Spaces, Places and Faces » Agriculture http://spacesplacesandfaces.ca Carleton University's Geography and Environmental Studies Radio Show. Thursdays: 7-8am on CKCU 93.1 FM. Wed, 27 Apr 2011 23:32:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 2007-2010 admin@spacesplacesandfaces.ca (Spaces, Places, & Faces) admin@spacesplacesandfaces.ca (Spaces, Places, & Faces) Geography & Environment 1440 http://spacesplacesandfaces.ca/shows/pictures/SpFLogo-Medium.jpg Spaces, Places and Faces » Agriculture http://spacesplacesandfaces.ca 144 144 Spaces, Places, & Faces: Geography and Environmental Studies Radio on CKCU-FM, Ottawa, Ontario geography, environment, international, sustainable, conservation, development, food, politics Spaces, Places, & Faces Spaces, Places, & Faces admin@spacesplacesandfaces.ca no clean September 24, 2009: Local Foods http://spacesplacesandfaces.ca/2009/09/25/september-24-2009-local-foods/ http://spacesplacesandfaces.ca/2009/09/25/september-24-2009-local-foods/#comments Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:57:07 +0000 SPF http://spacesplacesandfaces.ca/?p=272 We all know that buying local food is better for the environment, and better for building social capital. Or so we thought…why is it that economic geographer Pierre Desrochers believes that food miles and the 100 mile diet are a marketing fad? He believes they distort the environmental impacts of our food systems and . . . → Read More: September 24, 2009: Local Foods]]> We all know that buying local food is better for the environment, and better for building social capital. Or so we thought…why is it that economic geographer Pierre Desrochers believes that food miles and the 100 mile diet are a marketing fad? He believes they distort the environmental impacts of our food systems and detract from real pursuit of sustainable food systems. Desrochers is an associate professor at the University of Toronto’s Mississauga campus. SPF contributor Stewart Fast caught up with him earlier this month by phone from Montana where he is spending his sabbatical as a visiting scholar at the Property and Environment Research Centre in Bozeman.

We also heard a previously recorded interview with Matt Dudley, the proprietor of Ottawa Organics and Natural Foods, which lets Ottawa residents order organic, fair trade and often local foods online and then delivers them to the door. Matt Street talked with Matt Dudley about how the system works and how Ottawa Organics decides when to choose local and when to choose fair trade produce. This piece originally aired on May 14, 2009.

]]> http://spacesplacesandfaces.ca/2009/09/25/september-24-2009-local-foods/feed/ 2 0:15:35 We all know that buying local food is better for the environment, and better for building social capital. Or so we thought...why is it that ... We all know that buying local food is better for the environment, and better for building social capital. Or so we thought...why is it that economic geographer Pierre Desrochers believes that food miles and the 100 mile diet are a marketing fad? He believes they distort the environmental impacts of our food systems and detract from real pursuit of sustainable food systems. Desrochers is an associate professor at the University of Toronto's Mississauga campus. SPF contributor Stewart Fast caught up with him earlier this month by phone from Montana where he is spending his sabbatical as a visiting scholar at the Property and Environment Research Centre in Bozeman. We also heard a previously recorded interview with Matt Dudley, the proprietor of Ottawa Organics and Natural Foods, which lets Ottawa residents order organic, fair trade and often local foods online and then delivers them to the door. Matt Street talked with Matt Dudley about how the system works and how Ottawa Organics decides when to choose local and when to choose fair trade produce. This piece originally aired on May 14, 2009. Food, International Development, Sustainable Living Spaces, Places, & Faces no no February 26, 2009: Farming in Ontario Part 2 and Project Blue http://spacesplacesandfaces.ca/2009/02/26/february-26-2009-farming-in-ontario-part-2-and-project-blue/ http://spacesplacesandfaces.ca/2009/02/26/february-26-2009-farming-in-ontario-part-2-and-project-blue/#comments Thu, 26 Feb 2009 10:36:14 +0000 SPF http://spacesplacesandfaces.ca/?p=213 Matt Street continues his look into alternative agriculture in Ontario in an interview with John Vanden Heuvel from World Wide Opportunities in Organic Farming (WWOOF) Canada and a discussion of opportunities for interns who want to learn about organic agriculture by working on organic farms.

John Wall brings us an interview with Abner Lico . . . → Read More: February 26, 2009: Farming in Ontario Part 2 and Project Blue]]> Matt Street continues his look into alternative agriculture in Ontario in an interview with John Vanden Heuvel from World Wide Opportunities in Organic Farming (WWOOF) Canada and a discussion of opportunities for interns who want to learn about organic agriculture by working on organic farms.

John Wall brings us an interview with Abner Lico and Naomi Resnick from the Jane Goodall Institute of Canada (JGI). JGI’s youth initiative Roots and Shoots has launched Project Blue, a yearlong action campaign on water issues.

]]> http://spacesplacesandfaces.ca/2009/02/26/february-26-2009-farming-in-ontario-part-2-and-project-blue/feed/ 0 0:13:31 Matt Street continues his look into alternative agriculture in Ontario in an interview with John Vanden Heuvel from World Wide Opportunities in Organic Farming (WWOOF) ... Matt Street continues his look into alternative agriculture in Ontario in an interview with John Vanden Heuvel from World Wide Opportunities in Organic Farming (WWOOF) Canada and a discussion of opportunities for interns who want to learn about organic agriculture by working on organic farms. John Wall brings us an interview with Abner Lico and Naomi Resnick from the Jane Goodall Institute of Canada (JGI). JGI's youth initiative Roots and Shoots has launched Project Blue, a yearlong action campaign on water issues. Conservation, Food, Sustainable Living, Water Spaces, Places, & Faces no no February 19, 2009: Farming In Ontario And Green Stimulus http://spacesplacesandfaces.ca/2009/02/23/february-19-2009/ http://spacesplacesandfaces.ca/2009/02/23/february-19-2009/#comments Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:12:36 +0000 SPF http://spacesplacesandfaces.ca/?p=210 In this week’s show Matt Street brings us an interview with CRAFT, a network of Ontario farmers which facilitates internships for young people interested in learning and doing organic agriculture.

Carol Hunsberger reports from Nairobi on a United Nations Environment Programme summit looking at how economic stimulus packages around the world could be used . . . → Read More: February 19, 2009: Farming In Ontario And Green Stimulus]]> In this week’s show Matt Street brings us an interview with CRAFT, a network of Ontario farmers which facilitates internships for young people interested in learning and doing organic agriculture.

Carol Hunsberger reports from Nairobi on a United Nations Environment Programme summit looking at how economic stimulus packages around the world could be used to make economies fundamentally green.

]]> http://spacesplacesandfaces.ca/2009/02/23/february-19-2009/feed/ 0 0:11:01 In this week's show Matt Street brings us an interview with CRAFT, a network of Ontario farmers which facilitates internships for young people interested in ... In this week's show Matt Street brings us an interview with CRAFT, a network of Ontario farmers which facilitates internships for young people interested in learning and doing organic agriculture. Carol Hunsberger reports from Nairobi on a United Nations Environment Programme summit looking at how economic stimulus packages around the world could be used to make economies fundamentally green. Africa, Economics, Food, International Development, Sustainable Living Spaces, Places, & Faces no no