7 millennials who view agriculture as a career — and moral calling by Lois Ross In the next 15 years, almost half of Canadian farms will change hands. These millennials are ready to takeover — turning their
Are vegans right? by David Macfarlane The writer is in the midst of a radical six-month change of diet. He’s discovering that no cheeseburger tastes as good as
Climate change is changing our ecosystems, this region is on the front lines by Josiah Neufeld The writer visits the shifting shorelines of Bangladesh and discovers tens of millions of people on the brink of disaster
Kicking fossil fuels will save trillions of dollars – and the planet by Alanna Mitchell We can easily afford to wean ourselves off carbon-based fuels, and we can't afford not to
Fair trade coffee might not be as beneficial as you think by Pieta Woolley Buying fair trade coffee doesn’t hurt. But it doesn’t help as much as we might imagine.
Corporations control most of the global seed market; concern ensues by Alanna Mitchell Public seed breeding, financed by governments, has collapsed in Canada after generations of innovation
Communes get a modern makeover by Anne Bokma A 1960s ideal gets an update for grownups — cohousing projects designed for living in close quarters.
We’ve changed the planet so much that it’s in a new geological era by Alanna Mitchell It's going to be called the Anthropocene, or "the new age of man," and will be laid down in Earth's crust forever
Endangered Jefferson salamander trumps quarry in Halton Region by Lisa Van de Ven Musician Sarah Harmer, who grew up on a farm next to the proposed development, helped organize fundraising concerts to bring attention to
Losing the hooded grebe, part two by Alanna Mitchell A team of scientists races against time to prevent a small Argentine water bird from vanishing forever