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How to grow an unlimited amount of blueberries in your backyard

http://theheartysoul.com/grow-blueberries-home-garden/

theheartysoul.com Little globes of sweetness explode with flavor as you shovel them by the handful into your mouth. Blueberries are undeniably delicious, whether they are raw or cooked in a heart-warming pie, they’re irresistible. I challenge anyone to turn down a humble blueberry! And what’s even better is these hap...

CBC News

"We need to make sure that the regulations are protecting the most vulnerable."

Toronto Tool Library

Bulk Barn is now rolling out its reusable container program to ALL locations across Canada 🇨🇦🙌

David Suzuki's Queen of Green

Want to save money and stop food from being wasted? Shop armed with the right info about "best before" dates! https://goo.gl/p9Rn54

Toronto Tool Library

Is anyone surprised that Universal Basic Income actually SAVES society money? Really glad to see that this is a topic of the 2017 World Economic Forum. We need this.

Toronto Tool Library

Sweden, at it again being all awesome and forward thinking 👏

"In response to consumer demand for less packaging, Dutch fruit and veg supplier Nature & More and Swedish supermarket ICA have joined forces to run a trial to replace sticky labels on organic avocados and sweet potatoes with a laser mark."

Alternative to payday loans in Ottawa attracts 'overwhelming' interest

cbc.ca The Causeway Community Financial Fund has begun approving low-interest loans to help low-income earners get out of the cycle of debt caused by payday loans.

BBC News

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"They want to eat, [we] give them the food. That's it, that's all."

Gusto TV

It's a good day for soup!

We’re not going to lie, most of these tips took us completely by surprise.

Food bank for Syrian refugees can't keep up with demand for Middle Eastern food

cbc.ca The food bank at the Mississauga Muslim Community Centre is seeking Middle Eastern donations like labneh, cumin seed and grape leaves to help Syrian newcomers feel at home.

The Guardian

"Why not open a restaurant with tablecloths and proper cutlery and waiters? People with nothing can come and eat here in the restaurant and get the same treatment as everyone else."

Basic income a solution to food insecurity, says professor

http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/toronto/programs/metromorning/food-banks-food-insecurity-basic-income-1.3857066

cbc.ca Nutrition professor Valerie Tarasuk argues that more action from the government is needed to help solve food insecurity.

This Woman Has Been a Leader in Toronto Food Security | cityscape | Torontoist

torontoist.com Debbie Field is stepping down from FoodShare.

Kids suffer most as Toronto clings to title of child poverty capital | Toronto Star

thestar.com The third annual snapshot of child well-being in Toronto shows the rate of child poverty holding steady in a city divided by haves and have-nots.

Eatery’s currency concept brings hope to Hamilton’s Barton Street East

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/eaterys-currency-concept-brings-hope-to-hamiltons-barton-street-east/article32297892/

theglobeandmail.com A novel currency concept in the form of buttons facilitates the give and take needed to make a charity eatery both a source of nourishment and a peaceful meeting place in a troubled community

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

To cap off our "Basic Income Week," here's a quick primer from guest blogger Nick Falvo, who breaks down the ten things you need to know about the guaranteed annual income debate.

No shortage of low-wage work in expensive cities, but it's bad for the economy: Don Pittis

http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/minimum-wage-economic-success-1.3792225

cbc.ca Rising minimum wage rates across Canada are causing a backlash as businesses threaten job cuts and increased prices. But a new report by business leaders says low wages are actually bad for business.

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

Trish Hennessy and Alex Himelfarb on reframing the basic income debate, and the challenges (and opportunities) ahead for Ontario's pilot program. Via The Toronto Star.

BIOVESSEL - An Ecosystem Powered by Food Waste

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1576257573/biovessel-an-ecosystem-powered-by-food-waste?token=76c083e8&utm_campaign=0913FBfanpage&utm_medium=FBfanpage&utm_source=FBfanpage

kickstarter.com Waste No More: BIOVESSEL brings nature into urban homes for a sustainable lifestyle. Composting made possible for city-dwellers.

Who's Hungry 2016 | Daily Bread Food Bank's Annual Report on Hunger in Toronto

http://www.dailybread.ca/whoshungry/

dailybread.ca

Community Food Centres Canada

The Ontario Government announced a small increase in social assistance rates today. While we welcome the news, this is only a fraction of the increase that's needed to lift people out of poverty. Social assistance rates need to be brought in line with the real cost of living and meeting a realistic list of basic needs -- from food to rent to telephone and toothpaste -- in the communities where people live.

National affordable housing plan urgently needed | Toronto Star

https://www.thestar.com/opinion/commentary/2016/09/27/national-affordable-housing-plan-urgently-needed.html

thestar.com Women and children are being forced to live in housing that is unsafe, unaffordable, overcrowded, below standard or a combination of all four.

National Geographic

Watch: On fields of untouched snow, this artist creates immense works of art by simply walking in a pair of snowshoes. The journey is arduous—and the payoff spectacular. #ShortFilmShowcase

Bayer-Monsanto Mega Deal Pilloried by Skeptical German Lawmakers

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-21/bayer-monsanto-mega-deal-pilloried-by-skeptical-german-lawmakers

bloomberg.com German lawmakers called on regulators to curb Bayer AG’s $66 billion takeover of U.S. seed giant Monsanto Co. in a skepticism-laced parliamentary session that highlights the backlash to the deal Bayer faces in its home market.

David Suzuki Foundation

Did you know? In spring 2014, the Toronto District School Board — Canada’s largest — embarked on a program of putting photovoltaic panels on more than 300 of its school buildings.

A Basic Income Could Lift Canadians Out Of Food Poverty

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/ontario-association-of-food-banks/basic-income_b_12107622.html

huffingtonpost.ca Hunger Awareness Week invites us to not only talk about the problem of hunger in Canada, but to think about how we can address it. At the Ontario Association of Food Banks, our long-term vision has always been a hunger-free Ontario. Next summer, this dream may inch a little closer to becoming a real...

Community Food Centres Canada

"It's difficult to find community being out here on my own...I really like to learn how things work and learning from other guys in other trades and other pasts and other interests." The Table Community Food Centre's Men's Sheds program was just profiled in CBC News, a welcoming, inclusive space where men in the community can come together, share skills, and socialize: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/sheds-for-men-lanark-county-1.3770084

Ontario university uses simple idea to cut AC bill, carbon emissions

ctvnews.ca An Ontario university has cut its greenhouse gas emissions -- not to mention its air conditioning bill -- using a relatively simple technology. The University of Guelph built a 30-metre-high tank that cools 22 million litres of water each night, when electricity is cheaper and cleaner.

End Food Waste

The Real Junk Food Project Opens UK’s First (would-be) Food Waste Supermarket. By HuffPostUK http://m.huffpost.com/uk/entry/uk_57e134dae4b05d791371469e

The Agenda with Steve Paikin

A Canadian Food Inspection Agency warns about scorpions and spiders in produce, while foreign dairy organizations protest a recently formalized Canadian dairy strategy. Read more in this week’s Food Links.

Community Food Centres Canada

With about 800 refugees settling in Philadelphia annually — from Bhutan to Burma to Congo — one organization is engaging these newcomers through community garden plots. There, they can grow food native to their homeland, while also gaining support from other refugees and new neighbours.

Young Agrarians

"The First Nation wants to do our bit to have a fresh, year-round source of food for not just the First Nation community but the Dawson community at large." | #youngfarmers #makefarms

Food Revolution Community

"Dear hospital administrators, its time you introduce whole and fresh foods, preferably plant based foods that heal and not harm our patients and that must be an immediate goal."

#foodrevolution

Food bank users increasingly older, better educated | Toronto Star

thestar.com Daily Bread Food Bank's annual report shows a growing number of people reliant on food banks are over 45 and university- and college-educated.

Older adults rely more on Toronto food banks as they struggle to find work

http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/toronto/programs/metromorning/food-bank-report-1.3767108

cbc.ca Adults are increasingly relying on Toronto food banks more than young people, a new report has found, and an increasing percentage of food bank users are sick or disabled.