"Canada became a commodity and ingredient country. We handed the commercialization value away to other nations in exchange for what felt like easier returns."
— Arlene Dickinson

That framing is worth sitting with. It wasn't just an economic miscalculation — it was a sovereignty one.

The answer she's pointing at isn't only policy. It's domestic production capacity. Year-round. Local. Decoupled from the supply chains now under strain.

#FoodSovereignty #VerticalFarming #BuyCanadian #FoodSecurity

Michigan State University’s inaugural Indigenous Food Sovereignty Summit centers Indigenous food systems, bringing together Tribal leaders, farmers, and scholars to uplift Indigenous voices and co-create sustainable, self-determined food systems.

Read more: https://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2026/02/msu-inaugural-indigenous-food-sovereignty-summit

@goodnews

#FoodSovereignty #IndigenousLeadership #Sustainability #Community #GoodNews

Charlebois is right — Canadians under pressure are skipping fast food and heading straight to grocery.

From a food sovereignty angle, that shift matters. Retail is where the affordability battle is being fought now.

CEA is already part of that story — local, year-round greens getting genuinely competitive on price.

Next frontier: bundle in protein. Whole meals, not just salad bags.

#FoodSovereignty #CEA #VerticalFarming #Agrifood

https://open.substack.com/pub/agrifoodanalyticslab/p/the-economy-is-sluggishso-why-is?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=5bh5bl

🔦 Spotlight:

Oma Maa food co-operative

https://www.omamaa.fi/in-english/

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#foodsovereignty #coops #sustainability #organic #cooperative #commons #anticapitalism #capitalism #waste #socialism #local #sovereign #food #nowaste

#RockportME - 2nd Annual SEED FEST

April 11 @ 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM

"The #RockportPublicLibrary will host its second annual SEED FEST on Saturday, April 11. This free, family-friendly event will take place on the upper and lower levels of the library. From 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., visitors can browse educational exhibits and activities covering #SeedStarting, #pollinators, #SoilHealth, #Composting, #NativePlants, #HeirloomVegetables, growing #rice and #grains in #Maine, #Wabanaki #FoodSovereignty, and much more!

"At 12:30 p.m., Petra Page-Mann of #FruitionSeeds will deliver an interactive keynote presentation. Page-Mann and her nonprofit seed company are strong advocates of 'gift culture,' which involves giving away seeds to promote food cultivation and community building. This ethos aligns perfectly with the theme of SEED FEST.

"The event is generously sponsored by the Rockport Library Foundation and is organized in partnership with several organizations, listed alphabetically: Herbal Hummingbird Hub, Knox Lincoln County Beekeepers, Knox-Lincoln Soil and Water Conservation District, Maine Grains and Maine Grain Alliance, Maine Heirloom Seed Network, Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association [#MOFGA], #MaineRiceProject at Ararat Farms, #MerryspringNatureCenter, #Niweskok: From the Stars to Seeds, Roots n Shoots, #UMaineCooperativeExtension, and #WildSeedProject.

"The exhibiting partners will provide valuable information, hands-on activities, items for sale, and an abundance of free seeds and seedlings. Additionally, #midcoast artist Katharine Cartwright’s beautiful #BotanicalPaintings will be showcased in the library’s lower level for a month-long exhibition titled 'In My Garden.' "

FMI:
https://www.rockportlibrary.net/event/2nd-annual-seed-fest/

#SolarPunkSunday #BuildingCommunity #GrowYourOwnFood #GYO #IndigenousFoodSovereignty #FoodSovereignty #LibrariesRule #SeedFest #WabanakiFoodSovereignty #SoilIsLife

🐘How do we confront power in food systems?

If we want transformation, we need to tackle who controls land, data & decisions.

Join us 25 March with @TheNewSchool, @SlowFoodHQ & others.

📅 15:00 CET | ONLINE
👉Register https://event.newschool.edu/theelephantatthetablehub

#FoodSystems #FoodSovereignty

"Landless Workers’ Movement promotes large-scale agroecology as a solution for Brazil
Movement argues the model can produce healthy food at scale while addressing environmental and humanitarian crises"
#Agroecology #Brazil #MST #FoodSecurity #FoodSovereignty

https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/02/10/landless-workers-movement-promotes-large-scale-agroecology-as-a-solution-for-brazil/

As the World Trade Organization (WTO) prepares for its 14th Ministerial Conference in Yaoundé, Cameroon, this March, we must confront the troubling reality of its impact on global trade. Established to facilitate free trade, the #WTO has only intensified poverty and inequality worldwide. We are calling upon all our members and allies to organize mobilizations.

#FreeTrade #FoodSovereignty

https://viacampesina.org/en/2026/03/global-call-to-mobilise-against-the-wto-and-free-trade-agreements/