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"Canada did what?" The top five environmental stories of the year
The fresh sting of the Kyoto pull-out. Disappointment in Durban. Traffic jams in Montreal. What do these issues have in common? They got you talking. It’s your interest that fuels the fight against climate change. Every year at this time we look back at the big climate change stories of the year. How do we know if a story is “big”? If it matters to you.
Actualité - 21 December 2011 - Tag : Advocacy, Fight against climate change, Food sovereignty, Kyoto Protocol, Transportation and land use
Horticultural days, Saint-Rémi
For the 16th year in a row, producers are invited to Journées horticoles, two days of the latest in horticultural information, featuring speakers from Quebec, British Columbia, Ontario and the United States. The program includes talks on:
Événement - 22 November 2011 - Tag : Advocacy, Become a family farmer, Ecological horticulture, Family farmers network, Food sovereignty, Organic baskets, Partners Activities, Short food supply chains
The future of agriculture: the consumer has a role to play, sure, but it's up to the government to lead the way
Quebecers have been waiting since 2008's Provonost report for the agri-food policy green paper, which was finally tabled yesterday. Although the paper does make some encouraging proposals, including: cross-compliance, i.e., attachment of environmental conditions to government support policies developing Quebec's environmental and agricultural assets it disappoints in...
Actualité - 8 June 2011 - Tag : Advocacy, Become a family farmer, Family farmers network, Food sovereignty, Organic baskets
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
Pilot project looks at many ways farms contribute to society
Quebec's Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ) launched a pilot program supporting multi-functionality in agriculture. The program – which recognizes the social, economic and environmental contribution of agriculture to the quality of community life – will fund individual or group projects that benefit farms and their surrounding...
Actualité - 26 April 2011 - Tag : Advocacy, Family farmers network, Food sovereignty, Organic baskets
Bloc Québécois election platform - In line with Equiterre’s concerns about climate change and agriculture
Montreal, April 5, 2011 – The Bloc Québécois electoral platform unveiled yesterday contains many relevant measures for Equiterre’s two key issues: the fight against climate change and the future of agriculture.
Communiqué - 6 April 2011 - Tag : Advocacy, Fight against climate change, Food sovereignty
Advocacy
Equiterre urges decision makers in the public and private sectors to make socially and environmentally responsible choices, with a focus on 7 major issues along two main themes: food production and the fight against climate change. In food production, Equiterre works on food sovereignty and the future of farming.  In the fight against climate change, we work on the...
Projet - 14 December 2010 - Tag : Advocacy, Fight against climate change, Food sovereignty, Transportation and land use
Family Farmers Network
The Family Farmers Network is a group of local organic farmers that produce baskets of organic, fresh and local vegetables all year round and deliver them to a location near you or near your workplace.
Projet - 9 November 2010 - Tag : A farmer at your office, Ecological agriculture, Family farmers network, Farmer's basket, Food sovereignty, Local agriculture, Organic agriculture, Organic baskets, Teikei, Winter basket