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Monday, 17 March 2008 |
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Alberto García died in February in his rural village of San Matías Cuijingo, Juchitepec, Mexico. He was 39, and is survived by his wife Mirabel and three children. He had fallen ill in May 2006 while working in a Simcoe, Ont., greenhouse under the Canadian Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program (CSAWP).
Alberto and Maribel returned to Mexico in December, 2006, when his visa
and right to medical coverage in Canada expired. They were reunited with
their three young children who had stayed in Maribel's mother's care
during their absence.
In Mexico he found it difficult to afford costly cancer treatments and
eventually his condition deteriorated again. (Justicia for migrant workers)
What does it mean when a food system discards its workers when they get sick?
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Thursday, 14 August 2008 |
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Canadians can enjoy delicious, organic, fair trade spices from Sri Lanka, thanks to the efforts of the Small Organic Farmers Association and Sahana, a small Canadian company. Sahana imports Arayuma teas and spices directly from Biofoods / SOFA (Small Organic Farmers Association)
SOFA is an organic
farmer group organized on fair trade principles, located in central Sri Lanka. SOFA was founded in 1997, with 183 farmers, and leadership by
Dr Sarath Ranaweera. SOFA members continue the fair trade struggle for better standards of living, education and health.
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Delicious Arayuma teas and spices are available in Montreal, Toronto, and Ottawa. Learn more about these delicious teas and spices...
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Wednesday, 13 February 2008 |
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The BBC's Climate Challenge game places you in the role of President of the Europe. You have choices to make about national, trade, agricultural-industrial, local and household policies. Will your economy focus on nuclear power or coal, organic or intensive farming, the olympics or green house gas education programs? Each choice has to balance costs and benefits across variables of economic growth, power, food and water supplies, emissions and political popularity.
Read on to learn about the science behind the game...
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