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How to Host a Food Preservation Workshop at Home
In sauces, jams, or compote, frozen or dehydrated, many recipes allow you to put summer flavours in a jar, but you have to dedicate time and energy to do it.
My First Steps Towards Digital Sobriety
“More and more of us are looking for ways to reduce our footprint on the planet, and recently I’ve been looking at greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by sector to see what I can do at my level to make the biggest impact.”
Gleanathon: A Feel-Good Activity
When I’m at the market, I always ask myself the same question: where are all the ugly vegetables? When I venture through the farmlands on my bike rides, I find myself wondering how many tons of vegetables couldn’t be harvested this year. Then I think to myself, it’s a good thing that gleaning exists!
The Deposit-Refund System: Yesterday, Today and Forever?
The deposit-refund system is something we know well in Canada: all provinces and territories (except Nunavut) have their own system to manage it! But do we know how it started, the advantages and disadvantages or the possible futures held for it? Let’s demystify all these questions together!
Zero-Waste…Even in the Garden!
For garden enthusiasts, August is a time of abundance. It’s so rewarding to reap the literal fruits of our labours. But if you were ambitious about your spring planting, you may be at a loss when you see the avalanche of zucchinis and the mountain of cherry tomatoes just waiting to be picked from the garden.
Uncap Your Jar and Preserve the Abundance of the Country!
Summer is back and with it, an abundance of fruits and vegetables. Here’s to the beautiful tomatoes, zucchini, eggplant, strawberries, raspberries and cantaloupe of our countryside! It’s THE season to eat local, the one we’d like to make last forever.
The Journey to Embodying Change
Can you believe that a 12-year old’s dream has now evolved into a United Nations accredited global social innovation platform? Kehkashan, one of the recipients of the Aiming for Action awards in 2022, invites you to retrace her journey as an agent of change!
Save Energy and Stay Cool While Doing It
We’re almost a month into summer and the temperatures just keep rising! No matter when your home was built, there are easy ways to make it more energy efficient (and there are definitely ways that you can adopt more energy-conscious habits).
Twist your scraps into summer drinks!
Hot summer days are finally upon us, and they bring tidings of great thirst for refreshment! In combining gastronomy and anti-waste, we’ve compiled some great ideas for turning your leftovers into delicious summery drinks.
Redesigning the Agricultural Landscape in Canada, One Province at a Time!
On June 21st, Earth Day Canada unveiled Tomorrow’s Forest—Green Infrastructure, a new collaborative project. Its objective: to rethink the development of our agricultural territories in Quebec to improve our resilience to climate change. The time has come to explain how!
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