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Author : Darrin Qualman,Fred Tait
Publisher : Canadian Centre Policy Alternatives
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Agricultural subsidies
ISBN : 9780886273910
Author : Michel Pimbert
Publisher : IIED
Page : 59 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Agricultural ecology
ISBN : 9781843696551
"In the face of the organised power of science, business and mainstream politics, the more diffuse but networked power of the growing food sovereignty movement is confronted with many challenges. In this book, the author focuses on only one of these: the need to transform knowledge and ways of knowing to regenerate locally controlled food systems. The production of ecologically literate and socially just knowledge implies a radical shift from the existing top down and increasingly corporate-controlled research system to an approach which devolves more decision-making power to farmers, indigenous peoples, food workers, consumers and citizens for the production of social and ecological knowledge. The whole process should lead to the democratisation of research, diverse forms of co-inquiry based on specialist and non-specialist knowledge, an expansion of horizontal networks for autonomous learning and action, and more transparent oversight. This implies: 1) nurturing political values that emphasise more direct citizen participation in determining research agendas, regulations and policies; 2) the adoption of a learning process approach and extended peer review in the production and validation of knowledge; and 3) enabling policies that offer citizens adequate material security and time for democratic deliberation in the context of more localised food systems and economies."--pub. website.
Author : Sally Miller
Publisher : Fernwood Publishing
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2016-10-20T00:00:00Z
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781552669044
Land used to produce food is at the core of disputes, violent conflicts and despair across the world. As farmers increasingly can no longer afford to grow food and as one in ten Canadians faces food insecurity each year, it is clear that our culture-specific land systems lie at the heart of the current food and farm crises. Solutions must be implemented to ensure food security and food sovereignty in Canada and the world. In Belongings, Sally Miller illustrates how food and farm crises result from adherence to the rules of private property. Miller looks at the state of farmland and farmers in Canada and across the world as a way of understanding ownership, land regulation and the dire situation of our ability to produce food. Hundreds of acres of prime farmland are lost each day to residential development, further restricting the ability of farmers to supply our food needs. Farmers face ever-increasing financial risks and often have to sell farmable land for commercial development to make ends meet. Finally, Miller highlights several alternative structures of land use that are proving to be successful in Canada and across the globe and argues that the way in which we understand and manage foodlands needs to be reconsidered to achieve sustainable food systems with healthy food access for all.
Author : William Krehm
Publisher : COMER Publications
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780968068151
Author : Philip Lymbery
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2014-01-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781408846421
Farm animals have been disappearing from our fields as the production of food has become a global industry. We no longer know for certain what is entering the food chain and what we are eating. We are reaching a tipping point as the farming revolution threatens our countryside, health and the quality of our food wherever we live in the world. From the antibiotics routinely given to industrially farmed animals to the chemicals that are killing our insect populations, Farmageddon is a fascinating and terrifying investigative journey behind the closed doors of a runaway industry across the world – from Europe to the USA, from China to Latin America. It is both a wake-up call to change our current food production and eating practices, and an attempt to find a way to a better farming future.
Author : Tania Das Gupta,Carl E. James,Chris Andersen,Grace-Edward Galabuzi,Roger C. A. Maaka
Publisher : Canadian Scholars’ Press
Page : 734 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2018-02-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781773380155
Few words have generated as much debate and controversy as the word race. Through a critical examination of this complex subject, this anthology brings together essential contributions to the study of race and racialization. An excellent compilation of classic and contemporary works by academic and activist writers, Race and Racialization provides historical, comparative, and global perspectives on race and its intersection with gender, class, ethnicity, indigeneity, and sexuality. This well-updated second edition includes a new section on state multiculturalism and a diverse ensemble of Canadian and international contributors who explore such relevant themes as colonialism, institutional racism, ethnocentrism, privilege, marginalization, and resistance. Featuring introductions to each piece written by the editors, annotated lists of supplementary readings to encourage further exploration, and contributions by activists from Idle No More and Black Lives Matter, this comprehensive and highly accessible anthology is perfect for students studying race, racism, cultural diversity, identity and belonging, social inequality, and social justice.
Author : Beverly Leipert,Belinda Leach,Wilfreda Thurston
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 473 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2012-09-17
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781442662520
The well-being of rural communities affects the well-being of those who reside in towns and cities because of rural-urban connections through food, drinking water, infectious disease, extreme environmental events, recreation, and for many, retirement residence. In rural areas themselves, women play a critical role in the health of their families and communities, yet women’s health is often marginalized or ignored. There have been limited studies to date about rural women and health in Canada. Filling an important gap in scholarship, this collection identifies priority issues that must be addressed to ensure these women’s well-being and offers innovative theoretical and methodological ideas for improvement. Rural Women’s Health integrates perspectives from rural practitioners, residents, and scholars in a variety of fields, including nursing, sociology, anthropology, and geography, to tackle issues relevant to diverse settings across the country. As such, it presents a national perspective on the nature of women’s health while respecting internal and regional diversity, as well as viewpoints from international scholarship.
Author : Wayne Antony,Jessica Antony,Les Samuelson
Publisher : Fernwood Publishing
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05-06T00:00:00Z
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781773633138
How do we make sense of the social problems that continue to plague Canadian society? Our understanding of issues such as poverty, racism, violence, homophobia, crime and pollution stems from our view of how society is structured. From the dominant neoliberal perspective, social problems arise from individuals making poor choices. From a critical perspective, however, these social troubles are caused by structural social inequalities. Disparities in economic, social and political power — that is, relations of power based on class, race, gender and sexual orientation — are the central structural element of capitalist, patriarchal, colonialist societies. The contributors to Power and Resistance use this critical perspective to explore Canadian social issues such as poverty, colonialism, homophobia, violence against women, climate change and so on. This sixth edition adds chapters on the corporatization of higher education, the lethal impacts of colonialism, democracy, the social determinants of health, drug policy and sexual violence on campus.
Author : Geoffrey Lawrence,Kristen Lyons,Tabatha Wallington
Publisher : Earthscan
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781849774499
This book offers critical insights by international scholars, with chapters on global food security, supermarket power, new technologies, and sustainability. The book also assesses the contributions of diet and nutrition research in building socially just and environmentally sustainable food systems and provides policy recommendations to improve the health and environmental status of contemporary agri-food systems.
Author : Shirley A. McDonald,Bob Barnetson
Publisher : University of Alberta
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2017-01-16
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781772122725
Bill 6, the government of Alberta’s contentious farm workers’ safety legislation, sparked public debate as no other legislation has done in recent years. The Enhanced Protection for Farm and Ranch Workers Act provides a right to work safely and a compensation system for those killed or injured at work, similar to other provinces. In nine essays, contributors to Farm Workers in Western Canada place this legislation in context. They look at the origins, work conditions, and precarious lives of farm workers in terms of larger historical forces such as colonialism, land rights, and racism. They also examine how the rights and privileges of farm workers, including seasonal and temporary foreign workers, conflict with those of their employers, and reveal the barriers many face by being excluded from most statutory employment laws, sometimes in violation of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Contributors: Gianna Argento, Bob Barnetson, Michael J. Broadway, Jill Bucklaschuk, Delna Contractor, Darlene A. Dunlop, Brynna Hambly (Takasugi), Zane Hamm, Paul Kennett, Jennifer Koshan, C.F. Andrew Lau, J. Graham Martinelli, Shirley A. McDonald, Robin C. McIntyre, Nelson Medeiros, Kerry Preibisch, Heidi Rolfe, Patricia Tomic, Ricardo Trumper, and Kay Elizabeth Turner.
Author : Devlin Kuyek
Publisher : Between the Lines
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2007-11-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781926662152
In recent years Canadians have become more and more concerned about the origins of their food and the environmental impacts of pesticides in agriculture. What is less well known is that pesticide corporations such as Monsanto and DuPont have bought their way into the seed industry and are taking control of what was once the exclusive domain of farmers. In Good Crop/Bad Crop, Devlin Kuyek deftly examines the economic and environmental background of the modern seed trade from a Canadian perspective. Historically seeds were viewed more as public goods than as commodities, and plant breeding objectives were widely shared by scientists, governments, and farmers. Now that approach is changing; seeds have become increasingly commodified, and plant breeding has become subject to corporate priorities. Farmers and citizens in Canada, Kuyek points out, need to heed the hard-won lessons from the developing world, where farmers greatly damaged by the much-heralded approaches of the Green Revolution are now taking steps to reclaim control over seed supplies, food security, and their futures.
Author : Andrew Heintzman,Evan Solomon
Publisher : House of Anansi
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0887847447
Outlines practical solutions to global food supply problems in the twenty-first century, suggesting relevant ways to address key issues related to food safety, conservation, global trade, and more. Original.
Author : Ivor MacDonald
Publisher : Virtualbookworm Publishing
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2005-10-03
Category : Rural churches
ISBN : 9781589397828
A flourishing earth that reflects the diversity, bounty, and beauty of its Creator must be cared for. There are compelling reasons for all Christians - rural and urban - to be concerned for the land. If you love the Creator, you must love his creation, and to love his creation, you must love the communities that are charged with looking after it. "Land of the Living" reflects on some of the pressures on agricultural communities today, and argues that the land is still spiritually important and has an important place in God's eternal purposes. Issues such as urbanisation, technology, mobility, and the importance of roots, globalisation, and food are viewed through the twin lenses of rural life and theology.
Author : Mary Beth Lind,Cathleen Hockman-Wert
Publisher : MennoMedia, Inc.
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2015-05-25
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9780836147551
Simply in Season serves up more than three hundred recipes organized by season, along with a popular and expanded fruit and vegetable guide. This 10th anniversary edition transforms a beloved cookbook with recipes and stories linking food and faith into a visual masterpiece with colorful photographs to help cooks—novice to seasoned—learn how to prepare local and seasonal produce.Part of the World Community Cookbook series published in cooperation with Mennonite Central Committee. Proceeds help support this worldwide ministry of relief, development, and peace. Royalties from the sale of these books go to nourish people around the world.What’s new in the 10th anniversary edition:•Colorful photographs of seasonal dishes•Expanded fruit and vegetable guide with storage, preparation, and serving suggestions•Labels on gluten-free and vegetarian recipes •Seasonal menus to guide meal planning
Author : Andrew Heintzman,Evan Solomon
Publisher : House of Anansi
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780887848261
Culls top-selected essays from Feeding the Future and Fueling the Future to explore the reasons for food and fuel shortages and what might be done to resolve them, in a volume that includes pieces by such thinkers as Thomas Homer-Dixon, Gordon Laird, and Jeremy Rifkin. Original.
