Food Systems

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Indigenous Chef’s Night Brings First Foods Fine Dining

Native chefs came together for one night only in Seattle for a traditional gastronomic showcase, featuring dishes by Sean Sherman, Pyet Despain, Rob Kinneen, and Luke Black Elk.

By: Lyric Aquino

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The Grocery Store the Earth Needs

How package-free markets like Portland’s Realm Refillery change how we shop and reduce plastic waste.

By: Josh Kozelj

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‘This idea of land restoration.’ shíshálh Nation member Aaron Joe is helping to build regenerative food systems on BC’s Sunshine Coast. Photo for What Works by Hilary Angus.

A Brilliant Community Farm Rises from Brambles

Sechelt imports almost all its food. This Indigenous-led effort wants to show a better approach can take root.

By: Hilary Angus

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A Revolutionary Approach to the World’s Protein Problem

Searching for a meat substitute, this Vancouver company found one in the rootlike structure of mushrooms.

By: Inder Nirwan

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West Coast Seeds marketing specialist Jason Tweten walks through a test garden at the company’s Delta facility. The company has roughly an acre of gardens where it tests seeds for germination and purity. Photo for The Tyee by Katie Hyslop.

How a Wildly Successful Seed Company Stays True to Its Roots

Retaining its focus on pollinators, climate change and soil health, West Coast Seeds sells over three million seed packets a year.

By: Katie Hyslop and Amanda Follett Hosgood

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A Coastal Revolution in Hospital Food

How health-care visionaries are creating tasty, culturally friendly menus while cutting waste and carbon emissions.

By: Tim Lydon

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We Can Outsmart Food Package Waste. Cody Irwin Tells How

The cups and dishes you get at takeouts don’t have to end up in landfills. ShareWares invented a way to make them reusable.

By: Katie Hyslop

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Boxing Up a Solution to Food Waste

Peko was launched by students to save groceries from the landfill. They’re helping to cut food bills and climate emissions.

By: Jen St. Denis

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How to Foster Local Food Businesses? Create a Stir

This Kamloops non-profit is feeding the dreams of local chefs passionate about community food systems.

By: Marissa Tiel

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How a BC Biologist Is Changing the Craft Beer Scene

Ji Yang is working to create a climate-resilient beer brewed with locally grown hops.

By: Samantha Holomay

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