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Published on: 21 Oct 2014
The Gazette | Sept. 7, 2014
by: Lesley Chesterman
Gone are the days when thousands of McGill students had to subsist on doughnuts and sad steam trays; over the last five years, the university has transformed its food services, and tapped into the wealth of produce grown at its Macdonald Campus.
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Published on: 14 Sep 2014
McGill Reporter | Aug 21, 2014
By: Neale McDevitt
The gigantic brownie will be the main attraction at the annual McGill à la carte event to be held in the tent on the downtown lower campus on Tuesday, Aug. 26, during which thousands of students, faculty, staff and hungry Montrealers will be invited to sample the delicious dessert.
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Published on: 1 Sep 2014
In a number of cities around the world, residents have transformed previously derelict sites, ignored corners and over-grown verges into green and productive vegetable plots
Published on July 30, 2014 | Environmental Research Web
For example, in York, UK, an "edible map" reveals that there is garlic mustard and horseradish growing in abundance alongside the river, and plums will be available on a tree in a street in Osbaldwick by August.
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Published on: 25 Jul 2014
Living in a city puts everything at your fingertips: From fashion and movies to social movements and political experiments, residents of urban areas experience most everything before it trickles through the suburbs and into rural communities.
Published on July 29, 2014 | Yahoo! News
by: Willy Blackmore
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Published on: 25 Jul 2014
McGill Student Jakub Dzamba desigs cricket incubator to feed growing interest in insect farming
Published on July 23, 2014 | Journal Metro
by: Mathais Marchal
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Published on: 25 Jul 2014
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Published on: 11 Mar 2014
Given the need to feed an estimated 2.4 billion more people by the year 2050, the drive toward large-scale, single-crop farming around the world may seem inexorable.
Published on Feb 21, 2014 | Teatro Naturale International
Written by S.C.
Published on: 24 Feb 2014
Composting on campus: a big project in the works. After finishing the last bite of an apple, it’s almost second nature to toss it into the trash can before heading off to class. But what happens then?
Published on Feb 7, 2014 | McGill Tribune
Written by Jenny Shen and Marlee Vinegar
Published on: 19 Feb 2014
Alors que la population des abeilles chute de façon alarmante, des étudiants de l'Université McGill amassent des fonds pour construire un pavillon où vivront des colonies entières de ces insectes afin de conscientiser la population à la problématique.
Published on January 20 2014 | Journal de Montréal
Written by Ewan Sauves
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Published on: 23 Jan 2014
Project managers seek student feedback on The Nest, cite dedication to sustainability as main goal.
Published January 14 2014 | McGill Tribune
Written by Catherine-Laure Juste
Redel said the SRC has been successful in achieving a main goal so far—the promotion of sustainability.
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Published on: 17 Jan 2014
In the early 1990s, when more than 1 billion people were going hungry ever year, this goal represented a reduction of 50 per cent.
Published on October 8 2013 | Gazette
Written by Hugp Melgar-Quiñonez
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Published on: 20 Oct 2013
Events celebrate McGill’s certification over the summer as first fair trade certified school in Quebec
Published October 1 2013 | McGill Tribune
Written by Chelsey Ju
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Published on: 2 Oct 2013
Insects are not something you are likely to find on the menu in Canada, but the United Nations suggests they should be.
Published September 27 2013 | Globe and Mail
In fact, they're eaten in other parts of the world and some Canadian business people are creating products to meet demand and be a global resource for what they feel is the food of the future.
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Published on: 2 Oct 2013
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