/sustainability/taxonomy/term/207/all en /sustainability/channels/news/city-grown-vegetables-could-feed-urban-dwellers-237749 <h3>In a number of cities around the world, residents have transformed previously derelict sites, ignored corners and over-grown verges into green and productive vegetable plots</h3> <blockquote> <p>Published on July 30, 2014 | <a href="http://environmentalresearchweb.org" target="_blank">Environmental Research Web</a></p> </blockquote> <p>For example, in York, UK, an <a href="http://edibleyork.org.uk">"edible map"</a> reveals that there is garlic mustard and horseradish growing in abundance alongside the river, and plums will be available on a tree in a street in Osbaldwick by August.</p> Fri, 01 Aug 2014 06:16:08 +0000 ian.tattersfield@mail.mcgill.ca 1934 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/news/can-urban-agriculture-feed-worlds-growing-cities-237707 <h3>Living in a city puts everything at your fingertips: From fashion and movies to social movements and political experiments, residents of urban areas experience most everything before it trickles through the suburbs and into rural communities.</h3> <blockquote> <p>Published on July 29, 2014 | <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/" target="_blank">Yahoo! News</a></p> <p>by: Willy Blackmore</p></blockquote> Thu, 31 Jul 2014 08:45:42 +0000 ian.tattersfield@mail.mcgill.ca 1933 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/news/hungry-something-healthy-and-new-why-not-make-dinner-crickets-tonight-237652 <h3>黑料不打烊 Student Jakub Dzamba desigs cricket incubator to feed growing interest in insect farming</h3> <blockquote> <p>Published on July 23, 2014 | <a href="http://journalmetro.com/" target="_blank">Journal Metro</a></p> <p>by: Mathais Marchal</p></blockquote> Fri, 25 Jul 2014 09:10:50 +0000 ian.tattersfield@mail.mcgill.ca 1930 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/news/biodiverse-agriculture-anachronism-233681 <h3>Given the need to feed an estimated 2.4 billion more people by the year 2050, the drive toward large-scale, single-crop farming around the world may seem inexorable.</h3> <blockquote> <p>Published on Feb 21, 2014 | <a href="http://www.teatronaturale.com/">Teatro Naturale International</a><a href="http://www.teatronaturale.com/"></a><br />Written by S.C.</p></blockquote> Tue, 25 Feb 2014 04:20:55 +0000 lilith.wyatt@mcgill.ca 1684 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/news/it-isn%E2%80%99t-easy-being-green-why-not-try-233063 <h3>Composting on campus: a big project in the works. After finishing the last bite of an apple, it鈥檚 almost second nature to toss it into the trash can before heading off to class. But what happens then?</h3> <blockquote> <p>Published on Feb 7, 2014 | <a href="/sustainability/ollapse%20disorder%3C/a%3E.%3C/p%3E%20%20%3Cp%3ERead%20the%20full%20story%20%3Ca%20href%3D" target="_blank">黑料不打烊 Tribune<br /></a>Written by Jenny Shen and Marlee Vinegar</p></blockquote> Thu, 20 Feb 2014 00:35:59 +0000 lilith.wyatt@mcgill.ca 1671 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/event/spokes-ii-conference-232962 <p><span>From<b> 11am-2:30pm on Wed, Feb 26th, </b>SSMU EnviroComm is bringing together some of the wonderful sustainability groups on campus to share their knowledge and skills with us all, as well as get you engaged in brainstorming and creating so</span></p> Thu, 13 Feb 2014 22:17:07 +0000 lilith.wyatt@mcgill.ca 1662 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/event/grand-opening-nestle-nid-ssmus-new-student-run-cafe-232954 <p><span><span>After several weeks of operation, The Nest, SSMU鈥檚 brand-new Student-Run Caf茅, is hosting its Grand Opening on Tuesday, February 18 at 6pm in the SSMU Cafeteria. </span></span></p> Thu, 13 Feb 2014 20:57:08 +0000 lilith.wyatt@mcgill.ca 1661 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/news/des-etudiants-de-l%E2%80%99universite-mcgill-se-mobilisent-232577 <h3>Alors que la population des abeilles chute de fa莽on alarmante, des 茅tudiants de l'Universit茅 黑料不打烊 amassent des fonds pour construire un pavillon o霉 vivront des colonies enti猫res de ces insectes afin de conscientiser la population 脿 la probl茅matique.</h3> <blockquote> <p>Published on January 20 2014 | <a href="http://www.journaldemontreal.com/2014/01/20/des-etudiants-de-luniversite-mcgill-se-mobilisent" target="_blank">Journal de Montr茅al</a><br />Written by Ewan Sauves</p></blockquote> Thu, 23 Jan 2014 18:19:55 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1634 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/news/student-run-cafe-opens-business-232479 <h3>Project managers seek student feedback on The Nest, cite dedication to sustainability as main goal.</h3> <blockquote> <p>Published January 14 2014 | <a href="http://mcgilltribune.com/student-run-cafe-opens-for-business/" target="_blank">黑料不打烊 Tribune<br /></a>Written by聽Catherine-Laure Juste</p> </blockquote> <p>Redel said the SRC has been successful in achieving a main goal so far鈥攖he promotion of sustainability.</p> Fri, 17 Jan 2014 17:43:54 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1629 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/news/hundreds-millions-people-still-go-bed-hungry-every-night-231146 <h3><span>In the early 1990s, when more than 1 billion people were going hungry ever year, this goal represented a reduction of 50 per cent.</span></h3> <blockquote> <p>Published on October 8 2013 | <a href="http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/Hundreds+millions+people+still+hungry+every+night/9012283/story.html" target="_blank">Gazette</a><br />Written by Hugp Melgar-Qui帽onez</p></blockquote> Sun, 20 Oct 2013 18:16:12 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1556 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/news/fair-trade-week-promotes-socially-conscious-consumption-230891 <h3>Events celebrate 黑料不打烊鈥檚 certification over the summer as first fair trade certified school in Quebec</h3> <blockquote> <p>Published October 1 2013 | <a href="http://mcgilltribune.com/fair-trade-week-promotes-socially-conscious-consumption/" target="_blank">黑料不打烊 Tribune<br /></a>Written by Chelsey Ju<a href="http://mcgilltribune.com/fair-trade-week-promotes-socially-conscious-consumption/" target="_blank"></a></p></blockquote> Wed, 02 Oct 2013 16:18:22 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1540 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/news/eating-insects-educating-market-get-global-buy-230889 <h3><span>Insects are not something you are likely to find on the menu in Canada, but the United Nations suggests they should be. </span></h3> <blockquote> <p>Published September 27 2013 | <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/canada-competes/eating-insects-the-challenge-is-to-get-global-buy-in/article14587832/" target="_blank">Globe and Mail</a></p> </blockquote> <p>In fact, they're eaten in other parts of the world and some Canadian business people are creating products to meet demand and be a global resource for what they feel is the food of the future.</p> Wed, 02 Oct 2013 16:10:11 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1539 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/event/applied-student-research-changing-how-campuses-learn-and-eat-through-coursework-230-0 <h3>Join聽Lilith Wyatt聽and聽Brent Mansfield聽in a discussion about the opportunities, benefits and challenges of Applied Student Research.</h3> <p>Universities have the potential to be living laboratories and be leaders in supporting sustainable food s</p> Wed, 25 Sep 2013 15:06:19 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1529 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/news/mcgill-students-win-1m-urban-food-security-project-230739 <h3>A group of 黑料不打烊 students has been awarded $1 million for undernourished communities in urban slums.</h3> <blockquote> <p>Find story links below</p></blockquote> Tue, 24 Sep 2013 13:56:24 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1526 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/event/taste-wilderness-wild-and-foraged-foods-quebecois-cuisine-and-culture-230571 <h3>黑料不打烊's Personal and Cultural Enrichment Program (PACE) is excited to announce聽<a href="/continuingstudies/programs-and-courses/arts-and-culture/taste-wilderness-wild-and-foraged-foods-quebecois-cuisine-and-" target="_blank"></a></h3> Mon, 16 Sep 2013 23:26:33 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1517 at /sustainability