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Is the Federal Student Support Killing Ag Labour?

I have seen several commentators in the past few days criticize the federal program offering support for students and new graduates...

Mike von Massow

Apr 29, 20203 min read

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New Podcast Episode: Limits to Profit Maximization as a Guide to Behavior Change

FoodFocus team member Alfons Weersink recorded a podcast about his new paper. The paper suggests that farmers don't always only consider...

Mike von Massow

Apr 1, 20201 min read

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A Year of Eating in France

In my last blog post I discussed broadly what was required for a practice or tradition to become recognized by UNESCO as being an...

Molly Gallant

Mar 4, 20208 min read

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An Exploration of Cultural Intangible Heritage

Many of us have heard of, perhaps even visited ourselves, a UNESCO heritage site. From the Great Wall of China to the Canadian Rocky...

Molly Gallant

Feb 5, 20205 min read

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Consumers Trust Farmers - So What’s the Problem?

There is a significant effort in Canada (and in fact across North America) to “build public trust in agriculture.” A recent article in...

Mike von Massow

Oct 8, 20193 min read

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Talking to Vegans: A Reflection

I recently sat down with a group of six vegans to record a podcast (stay tuned in the coming weeks). My objective was to understand their...

Mike von Massow

Sep 9, 20193 min read

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Canadian food is worth celebrating

August 3rd is Food Day Canada; a day set aside to celebrate Canadian food. Not only does that involve celebrating food planted, grown and...

Mitchell Gingerich

Aug 2, 20194 min read

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My Vegan Mistake – misunderstanding a label

We recently wrote an article titled “Meat Demand is changing but its not because of the vegans.”. Our primary point was that there are...

Mike von Massow

Apr 4, 20193 min read

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The connection between food literacy and food waste

Two contemporary problems relating to food that we face today include rising obesity rates, encouraged by unhealthy eating habits, and...

Molly Gallant

Jan 25, 20193 min read

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The Food Guide: then and now

Canada’s recently updated food guide seems to be populating headlines everywhere – and for good reason. The last time the food guide was...

Molly Gallant

Jan 25, 20193 min read

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The new food guide - a reflection or driver of change?

The introduction of Canada’s new food guide has created a significant stir. The new guide has moved away from a historic focus on...

Mike von Massow

Jan 24, 20193 min read

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Considering the complexity of food, it is no surprise that conversations about it can be broad and diverse. In order to better understand how people think about food, Mike is involved in several projects. Learn more about each project below.

UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH SUSTAINABLE RESTAURANT PROJECT

Our team is a group of students, faculty and community partners that are committed to working towards a more sustainable future for the restaurant industry. Every year we hold a forum, bringing prominent speakers to the University of Guelph to discuss issues in the Canadian Restaurant Industry.

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Keep up with the conversation here.

Is the Federal Student Support Killing Ag Labour?

New Podcast Episode: Limits to Profit Maximization as a Guide to Behavior Change

A Year of Eating in France

An Exploration of Cultural Intangible Heritage

Consumers Trust Farmers - So What’s the Problem?

Talking to Vegans: A Reflection

Canadian food is worth celebrating

My Vegan Mistake – misunderstanding a label

The connection between food literacy and food waste

The Food Guide: then and now

The new food guide - a reflection or driver of change?

RELATED PROJECTS

Considering the complexity of food, it is no surprise that conversations about it can be broad and diverse. In order to better understand how people think about food, Mike is involved in several projects. Learn more about each project below.

UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH SUSTAINABLE RESTAURANT PROJECT