Recently added articles from Environments:
From seed to table: the challenge of creating sustainable food systems.
Aug 01, 2008; Newman, Lenore ... Introduction Concern over environmental conditions, health, and social justice is creating a groundswell of interest in the creation of more sustainable food systems. Both ubiquitous and complex, the way in which we produce and consume food is a bellwether for the broader ...
Developing and utilizing a database for mapping the temporal and spatial variation in the availability of "local foods" in British Columbia.(Report)
Aug 01, 2008; Ostry, Aleck ... Abstract In response to growing concerns regarding food security, nutrition-related health problems, and environmental degradation, the marketing of "local foods" has gained popularity. However, before policy makers can promote local food security, they need knowledge of the ...
Extreme local food: two case studies in assisted urban small plot intensive agriculture.(Case study)
Aug 01, 2008; Newman, Lenore ... Abstract As worries over the environmental impact of the industrial food system grow the idea of locally produced food is becoming increasingly popular. This includes a growing interest in the "ultimate zero carbon food" produced through urban growing. However, there are ...
Changing food systems and implications for sustainable communities: Cyprus, Canada, and Brazil.(Report)
Aug 01, 2008; Kattides, Mary Louise McAllister ... Abstract Food systems worldwide have changed as a result of the increasing industrialization in agriculture, consolidation in the food chain (production, processing and distribution), and shifting diets and food cultures. This development has increased access to foods ...
Traditional food knowledge: a case study of an immigrant Canadian "foodscape".(Report)
Aug 01, 2008; Kwik, Jessica ... Abstract Traditional food knowledge (TFK) refers to the cultural tradition of sharing food provisioning skills, techniques and cultural beliefs from generation to generation. Traditional food knowledge can be a means of asserting cultural identity, particularly for minority ...
On the challenge of creating sustainable food systems.(COMMENTARY)(Viewpoint essay)
Aug 01, 2008; Connell, David ... For years people have lived by the maxim, 'you are what you eat.' The general principle is to eat food that is good for your body. If you eat unhealthy food then you'll be unhealthy. This is good, simple advice. But it's focused on personal diet and personal health. If we wish to create ...
Potluck connections from a food-systems muser.
Aug 01, 2008; Feagan, Robert ... I welcome the opportunity to ruminate here on some of the ideas raised by this volume, and upon my food systems joys and perplexities more generally. The papers in this volume explored some intriguing moments among the myriad of stories which define our contemporary foodways--from the ...
The Painted Valley, Artists Along Alberta's Bow River, 1845-2000.(Book review)
Aug 01, 2008; Fowler, Graham ... Armstrong, C. and H.V. Nelles 2007. Calgary, AB: University of Calgary Press, 200 pages, ISBN 978-1-55238-207-3 (paper), CDN $54.95 (paper). Landscape in its pure unadulterated form is not man made but is interpreted and understood through the culture of its time. Landscape ...
Harnessing Farms and Forests in the Low-Carbon Economy: How to Create, Measure and Verify Greenhouse Gas Offsets.(Book review)
Aug 01, 2008; Oelbermann, Maren ... Willey, Zach and Bill Chameides. 2007. Durham: Duke University Press, 240 pages, ISBN: 978-0-8223-4186-0 (paperback), CDN $60.00 (paperback) The Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions at Duke University is a non-partisan institute that engages with decision makers ...
