News Declining Bees and Lazy Lawns Thanks to Sheila Colla and Lorraine Johnson for this thoughtful response to the No Mow May campaignDandelions elicit extreme reactions. They’re considered the bane of lawn care, hated with a fervour used to justify the massive chemical onslaught (fed by the lawn-care industry and advertising) that has been enlisted for decades to solve the “scourge” of this non-native yellow flower. Anyone allowing a few dandelions to tarnish the greensward of lawn risks community shaming.There’s a movement afoot to redeem the dandelion. Like the plant itself, the movement started in Britain and has been imported to North America. Under the banner of a catchy slogan, #NoMowMay urges people to let the lawn grow with freedom for one spring month and to celebrate the spontaneous vegetation that appears, in order to “feed... > See more 2 ways to get food on the election table Sustain Ontario's VoteON 2022 Good Food and Farming IdeasDiverse regional experts from many areas of our food system worked together to identify Issues, Evidence and Action items to:Support Sustainable Farming: Enable Future Farmers and Preserve FarmlandBring Healthy Food and Food Literacy into Ontario SchoolsSupport Community GrowingEnable all Ontarians to Access Healthy FoodSupport Sustainable and Just Local Food ProductionEstablish a... > See more
Declining Bees and Lazy Lawns Thanks to Sheila Colla and Lorraine Johnson for this thoughtful response to the No Mow May campaignDandelions elicit extreme reactions. They’re considered the bane of lawn care, hated with a fervour used to justify the massive chemical onslaught (fed by the lawn-care industry and advertising) that has been enlisted for decades to solve the “scourge” of this non-native yellow flower. Anyone allowing a few dandelions to tarnish the greensward of lawn risks community shaming.There’s a movement afoot to redeem the dandelion. Like the plant itself, the movement started in Britain and has been imported to North America. Under the banner of a catchy slogan, #NoMowMay urges people to let the lawn grow with freedom for one spring month and to celebrate the spontaneous vegetation that appears, in order to “feed... > See more
2 ways to get food on the election table Sustain Ontario's VoteON 2022 Good Food and Farming IdeasDiverse regional experts from many areas of our food system worked together to identify Issues, Evidence and Action items to:Support Sustainable Farming: Enable Future Farmers and Preserve FarmlandBring Healthy Food and Food Literacy into Ontario SchoolsSupport Community GrowingEnable all Ontarians to Access Healthy FoodSupport Sustainable and Just Local Food ProductionEstablish a... > See more
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