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Study: Wild bees are disoriented, disabled by pesticides
Quebec-based entomologist Madeleine Chagnon, together with her UQAM colleagues, has shown that bees are adversely affected by the chemicals used in seed coating, particularly neonicotinoid insecticides. While this result has been demonstrated elsewhere in the world in laboratory conditions, over the course of this three year study, free-roaming bees in the wild have been shown...
Actualité - 18 October 2011 - Tag : Advocacy, Food security, Organic baskets, Pesticides
Parc-Extension celebrates food security
On September 24, the Parc-Extension neighbourhood of Montreal celebrates food security at Parc Athéna, at the corner of Jean-Talon and De l'Épée. On the menu: talks by many different organizations, including Equiterre. Also on offer: workshops and other activities for the whole family, e.g., making a garden out of bins, an explanation of food security, and a guided visit of...
Événement - 12 September 2011 - Tag : Community supported agriculture, Équiterre Activities, Food security, Organic baskets, Urban agriculture
Urban agriculture summer school, Montreal
For the 3rd year in a row, CRAPAUD has teamed up with the Institut des sciences de l’environnement to offer a five-day training session on urban agriculture at UQAM.  Do you want know more about...
Événement - 21 June 2011 - Tag : Advocacy, Ecological gardening guide, Ecological horticulture, Food security, Partners Activities, UQAM summer school, Urban planning
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