The coming hunger

Riots over rising grain prices are ripping through the developing world and the United Nations warns there’s worse to come. Was Malthus right? Are we getting too numerous to feed ourselves?

Apr 12, 2008 04:30 AM
Lynda Hurst
Feature Writer

The warning bells are ringing, furiously.

This week, food riots paralyzed Haiti, with angry marchers outside the president’s palace shouting “We are hungry!” Five people were killed in the chaos.

In Egypt, a 15-year-old boy was shot and killed this week in two days of violence over food shortages. Last month, a two-week protest at government-subsidized bakeries ended with the deaths of 10 Egyptians in clashes with police.

Western researcher specializes in probiotics, the next big thing

Wed, March 12, 2008
By MARY-JANE EGAN, SUN MEDIA

For 25 years, a London microbiologist has been trying to convince a dubious world that some bacteria are good for you.

“This is why we’re alive, because we have bugs in the gut that keep us alive,” says Gregor Reid, a professor of microbiology at the University of Western Ontario.

Where are the good things grown in Ontario?

Wed, March 12, 2008
By HANK DANISZEWSKI, SUN MEDIA

The slogan is Good things Grow in Ontario.

But finding those good Ontario-grown products in your supermarket is getting tougher.

The rising value of the Canadian dollar means food manufacturers find it easier to go global when they buy and process products.

Author decries food industry

Eat food, not too much, mainly plants, says Michael Pollan
Feb 29, 2008 04:30 AM
Kim Honey
food editor

Michael Pollan wants a cappuccino made with cow’s milk. But Live Organic Food Bar on Dupont St. near Spadina is vegan, so real milk, even organic, is out.

“What’s their thing about milk?” the best-selling author of In Defense of Food and The Omnivore’s Dilemma wonders aloud. When reminded it’s a vegan restaurant, he grins. “Oh right. They’re vegan. Silly me.”