Take a closer look at the Olympic rings. Located in the yellow ring are the McDonald’s arches, and in the red ring, a bottle of Coca-Cola. These companies represent two of the 11 Worldwide Olympic Partners who have forked out incredible sums of money to fund the games and market their products alongside. After the…
Podcasts from 2006 (Page 4)
We take a rare glimpse into some of the issues facing British Columbia’s small-scale farmers and producers. With the rapid pace at which agricultural and production methods have evolved, two distinct food-producing frameworks now exist: the small scale farmer/producer, and the commodity-based ones hooked into industrial methods of production. How does the small operation survive…
Seeds are the foundation of our food supply and the building blocks of culture, community and well-being. Seeds also represent an industry of which 50% of global sales are controlled by 10 companies. The patenting and control of seeds is already a reality, but the push is now on to introduce Terminator technology – plants…
The BC salmon aquaculture industry has been one of the most criticized in the province. Nevertheless , the industry continues to expand and both the provincial and federal government continue to promote it. The opposition is led by The Coastal Alliance for Aquaculture Reform (CAAR) – a 9-member organization composed of First Nations groups, the fishing community…
How does the attention we pay to the specific moment of eating affect the attention we pay to purchasing food? By reconnecting ourselves to the act of eating, can we reconnect ourselves to food itself? Guests Victoria Stanton – Artist, ESSEN, (Montreal, QC) – Montreal-based performance artist producing solo and collaborative creative work since 1992. Her project entitled ESSEN,…
How does food and agriculture make its way into party platforms? What are the main concerns of BC farmers and producers? How do politicians shop for food? We discuss how our country’s major political parties attempt to tackle the issues of Factory Farming, Declining Farmer Incomes, Regulations and more. Guests Alex Atamanenko – NDP candidate, British Columbia Southern…
How are 98% of eggs in British Columbia produced, and what other methods compose the remaining 2%. We discuss the state of the egg industry in this province and investigate the methods of education the industry utilizes to inform the consumer. Guests Bruce Passmore – Farm Animal Welfare Coordinator for the Vancouver Humane Society, Coordinator of the Chicken…
For the inaugural broadcast of Deconstructing Dinner, the question of “why should we be deconstructing our dinner” was posed to 7 British Columbians who are concerned about the state of our food system. Guests Abra Brynne – Chair of the certification committee for the Kootenay Organic Growers Society. She sits on the board of Nelson’s Kootenay Co-op grocery store…