Tuesday, October 19 2010, 9:00 – 10:00 am Pacific Time (12:00 pm Eastern time)

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BACKGROUND

This session will explore how to build more sustainable food and agriculture systems.

Nous sommes heureux de vous présenter le Bulletin du Centre canadien d’économie sociale (CCÉS) du Programme de recherche en économie sociale (mis sur pied par le Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines). Au cours des cinq prochaines années, le CCÉS diffusera régulièrement un bulletin pour faire le point sur le travail du Centre canadien d’économie sociale et des Centres régionaux.

The trials and tribulations of home grown vegetables
Inside Iqaluit's Piruqsiavut greenhouse, the zucchini, beets and lettuce sprung up nearly as fast this summer as the new RCMP building under construction next door. Tomato plants, loaded with ripening red fruit, hang from the 17-foot-high ceiling of the greenhouse, while scarlet runner beans snake along the translucent plastic walls on strings. Successfully growing vegetables in a greenhouse can be hard.

Deconstructing Dinner
"Deconstructing Dinner" is a hit radio show by Jon Steinman at Kootenay Co-op Radio (CJLY) in Nelson, B.C. "Most discussion of food by media focuses on health and diet, a very individualistic connection to food," explains Steinman. "Deconstructing Dinner looks at the well-being of all people involved in the process of growing and preparing and enjoying food." This week's offering, for example, examines the debate over genetically modified foods (GMOs).