For this podcast, Eleanor Wearing explores the experiences of women who farm, and how their gender and other aspects of their identity influence their farming practice. Can’t see the audio player? Download the MP3 file instead (73 MB, MP3) Download here This audio story is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 Canada License.   This is Eleanor. […]

“If you want to eat meat…something has to die.” Heather Verdin explores the disconnect between the meat that most of us eat, and the lives of the animals that give their lives for that food. Download here.  This work is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 Canada License.

With the city of Vancouver’s (then) upcoming ban on food waste in garbage, Nicole Read decided to tackle the challenge head-on. How did she do this? By harnessing the power of worms! That is, if she can win over her sister to the wonders of vermicomposting.  Download here.  This work is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike […]

Dominique Goulet with the Bug Chef, David George Gordon There are many reasons why eating bugs are a good thing. Dominique Goulet investigates the pros and cons of crunching on critters, and takes us inside the world of entomophagy. Download here This work is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 Canada License.