http://sudbury.mediacoop.ca/fr/old/taxonomy/term/1407/0 fr http://sudbury.mediacoop.ca/fr/video/sudbury-voices-isabelle-legault/17826 <div class="field field-type-emvideo field-field-video-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="emvideo emvideo-video emvideo-youtube"><div id="media-youtube-1" class="media_youtube_flash media-youtube"> <div id="media-youtube-default-external-1"> <object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="350" width="425" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/Tiv8z9J9fPk&amp;amp;rel=0&amp;amp;hd=1&amp;amp;enablejsapi=1&amp;amp;playerapiid=ytplayer&amp;amp;fs=1" id="media-youtube-default-external-object-1"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Tiv8z9J9fPk&amp;amp;rel=0&amp;amp;hd=1&amp;amp;enablejsapi=1&amp;amp;playerapiid=ytplayer&amp;amp;fs=1" /> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain"/> <param name="quality" value="best"/> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"/> <param name="scale" value="noScale"/> <param name="salign" value="TL"/> <param name="FlashVars" value="playerMode=embedded" /> <param name="wmode" value="transparent" /> <!-- Fallback content --> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tiv8z9J9fPk"><img src="http://img.youtube.com/vi/Tiv8z9J9fPk/0.jpg" alt="See video" title="See video" width="425" height="350" /></a> </object> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p>On May 8, 2013, the Sudbury working-group of The Media Co-op hosted a town hall meeting and community discussion. A panel of six residents of Sudbury who are deeply engaged with questions of what our community is and what it might become kicked off the evening, and lead into a larger conversation among the forty people who attended about what we want and how to get there.</p> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://sudbury.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/thumb200/isabelle.jpg" alt="" title="Isabelle Legault" width="120" height="90" class="imagecache imagecache-thumb200 imagecache-default imagecache-thumb200_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://sudbury.mediacoop.ca/fr/video/sudbury-voices-isabelle-legault/17826" target="_blank">en lire plus</a></p> http://sudbury.mediacoop.ca/fr/video/sudbury-voices-isabelle-legault/17826#comments Environnement Alimentation Idées local food simplify sudbury voices sustainable agriculture Sat, 08 Jun 2013 12:29:17 +0000 grassrootssudburymedia 17826 at http://sudbury.mediacoop.ca http://www.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/planning-committee-supports-local-food/16662 <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subhead"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Planners and activists join forces for change </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://sudbury.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/local_food_and_offical_plan_rivest_and_dutrisac_1.jpg" alt="" title="1. City councillors generally showed support for local food production including Ward 4 Coun. Evelyn Dutrisac and Ward 6 Coun. Andre Rivest, but Rivest said allowing chicken raising in city backyards could be a problem for some residents. Photo by Bill Bradley." width="450" height="481" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <img src="http://sudbury.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/local_food_and_offical_plan_peggy_baillie_2.jpg" alt="" title="2. Peggy Baillie, manager of Eat Local Sudbury Co-operative, said the city has a long way to go to meeting much of its food supply locally but a lot had been accomplished by non-profits like her co-operative store on Larch Street. Photo by Bill Bradley." width="450" height="300" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://sudbury.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/local_food_and_offical_plan_kris_lonston_3.jpg" alt="" title="3. Kris Longston, senior city planner, made an information only presentation to the city planning committee March 4, 2013 on the need to include highlighting local food systems including urban food production into the city`s new Official plan. Photo by Bill Bradley." width="450" height="300" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <img src="http://sudbury.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/local_food_and_official_plan_seedy_sunday_5.jpg" alt="" title="4. Many city residents turned out for the fourth annual Seedy Sunday March 3 at the Parkside Centre downtown to get their seeds for the upcoming gardening season. Shown are two organizers, Alice Haasdyk and Tamara Gagnon, at the seed exchange table. Organizers said the turnout was heavier than even last year and that more residents are gardening these days if the numbers at Seedy Sunday were any indication of gardening interest. Photo by Bill Bradley." width="450" height="300" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <p></p><p><a href="http://www.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/planning-committee-supports-local-food/16662" target="_blank">en lire plus</a></p> http://www.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/planning-committee-supports-local-food/16662#comments Bill Bradley Environnement Alimentation Food Politics local food sudbury Sudbury Thu, 07 Mar 2013 19:11:43 +0000 grassrootssudburymedia 16662 at http://sudbury.mediacoop.ca http://www.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/food-issues-crucial-community/16040 <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subhead"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Food Policy Council organizers seek community buy in </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://sudbury.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/food_policy_council_inaugeral_meeting_1_1_1.jpg" alt="" title="First Nations drummers opened the inaugural Greater Sudbury Food Policy Council community forum Jan. 17, 2013 at Tom Davies Square. The group sought community input on how to use the format of a policy council to put food issues first in the city. Photo by William Bradley." width="450" height="338" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <img src="http://sudbury.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/food_policy_council_inaugeral_meeting_2_2_1.jpg" alt="" title="One breakout session at the Greater Sudbury Food Policy Council involved several people discussing edible landscaping and how the city, for example, could plan for more edible plantings such as fruiting bushes and trees which marginalized people could freely access. Edible school yards was also highlighted where students could get hands on know-how on how to plant and maintain food gardens on-site at their schools. Photo by William Bradley." width="450" height="338" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://sudbury.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/food_policy_council_inaugeral_meeting_3_3_1.jpg" alt="" title="The Greater Sudbury Food Policy Council forum was facilitated by Yves Doyon, a respected member of the francophone community. Here he has put up sheets outlining ideas from the breakout sessions that participants will vote on by placing circles on their favourite topics. Photo by William Bradley." width="450" height="338" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <p><strong>Food issues crucial to community</strong><br />Food Policy Council organizers seek community buy in</p> <p>BY WILLIAM PETER BRADLEY<br />Grassroots Sudbury Media Collective</p> <p><a href="http://www.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/food-issues-crucial-community/16040" target="_blank">en lire plus</a></p> http://www.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/food-issues-crucial-community/16040#comments Bill Bradley Alimentation local food sudbury Sudbury Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:38:46 +0000 grassrootssudburymedia 16040 at http://sudbury.mediacoop.ca