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Nanaimo Foodshare Society

9 hours ago

A huge thank you to Rock City Cycles for donating three bikes to Nanaimo Foodshare. The bikes are for members of our Cultivating Abilities program so they can travel independently to their new jobs! What an amazing gift of mobility and sustainability! ...

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2 days ago

We're excited to be speaking at this event on Nov 28. Do you have your tickets? www.campbellrivermirror.com/community/fish-are-food-a-look-at-seafood-sustainability/ ...

Fish Are Food: A look at seafood sustainability - Campbell River Mirror

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Conference at Maritime Heritage Centre to discuss food security from a marine perspective

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3 days ago

When farmers can sell their food to local markets, everyone benefits. People, the planet and the local economy. 💚Every person on earth needs food every day. It's about time governments and policymakers respected farmers.

When farmers sell their products into the global food system, they can be pressured by giant marketing groups and supermarkets to accept prices that are below their production costs. With government tax and subsidy policies tilted in favor of large producers, the smaller farmers will sooner or later be pushed off the land, with their holdings absorbed into large, well-capitalized industrial farms.

When farmers are allowed to sell in the local marketplace, more wealth stays in their hands and the local community benefits from affordable fresh, local food.

Currently, only about 7.8 cents out of every dollar (US) spent on food goes to the farmer. The rest goes towards things like transport, packaging, irradiation, advertising, and corporate profit-margins. But when the farmer sells locally, they receive more money and the consumer pays less. Both win.

Learn how to become part of the solution in our newsletter. Subscribe at localfutures.org.

Read more about small scale farming in this blog post by Frances Moore Lappé - bit.ly/2MoF04k. ...

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4 days ago

Rob Greenfield is a very inspiring figure who just spent a year consuming only items he grew or foraged. Maybe 365 days is a bit more than you are used to, but could you increase what you grow and eat locally by 10%? By 20%? Share your thoughts! :-) ...

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1 week ago

Today is #WorldKindness Day. Whether you choose to hold the door open for someone, give a smile, or help a neighbour in need, a small act of kindness can go a long way. ❤️It's always cool to be kind. Whether you choose to hold the door open for someone, give a smile, or help a neighbour in need, a small act of kindness can go a long way. #WorldKindnessDay ❤️ ...

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