http://www.bcfoodsecuritygateway.ca FS Gateway News en-us BC Food Security Gateway Copyright © 2010 BC Food Security Gateway 2012-02-06T17:58:22-05:00 hourly 2 2003-01-01T12:00-05:00 http://www.bcfoodsecuritygateway.ca/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=7227 Food Day advocated six goals designed to unite a broad spectrum of individuals and organizations. Those goals were the basis of a petition that urged Members of Congress to support the national Eat Real agenda on behalf of all Americans. At events from Jacksonville, Florida, to Anchorage, Alaska, people signed on to support a healthy, sustainable, and just food system.[Food Day, Center for Science in the Public Interest] -05:00 http://www.bcfoodsecuritygateway.ca/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=7226 The Province has completed a comprehensive review of options for provincially operated meat inspection services at Class A and B licensed abattoirs. This ensures that B.C. continues to provide the most effective, safe meat inspection system possible when the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) steps back from this role. The Report on the B.C. Abattoir System Inspection Review can be found online at: www.health.gov.bc.ca/protect/meat-regulation [Boundary Sentinel, February 5, 2012] -05:00 http://www.bcfoodsecuritygateway.ca/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=7225 A Burnaby-based religious group is negotiating with young urban farmers to put nearly three acres of unused agricultural land back under crops this spring. The Sanatan Dharm Cultural Society is hoping to build a brand-new Hindu temple and seniors’ home amid the sprawling vegetable fields and industrial yards of south Burnaby, but that may not happen for years. [Vancouver Sun, February 6, 2012] -05:00 http://www.bcfoodsecuritygateway.ca/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=7224 Feeding the Pacific Rim with B.C.-grown blueberries, cherries, beef and seafood is the key to growing the province's agri-food sector, according to Agriculture Minister Don McRae. [canada.com, February 6, 2012] -05:00 http://www.bcfoodsecuritygateway.ca/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=7223 With advances in a technique known as fast-track breeding, researchers are developing crops that can produce more and healthier food and can adapt and thrive as the climate shifts. [environment360, February 6, 2012] -05:00 http://www.bcfoodsecuritygateway.ca/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=7222 Organizers of the first annual Islands Agriculture Show are hoping the two-day event Friday and Saturday will be the first step in a trend back to self sufficiency. [Cowichan News Leader Pictorial, January 26, 2012] -05:00 http://www.bcfoodsecuritygateway.ca/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=7221 The environment ministry's Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) ignored violation of law by the US-based company Monsanto which conducted trials of herbicide-tolerant, genetically modified (GM) maize across India without permission, an RTI reply revealed Monday. [Prokerala News, February 6, 2012] -05:00 http://www.bcfoodsecuritygateway.ca/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=7220 Last year, the Taiwanese government pulled US meat with the growth drug ractopamine. The drug, which is fed to pigs and other animals almost until slaughter in order to make them lean and boost their growth, is banned in the EU and China but is considered safe by the US, Canada and Australia, among other countries. [Asia Sentinel, February 6, 2012] -05:00 http://www.bcfoodsecuritygateway.ca/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=7219 The Manager of Client Services oversees the planning, leading, coordination and administration of programs and client services at the Surrey Food Bank. In addition, this manager works closely with various community committees, external agencies and community groupsaround various issues related to the scope of the organization and represents Surrey Food Bank in the community. Details here -05:00 http://www.bcfoodsecuritygateway.ca/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=7218 Cities coping with vacant land, food insecurity, and poor food access are increasingly turning to urban agriculture to overcome these and other problems. Authored by Kimberley Hodgson, this paper guides funders from urban agriculture's beginnings to entry points for funding. The paper also highlights examples of places where funder investment has made a difference. [Funder's Network, 2012] -05:00