Local Food Systems

From Soil Health to Chemical Expression: Why Nutrient Density Is a Dynamic Event, Not a Static Property

This blog adds further detail to a well-received Soil Health, Plant Health, Human Health: How Living Soils Create…

Beyond Production Narrative: Reclaiming Landscapes as Commons

It is easy to underestimate how culture changes. Not because it moves slowly—though it often does—but because culture change…

Reciprocity, Not Charity, Is the Real Antidote — and That Is Precisely the Problem

After two community members ran online fundraisers, in order to alleviate the pain of managing personal tragedy, our local…

Soil Health, Plant Health, Human Health: How Living Soils Create Abundance

Human health is build by our relationship, by the communities that we keep—both of human and microbial nature. Not…

The Aspirations of Building a Green Local Economy

Building a green local economy is an inspiring vision that promises environmental sustainability, local economic resilience, and the social…

Elegy for Eat Local Grey Bruce

In the heart of Grey Bruce, where fields once whispered secrets of the soil, There stood a beacon, a gathering…

Pastured goose – The most delicious strategy for ecosystem regeneration

Humans have domesticated geese for millennia, going back to ancient Mesopotamia about 3,000 BCE ago. Today, geese may be…

Narrative networks in the Canadian Industrial Food System

Pre-competitive alliances are common in the corporate world. Such alliance brings together competitors who share common interests. For example,…

MY BREAKTHROUGH ABOUT MARKETING REGENERATIVE FOOD

*Disclaimer – This blog reflects the current state of my knowledge. It does not reflect the…

Institutional investors are degrading our agricultural landscapes – what’s to do?

This article summarizes what I believe to be the driver of…