The Planetary Health DietAmong people in Metro Vancouver paying attention to climate change and its mitigation, what we eat is a rising issue.…
Food In the CityHarvest Urban Farms is underway in Vancouver, with this location at 950 E Cordova. It’s the former site of Pilkington’s Metal Marine…
Downtown Farmers MarketQuite a story here, based on a court action against the Yaletown Business Improvement Association brought April 2, 2016 by local business owners…
Save the dates to plan a fabu Jane's Walk @janeswalk #janeswalkvanJane Jacobs, urbanist and author, believed in walkable neighbourhoods, urban literacy, and cities planned by and for everybody. We celebrate Jane’s…
Rust-Belt RenaissanceFrom the Daily Scot: . I’ve been keeping my eye on the long-neglected and forgotten rust-belt cities of the U.S.…
The Power of Information: Obesity and the Blue MapHere, from the New York Times, is the latest of several recent articles that report how obesity is leveling off…
Transformation: A Garden in Mount PleasantFrom Scot Bathgate: My buddy Garet Robinson lives in a rental with his partner on the corner of Alberta &…
Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change – May 7From Planning Institute of B.C. Chapters: South Coast & Fraser Valley – Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change Adaptation: Planning for…
Another chapter at Spetifore: A cottage in “Southlands”Better! Cities & Towns features a prototype cottage for “Southlands” – the so-far frustrated proposal for what is still known…
Who is there who does not like a garden?The burghers of Drummondville, apparently. It comes down to this simple formulation: Grass good! Vegetables bad. We’ve heard one too…
Food Carts in CascadiaEric Hess at Sightline critiques street food policy in Vancouver, Seattle and Portland. We have a ways to go before…
Good Reads 2 – A Convenience TruthAnother Fall book – this one from Patrick Condon’s shop at UBC: a collaboration by 20 student landscape architects and…
Good Reads 1 – Urban Food RevolutionThat thump you heard was the arrival of Fall books, ready for the gift-giving season – and there are a…
The Obesity Question: Too many calories in or not enough energy out?It’s too many calories in, according to the research – as surveyed by the Sightline Institute. Here are some items from research…
Dec. 19, 2022Vancouver’s “Dinosaurs Against Fossil Fuels” (DAFFS) Way Ahead of Their TimeSandy James Planner