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A vacation you can be proud of
Going away? We all need a break sometime. But that doesn't mean that we should leave our values at home. Especially when there are so many ways for concerned travellers to minimize their environmental impact. Here are some ideas to help you plan a vacation that the whole world can get excited about.
Actualité - 5 July 2011 - Tag : Changing the world, Environmentally responsible travel, Food, Lodging, One step at a time, Sustainable development, Sustainable transportation
Dirty Dozen – most contaminated produce
Do you sometimes eat organic, sometimes not? Although it's better to eat conventionally grown fruit and vegetables than no fruit and vegetables at all, there are still some choices that you can make to limit your exposure to toxic pesticide residue.  To help shoppers prioritize when to buy organic, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) has updated its lists of...
Actualité - 21 June 2011 - Tag : Advocacy, Community supported agriculture, Food, Organic baskets, Pesticides, Set up Soup's On!, Soup's On!, Soup's On! kit
Green paper for an agri-food policy: the consumer has a role to play, sure, but it's up to the government to lead the way
The agri-food policy paper tabled yesterday by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ) wants to give the consumer a bigger role in shaping the future of agriculture. But Equiterre believes that for the shift to sustainable agriculture to succeed, Quebec must lead the way, by implementing the necessary steps to transform our food system. 
Communiqué - 8 June 2011 - Tag : Advocacy, Agricultural policy, Agriculture, Food, Food sovereignty, MAPAQ, Provonost report, Sustainable agriculture
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