City-grown vegetables could feed urban dwellers

Published: 25 July 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...

Can Urban Agriculture Feed the World's Growing Cities?

Published: 25 July 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...

Hungry for something healthy and new? Why not make dinner with crickets tonight!

Published: 25 July 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

Is biodiverse agriculture an anachronism?

Published: 24 February 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 |...

It isn’t easy being green, but why not try?

Published: 19 February 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...

SPOKES II Conference

Wednesday, February 26, 2014 11:00to14:30

From 11am-2:30pm on Wed, Feb 26th, SSMU EnviroComm is bringing together some of the wonderful sustainability groups on campus to share their knowledge and skills with us all, as well as get you...

Grand Opening of the Nest/Le Nid: SSMU's new student-run cafe

Tuesday, February 18, 2014 18:00

After several weeks of operation, The Nest, SSMU’s brand-new Student-Run Café, is hosting its Grand Opening on Tuesday, February 18 at 6pm in the SSMU Cafeteria. 3480 rue McTavish, Montreal, QC,...

Des étudiants de l’Université McGill se mobilisent

Published: 23 January 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...

Student-Run Café opens for business

Published: 17 January 2014

Project managers seek student feedback on The Nest, cite dedication to sustainability as main goal. Published January 14 2014 | McGill TribuneWritten by Catherine-Laure Juste Redel said the...

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