Sentences with phrase «of urban food»

Vancouver About Blog Peter Ladner is a public speaker, author of The Urban Food Revolution and Fellow at the SFU Centre for Dialogue.

Vancouver About Blog Peter Ladner is a public speaker, author of The Urban Food Revolution and Fellow at the SFU Centre for Dialogue.

An international dimension was also provided with examples of urban food growing in Canada.

In many cities a substantial part of the urban food demand, and especially that in perishable products, is covered by farmers in the intra - and

In many cities a substantial part of the urban food demand, and especially that in perishable products, is covered by farmers in the intra - and peri-urban areas.

The RUAF Foundation organises electronic conferences in cooperation with leading international organisations, including E-conferences on: «Urban agriculture, nutrition and health» with UN FAO (Rome); «Integration of urban agriculture into urban land use planning» with UN Habitat (Nairobi); «Productive reuse of organic wastes and wastewater» with IWMI (Sri Lanka); «Urban aquaculture» with Stirling University (Scotland); and «The dynamics of urban food systems» with Wageningen University (the Netherlands).

This event brings together international experts to reflect on a decade of urban food policy, and identify key levers to deepen and broaden a transformative urban food agenda.

RUAF collaborates with local authorities, research organisations, urban producers and other stakeholders in the assessment of the urban food system and the design of adequate urban agriculture and food policies and - programmes, applying a multi-stakeholder approach.

RUAF organises staff training courses on this topics around the world, including modules on the analysis of urban food systems, multi-stakeholder policy design and action planning, gender mainstreaming, participatory project planning, and monitoring and evaluation.

A new updated version of this paper is under preparation, that will also incorporate an overview of urban food / food system policies and strategies (category a above).

Paris, and many other French cities, have evolved along this model, and it improves the quality of urban food in addition to helping to keep down the carbon emissions from food transportation.

Artisans of Leisure tours in Australia are designed for the most discerning of travelers, featuring uniquely Australian experiences such as remote Outback and wildlife safaris, private visits to Aboriginal art galleries and small wineries, tours of urban food and craft markets, dining at Australia's most acclaimed restaurants, chartered sailing excursions in the Whitsunday Islands, and swimming through billabongs (water holes) into caves filled with ancient Aboriginal rock art.

Vancouver About Blog Peter Ladner is a public speaker, author of The Urban Food Revolution and Fellow at the SFU Centre for Dialogue.

Vancouver About Blog Peter Ladner is a public speaker, author of The Urban Food Revolution and Fellow at the SFU Centre for Dialogue.

Vancouver About Blog Peter Ladner is a public speaker, author of The Urban Food Revolution and Fellow at the SFU Centre for Dialogue.

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But there's more to this city than its looks, including a dynamic urban center chock - full of world - class art, food, and design.

Rather than go stale, A&W has in recent years targeted millennial consumers instead of its traditional Baby Boomer crowd, undertaken an ambitious urban expansion and noisily advertised its efforts to improve food quality.

«Vertical farms, many stories high, will be situated in the heart of the world's urban centers,» asserts the project's website, promising year - round food production without pesticides.

Devita Davidson of Foodlab Detroit, a network of food entrepreneurs in the city, has helped create a partnership with local urban farms called Detroit Grown and Made.

Urban Outfitters» foray into the food business comes after several quarters of sales declines at its namesake stores.

«By growing, processing, and selling edible insects, Aspire Food Group (The McGill Hult Team) will empower urban slum communities, offering them better access to an efficient, sustainable source of protein and nutrients,» the team says on its website.

What we're working on now is developing a national brand of locally grown produce that reinforces regional food systems by creating opportunity for local urban micro-agribusiness to augment year - round supply in any metropolitan area.

The 2013 Hult Prize, which kicks off the Clinton Global Initiative's annual meeting for heads of state and leaders of businesses and nonprofits, will award $ 1 million to the sole startup idea that best secures food for undernourished communities — particularly for the 200 million people who live in urban slums.

They're probably bound for Denver — CO's urban playground of art, culture, and food — or any one of its premiere ski towns (Aspen, Vail, Breckenridge, Telluride, Steamboat Springs).

As the co-founder of Cisco and Urban Decay, Sandy Lerner has made an impact in the worlds of technology and cosmetics, and now she is working to change the country's food production infrastructure thr...

In urban areas, lack of vacant plots of land is driving more and more urban farmers to produce food upwards on the side of buildings rather than outwards.

This vertical farming is a spatially efficient option for urban food production, which can be made smart by the use of information technology to time and target inputs.

Chicago is one of my favorite cities in the country, thanks to its thriving urban environment, relatively low cost of living, and amazing food.

Gaidar rightly feared that with the collapse of central planning and the lack of incentives for delivery of food supplies from rural to urban areas, the cities might even be without food unless price controls were quickly lifted.

Detroit Grown & Made is a unique collaboration between FoodLab Detroit and KGD that connects specialty food makers, processors, and distributors to a network of urban growers in Detroit.

Food delivery has been picking up steam in urban markets, which really isn't Texas Roadhouse's sandbox, as most of its locations are in suburbs.

You could say it combines the best of urban and suburban, with yearly bike races, easy access to public transportation, diverse people (and food), weekly farmers markets, art studios, and good schools.

Its capital, Richmond, is one of the oldest cities in the nation, and it's famous for its urban rapids, breweries and amazing food.

The term in defined in various ways, but the fundamental idea is self - explanatory: A food desert is an urban area without a steady, ready supply of affordable, fresh, healthy food.

For example, in the purchase of a boat for recreational purposes, set aside a sum up to the price of the boat to give to the food bank or an organization such as the Urban League.

For example, `' Low levels of food consumption and malnutrition are also hitting the urban poor in rich countries.

The Assembly described itself as a secular urban oasis, where atheists could enjoy the benefits of traditional church - the sense of community, the weekly sermon, the scheduled time for reflection, the community service opportunities, the ethos of self - improvement, the singing and the free food - without God.

The pressures for efficient collection and distribution of foods in urban society and the demand for short cuts in food preparation in high - speed civilization have brought into being a vast food - processing industry.

It's rough out there in nature, whether in the wilds of a rain forest or an urban jungle, partly because the earth is jammed with devout human predators unlike all others: we not only kill for food, we kill each other along with the natural forces nourishing life on this planet.

There are many ways to address food deserts using urban gardening, and although their approaches are all unique, Koch, Chov and Mahaba all describe the process of starting a community garden in similar ways.

The Food Network, and the prevailing culture of urban young adulthood, taught me to treat coffee, ethnic foods, and cocktails as well nigh sacramental.

Furthermore, in many developing countries price regulation in favor of providing cheap food for urban residents has been a devastating disincentive for food producers to increase their production.

An increasing urban population, changing food consumption pattern and trade globalization have rendered food supply chains extremely complex and lengthy, which calls for a change of mind - set from the traditional way of addressing the causes of food loss at each stage of the food supply chain to an integrated approach.

But I really love either The Urban Poser's or 100 Days of Real Food's marshmallow recipe if you want to use the real deal (and both really easy to make).

About Marlynn: Marlynn Schotland keeps up with local food, drink, travel and culture on her blog, Urban Bliss Life, a division of her boutique creative communications studio, Urban Bliss Media.

«You'll see people conducting business here in suits as well as «urban chic» people in jeans and T - shirts, all coming together with the common bond of enjoying great food.»

Told through the experiences of several of the leading figures in Australia's Fair Food movement, this book tells stories of personal change, courage, innovation and food activism, from local food hubs and backyard food - forests, to the GE - free movement, urban agriculture, radical homemaking and regenerative agricultFood movement, this book tells stories of personal change, courage, innovation and food activism, from local food hubs and backyard food - forests, to the GE - free movement, urban agriculture, radical homemaking and regenerative agricultfood activism, from local food hubs and backyard food - forests, to the GE - free movement, urban agriculture, radical homemaking and regenerative agricultfood hubs and backyard food - forests, to the GE - free movement, urban agriculture, radical homemaking and regenerative agricultfood - forests, to the GE - free movement, urban agriculture, radical homemaking and regenerative agriculture.

Amy of Real Food Whole Health Beth of Red and Honey Carol of Studio Botanica Carolyn of Real Food Carolyn Christy of Whole Foods on a Budget Colleen of Five Little Homesteaders Dina - Marie of Cultured Palate Emily of The Urban EcoLife Heather of The Homesteading Hippy Iris of De Voedzame Keuken (The Nutritious Kitchen) Jackie of Deductive Seasoning Jan of Healthy Notions Jennifer of Hybrid Rasta Mama Jill of Real Food Forager Jo of Nourishing Time Joe of Wellness Punks Joelle of jarOhoney Karen of ecokaren Karen of Nourish with Karen Karen of Sustainable Fitness Katie of Kitchen Stewardship Kris of Attainable Sustainable Kristen of Rethink Simple Kristine of Real Food Girl: Unmodified Lauren of Healing and Eating Laurie of Common Sense Homesteading Libby of eat.play.love... more Libby of Libby Louer Linda of The Organic Kitchen Lydia of Divine Health From The Inside Out Natalie of Honey, Ghee, & Me Pamela of Paleo Table Sandi of Sandi's Allergy Free Recipes Sarah of Real Food Outlaws Shannon of All Things Health Shanti of Life Made Full Shelley of A Harmony Healing Sjanett of Paleolland Stacy of A Delightful Home Stacy of Paleo Gone Sassy Starlene of GAPS Diet Journey Susan of Grow In Grace Farm Susan of Learning and Yearning Suzanne of Strands of my Life Sylvie of Hollywood Homestead Tracy of Oh, The Things We'll Make!

Ross Carter, event director of both The Epicurean and The London Wine Fair, commented: «the interest in quality, hard to find or handcrafted drinks and food is significant, particularly in London and other urban centres.

refrigerated side dishes and soups, Kraft Heinz will address a number of issues that are clouding its future, from «clean label» concerns and promising growth opportunities in chilled foods (versus shelf - stable fare) to urban food deserts and the fight against hunger.