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Regional Food System Study Develops Strategy for Economic Independence

by The Investigative Newswire on November 28, 2011 · comment

A picture of grain being shipped by sailboat to reduce impact and resources for a local food system in the West Kootenay region. Deconstructing Dinner documented the project. photo: Deconstructing Dinner

Toward a Regional Food System Alliance Development Strategy for the West Kootenay: an analysis of the best practices for forming and sustaining a regional food system alliance for our region by Deconstructing Dinner in collaboration with Columbia Basin Trust, [...]

Poetry: Toward Evening

by Roy Scheele on May 2, 2011 · comment

On Shakespeare's birthday the apple blossoms burst open like candles on our ancient tree. It was their white that caught my eye at first, full of a waxy light that came to be shell pink or coral when it reached the edge

Efforts Underway to Create Genetically Engineered Oranges and/or Gene Debilitating Pesticide

by The Investigative Newswire on December 6, 2010 · comment

For all their promise, since genetically modified crops made their commercial debut in the United States about 15 years ago, the biotech industry has so far had only limited success in using genetics to develop resistance to bacterial diseases. If the new-age crop developers fall short now, it could dent some of their long-standing claims about ensuring global food security and making pesky farm pests a thing of the past.