Wednesday, March 24, 2021
WAT's Sustainable, Waterloo? Welcome to the official Sustainability Office's official podcast: WAT's Sustainable?
Referenced resources
- Sustainable Food Systems briefing note (including definitions) by the FAO (2018)
- Grantham Centre’s note on topsoil regeneration (2015)
- Food Security and Nutrition in the World report by the FAO (2019)
- The Avoidable Crisis of Food Waste report by Second Harvest (2019)
- Region of Waterloo Food Mileage study (2005)
- Ontario’s Seasonal Availability Guide
Additional resources
- How to Cook With Food Scraps [video, CC]
- Canada’s New Food Guide
- Sustainable Growing at Home Miniseries [videos, CC]
- Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Farm Directory
- Eco Label Index
- Cookspiration (app for recipe inspiration)
Tips for promoting sustainable food systems in your personal life
- Eat more plants and minimize meat
- Whole foods + minimize processed
- Reduce food waste
- Choose sustainable seafood
- Look for local, seasonal foods
- Look for credible eco-labels (organic, FT, etc.)
- Minimize packaging
Listen now
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Download the transcription (.docx) with time stamps and resources. A .txt version of the transcript is also available for accessibility (scroll to bottom of page).
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