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The Salmon and the Tomato - a story about where our food comes from and who pays the costs of its production

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Sugar Papers Reveal Industry Role in Shifting National Heart Disease Focus to Saturated Fat

A newly discovered cache of industry documents revealed that the sugar industry began working closely with nutrition scientists in the mid-1960s to single out fat and cholesterol as the dietary causes of coronary heart disease and to downplay evidence that sucrose consumption was also a risk factor.

Sugar Papers Reveal Industry Role in Shifting National Heart Disease Focus to Saturated Fat | UC San Francisco

Doing a little course planning or looking for reading list additions? Revisit the Canadian Food Studies book reviews for some inspiration!

Start with Taarini Chopra’s review of Growing Resistance: Canadian Farmers and the Politics of Genetically Modified Wheat by Emily Eaton.
https://doi.org/10.15353/cfs-rcea.v1i1.38

Then pair it with Annabel Soutar’s theatre play, Seeds, which brings genetically modified crops into the realm of documentary theatre.
https://porteparole.org/en/plays/seeds/

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#SeedSaving

Area Goodwill raising money for Second Harvest Food Bank | News - Dining and Cooking

Goodwill Industries of Central Florida has provided vocational and job placement services to tens of thousands of people living in Central Florida.

Dining and Cooking
Did Trump’s Agriculture Secretary just suggest raising beef prices to tackle inflation? John Amato uncovers how Brooke Rollins promotes increased beef consumption amid soaring tariffs and import plans—ironically echoing debates over healthy eating. What does this mean for farmers and consumers? Read more: https://crooksandliars.com/2025/10/trump-solution-raising-beef-prices-make #JohnAmato #BeefDebate #Agriculture #FoodPolitics
Trump Solution For Rising Beef Prices: Make Americans Eat More Beef

'Make them eat beef' is not a solution.

Crooks and Liars

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2026 Common Ground Food Forum
Building a bigger table: Strengthening our relations
June 15 - 19, 2026

Lakehead University Orillia Campus
500 University Avenue, Orillia, ON

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Forum Alimentaire Terrain d’Entente 2026
Élargir la table : renforcer nos relations
15 au 19 juin 2026

Université Lakehead Campus d’Orillia
500, avenue University, Orillia (Ontario)

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"...unregulated, brutal capitalism is not the way forward, and that we can behave another way. I would go as far as to say the future of our planet depends on it"
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/24/how-riverfords-guy-singh-watson-became-the-most-brutally-honest-farmer-in-britain?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
‘People just lie’: How Riverford’s Guy Singh-Watson became the most brutally honest farmer in Britain

The organic veg pioneer talks to the Guardian about being unemployable, his unconventional father and his recent autism diagnosis

The Guardian