their homes in far-flung locations like Guatemala, Mexico, and Honduras, migrant workers are telling…
Budding farmer gets chance to grow Keremeos dream orchard thanks to land-matching program
This year, Kanver Brares will be tending his own fruit trees in the Similkameen Valley…
How new COVID-19 travel rules could hurt Canada’s greenhouse vegetable industry
New COVID-19 testing requirements for travellers entering Canada could hinder more than would-be pandemic tourists.…
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…
Should the price of meat reflect its impact on the environment?
Meat is expensive — but we’re still paying far less for it than the cost…
Smaller gatherings mean smaller turkeys. How will the industry adapt?
Demand for small turkeys has kept Raul Granucci’s phone ringing off the hook. But the…
Farmers say B.C. government funding to grow raspberry industry not enough
The B.C. government recently announced funding to revitalize the raspberry industry, but growers say it…
How a new delivery model could save Canadian restaurants struggling with rising costs
High delivery costs are eating into the dwindling profits of restaurant and food companies struggling…