Is the Federal Student Support Killing Ag Labour?
top of page
BLOG
Keep up with the conversation here.
Search
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 1, 20201 min
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...
Molly Gallant
Mar 4, 20208 min
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
Feb 5, 20205 min
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...
Mike von Massow
Oct 8, 20193 min
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
Sep 9, 20193 min
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...
Mitchell Gingerich
Aug 2, 20194 min
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...
Mike von Massow
Apr 4, 20193 min
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...
Molly Gallant
Jan 25, 20193 min
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
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...
Mike von Massow
Jan 24, 20193 min
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...
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
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.
bottom of page