FLEdGE Research

As the FLEdGE project comes to a close, we will be slowly phasing out of our Twitter account. Please join us @LCSFSresearch as we continue to promote food sustainability actors and research. See our archive for more info: fledgeresearch.ca

@UNESCOchairFBSS renewed for another four years at @Laurier! Learn more about the past 4 and future 4 years of the Chair here: tinyurl.com/3nw9jvh5 “I see my role as a conductor, enabling these people and projects to work together in a positive way," says @blaypalmer

Upcoming press conference on the presidential decree to end glyphosate use in Mexico - highlighting 25 research projects dedicated to finding feasible, sustainable alternatives

At Women, Food, Sustainability, we'll hear from Carla Johnston about gender and NWT food systems. Check out some of her work ahead of time here! tinyurl.com/3n26mmyt Register for the panel: womensday.bpt.me #Sustainability #FoodSystems #InternationalWomensDay2024

We're super excited to explore @laineyoung_'s research in Quito at our panel on March 14. Make sure to check out the newest season of @handpickedpodc, produced and co-hosted by Laine, for more of her work Event registration is open now. See you there! tinyurl.com/3rmdxu6v

Don't forget to stop by the @BalsillieSIA at @Laurier Waterloo March 14 4:30-6:00pm EST for a great in-person discussion on Women, Food, Sustainability with @AndreaMBrownYun and others! Registration here: womensday.bpt.me #InternationalWomensDay2024 #FoodSystems

As we wrap up Feb, here are a few resources developed in partnership with @LCSFSresearch - an opportunity for continued learning, and a reminder that every month is Black History Month. Link here: tinyurl.com/n8fjsphk #BlackHistoryMonth #Food #Sustainability #FoodSystems

Interested in working with @UNESCOchairFBSS and @LCSFSresearch? Check out the open position below! More details here: tinyurl.com/2vvd8stf Apply or inquire via email to lcsfs@wlu.ca. We look forward to hearing from you! #hiring #sustainability #foodsystems #research

Remember our Growing A Just Food System panelist, Gabriel Allahdua? His memoir, Harvesting Freedom, reveals what life is like for the people who produce Canada’s food. Join the author and activist online March 1 | 2pm EST Register below: brownpapertickets.com/event/6236026

Rescheduled! 🌽Growing a Just Food System 🗓 March 1 2024 ⏰ 2 - 3:30pm EST Join activist Gabriel Allahdua (@j4mw) and Drs @ProfJMcLaughlin and @JennaLHennebry online for a panel discussion on the migrant workers who grow our food in Canada Register Now brownpapertickets.com/event/6236026

Recent work by the @ROWPublicHealth shows that in 2023, the cost of eating healthy for a family of four totalled $1124.79 per month, an 5.2% increase from 2022 (or an additional $55.63 per month). #foodflation #CostOfLivingCrisis #FoodSecurity Read more bit.ly/4885eA0

Register for the latest instalment of the Laurier Northern Webinar Series: Indigenous Leadership in Conservation and Protected Areas🌲 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist… Feb. 8 at 3 p.m. EST on Zoom Presenters: Dawn Dietrich, Andrew Spring, Jessica Jumbo, Ryan Planche, Emily Sabourin

Looking for a graduate student position? @andrewjspring is looking for exceptional MES, MSC, and PhD candidates to join on-going food systems research in the Northwest Territories. Find the full posting here bit.ly/3TU22EA with information on how to apply!

#Laurier researcher @andrewjspring is in #Kenya to help announce a new partnership with Rongo University. Over 7 years, the program will leverage local media to educate farmers on modern approaches to food production. @UNESCOchairFBSS Learn more: kenyanews.go.ke/rongo-universi…

🌎 Transforming the global #foodsystem starts with #divesting pension funds and investments from polluting multinationals and diverting them to more sustainable funds! Read more from @blaypalmer about making food and farming systems sustainable 👉sustainableviews.com/cop28-the-chal… #COP28

As discussions continue this week @COP28 about tackling #climatechange, we must remember that the agricultural sector contributes to nearly 15% of warming levels. Read more from sustainable views sustainableviews.com/cop28-the-chal… #ClimateAction #foodsystem

Starting tomorrow, stay tuned for presentations by Mark Terry, @Laurier representative, documentary filmmaker and film professor, at this years UN Convention on Climate Change #COP28 #COP28UAE #ClimateAction

Review of Harvesting freedom: The life of a migrant worker in Canada by Gabriel Allahdua Reviewed by Noura Nasser #Migration #Labour #SeasonalWorkers #Agriculture #AgriculturalWorkers #Memoir #BookReview #BooksAboutFood #CurrentlyReading #CanAg #Canada canadianfoodstudies.uwaterloo.ca/index.php/cfs/…

Dec 14 | 11:30 AM,Tech-Enhanced Biodiversity: Cultivating a Sustainable Food Ecosystem will explore how biodiversity & cutting-edge technologies can shape the future of our food industry🌱🌍 Register!bit.ly/3RlZ8GP #FoodTech #Biodiversity #Sustainability #buildthefuture

In light of postponing our event, Growing a Just Food System, join @IAVGO and @j4mw November 30th at 6:15pm EST to celebrate their efforts in the fight for injured and migrant worker’s rights. Find the zoom link here: lnkd.in/gKstvS7q Learn more: injuredworkersonline.org/iwevents/event…

🌽 Growing a Just Food System 📍Online 🗓 November 30th | 4:30pm EST There are still a few days left to join author of Harvesting Freedom, Gabriel Allahdua, and Drs. Janet McLaughlin and Jenna Hennebry as they discuss migrant work in Canada. Register: bit.ly/3MLfMgB