News

2020

• • Women Building Thriving Communities: Food, Nutrition, and Sustainable Practice
  • Handpicked Podcast: “Knowledge is the key to adaptation”
  • UNESCO Chair in Food, Biodiversity and Sustainability Studies to be launched at Balsillie School event

2019

• • Laurier’s Alison Blay-Palmer named UNESCO Chair in Food, Biodiversity and Sustainability Studies
  • Agroecology, reforestation the topic of Nov. 4 lecture hosted by Laurier’s Centre for Sustainable Food Systems
  • An important partner in the North, Chief Lloyd Chicot of the Ka’a’gee Tu First Nation, visits Laurier
  • Laine Young Researcher Profile
  • Regenerating the Forest: Agroecological Erva-Mate Production in Brazil
  • Laurier Centre for Sustainable Food Systems launches new podcast series
  • Laurier food sustainability researcher named finalist for prestigious research impact award
  • Carla Johnston Researcher Profile
  • Jennifer Marshman Researcher Profile
  • Food Metrics 3.0: Unearthing Hidden Data

2018

• • Laurier’s Yellowknife office supports Fall Harvest Fair
  • Levers for Food System Change: A Panel Discussion on Urban Food Security, Food Justice, and International Agreements

2017

• • Laurier-led international meeting will discuss sustainable food systems around the world
  • Theresa Schumilas Researcher Profile
  • New national report card provides comprehensive snapshot of the sustainability of Canada’s food systems

2016

• • Laurier geographers inducted into the prestigious College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists