20 food initiatives to get excited about

In the latest issue of Regina's Briarpatch magazine, the staff had a look into some of the country's most exciting food initiatives... and look who made the list!

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20 food initiatives to get excited about

Community kitchens, food costing, markets and more!

BY BRIARPATCH STAFF • AUG 25, 2011 • ACTION

Illustration: Claudia Dávila

A recent study on the Canadian food movement found it to be uniquelydecentralized and self-propagating in comparison to other social movements. Through phone and e-mail conversations with food activists across the country, Briarpatch learned about dozens of inter-connected but independent food-related initiatives that together are crafting a network of more sustainable, democratic and inclusive food systems that challenge our current corporate, industrial model. What follows is a small sampling of the most exciting initiatives we came across.

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18. Landless GardenersFredericton, N.B.The landless gardeners grow organic vegetables communally on the donated lawns of private landowners in downtown Fredericton. They start their seeds in a greenhouse donated by the Conservation Council of New Brunswick. The gardeners are dedicated to promoting and enhancing community gardening in Fredericton and have held numerous public workshops.For more info, e-mail landlessgardeners@gmail.com.

Click here to view the entire article and see what other exciting initiatives are happening around the country!