By Cloe Logan, National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Smaller farms produce more food and have more biodiversity than their larger counterparts, a new study has found.
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Gabbing about gardening on Quadra Island
National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
It’s no biggie.
Lucretia Schanfarber just simply plans to save the planet by gabbing about gardening.
The writer and organic green thumb — who lives on the remote edges of a tiny B.C. island plagued with shaky internet service — has launched free, weekly Zoom gatherings to inform, inspire and connect gardeners worldwide.
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Climate solution: kelp farming on Cortes Island
the Discourse, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Ashley Zarbatany has been an environmental organizer for the last 11 years. Now, as she spearheads a climate action plan for her community on Cortes Island, it’s innovative ideas like kelp farming that inspire her work.
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How the Sunflower food truck moved into the Gorge Harbour General store
The Sunflower food truck opened beside Whaletown road last summer, when the pandemic seemed to be fading away and the whole province was coming out of self isolation.
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Addressing food security in the Comox Valley
By Cloe Logan, National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
A Vancouver Island community has seen a dramatic shift in how it approaches food insecurity — and hopes the change is here to stay.
Maurita Prado, executive director of LUSH Valley Food Action Society and co-ordinator of the Comox Valley Food Policy Council, lives and works in the Comox Valley.
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