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It often comes up as an issue widely expected to spark future wars and dominate human consciousness some day – much the way oil currently occupies our thoughts and drains our wallets. And for some, the lack of water is already a pressing problem.  
Now I’ve heard a lot about the big Saguaro cactus here in Arizona but the sheer size of them never even made me consider that people might want to (or be able to!) steal them. The following editorial was published in the Waterloo Region Record on Friday August 1. Farmers doing more than their fair share for the environment Food and farming are never far from the collective consciousness of Waterloo Region. After all, we’re home to one of the most diverse agricultural areas in the province and our farmers’ markets – especially the market in St Jacobs – are popular destinations where we’ve been proponents of eating local food and supporting local farmers long before it became widely popular. An editorial in the Toronto Star today made me stop and think once again about the disconnect between those of us in agriculture and those who aren’t. According to the Star editorial, one of the solutions to the global food crisis is for rich nations like Canada to produce more food. On the surface, that seems simple enough. But let’s consider some simple truths: Continue reading Solving the food crisis?
Two freak tornadoes tore through the city of Atlanta on March 14 and 15. I’m in Atlanta right now for the Media Relations Made Easy seminar, and evidence of the disaster is everywhere in the downtown core where I’m staying. Was this extreme weather just a fluke? Or is it a sign of things to come as we start to feel the impacts of climate change more directly? |   | |||||
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I saw a headline of the Arizona Daily Star here in Tucson on the weekend that just intrigued me – apparently cactus stealing is a big problem in this state.