Jeff Nield
Jeff writes mostly about food and agriculture for TreeHugger, but daily life provides too much inspiration to pigeon-hole. He has worked all along the food chain from farm to produce distributor to restaurant and spent many years with British Columbia's preeminent food security non-profit FarmFolkCityFolk. He recently won Gold at the Canadian Online Publishing Awards for a series he co-wrote in The Tyee.
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Wholesome Sweeteners Celebrates $1 Million Dollars In Fair Trade Premiums Paid To Sugar Cane Farmers
Since 2005, when Wholesome Sweeteners helped develop Fair Trade Certification for sugar products, the company has raised over $1 million in certification premiums for the sugar cane farmers and beekeepers it works with in Malawi,
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Local Food Rebuilds Small Town (And Inner-City) America
Our uncertain times, both economic and environmental, have businesses, individuals and all levels of government scrambling for a positive way forward. On one end of the solution spectrum is the
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Sustainable Food Leaders Honored At Glynwood Harvest Awards
Last week I highlighted Will Allen's MacArthur genius grant. This is surely the richest award given to a sustainable agriculture leader and is much deserved. (Another, just as worthy, sustainable food pioneer, Gary
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National Sustainable Agriculture Standards Debated
The Leonardo Academy has announced the first meeting of the stakeholder group that will develop "a national consensus standard for sustainable agriculture in the United States". Scientific Certification Systems, who developed
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St. Lawrence Shrimp Fishery Certified Sustainable
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has certified 75% of the Gulf of St. Lawrence northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis) trawl fishery as sustainable and well-managed. The 27,000 metric tons from this fishery
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Urban Agriculture Leader, Will Allen, Named MacArthur Genius
Earlier this year, Sami recognized the good work of the organization Growing Power. The John D and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation took the praise one step further and named the organization's
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Michael Pollan Proposes A "Sun-Food" Agenda In Open Letter To Next U.S. President
Writing in The New York Times, Michael Pollan has outlined the way path to a sustainable agriculture strategy for the next U.S. administration. The journalist and
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Animation Shows How Sea Lice From Fish Farms Can Reduce Wild Salmon Population
The fact that farmed fish infest wild salmon with sea lice is well documented. But, parasites on fish isn't exactly the sexiest green topic going. Recognizing this, Watershed Watch
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Does Africa Need Genetically Modified Sorghum?
Genetically modified sorghum is coming to Africa. South Africa based Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has received approval from the South Africa government to proceed with
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Reverse Trick-or-Treating For A Fair Trade Halloween
Last year we helped parents plan a green Halloween, and here's a way you can take it one step further this year. The folks at Global Exchange have started a Reverse Trick-or-Treating program as a way to
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Organic Agriculture Wrongly Accused As Prominent Cause Of Heavy Metal Accumulation In Soil
Yellow journalism is expected from supermarket tabloids and local television news casts, but the once venerated Slate shocked with a recent headline. "Rusted Roots: Is Organic Agriculture Polluting Our Food With Heavy
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U.S. Food Country Of Origin Label (COOL) Falls Short
Country of origin labels (COOL) on food products are commonplace around the world. On September 30, meat, poultry, produce and peanuts sold in the U.S. will require labeling stating the product's origin.
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Worldwatch Institute Reports that Sustainable Fish Farms Can Feed the World
We've reported on farmed Atlantic salmon escaping into wild Pacific salmon habitat, and how farmed fish threaten marine life and human health . At the other end of the sustainability
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Study Finds USDA Child Nutrition Commodity Program Lacks Nutrition
We've reported about the lack of nutrition in school meal programs before, and a new study backs us up. The study, by California Food Policy Advocates (CFPA) and Samuels & Associates (S&A;), gives
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Corporate and Educational Cafeterias Build Sustainable Food Systems
Grocery stores and restaurants are responding to the consumer demand for more sustainable food choices. And while this increased demand has created more markets for organic, local, and small-scale farmers there's a
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To Get Over the No-Wheat Hump, Locavores Turn to Local Grains
For eaters in North America living outside of the grain growing regions of the U.S. mid-west and the Canadian prairie provinces one of the big gaps in eating a wholly local diet is the absence of wheat. No bread! No cookies! No
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Palin (Illegally?) Endorses Short-Term Mining Gain Over Long-Term Food Supply
We've been covering the struggle in Alaska's Bristol Bay between salmon fishers and mining interests for a while. The story took an interesting turn when Alaska Governor, and Vice-Presidential candidate, Sarah Palin offered her
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Book Review: The No-Nonsense Guide to World Food
The global food system is complex. Wayne Roberts' new book, The No-Nonsense Guide to World Food, is an accessible overview of how the system works - and how it can be fixed.
