[getsmart-l] CBC National story on local food

[xmarc at region.waterloo.on.ca]

CBC's The National aired three stories on Friday night called on the trend
toward growing more food locally.  The stories were part of The National's
"Running on Empty" series on the rising costs of oil. Together they do an
excellent job of framing local food issues in a global political context.

The first story, "The $20,000 Barbeque" used data from a report on Food
Miles produced by Region of Waterloo Public Health to illustrate the fuel
costs of eating local food versus imports.
The second, "Fork in the Road", focused on efforts in Waterloo Region to
encourage local food in the face of a historical trend towards relying on
imports.  The story features interviews with Thomas Homer-Dixon and Region
of Waterloo Public Health's Katherine Pigott as well as footage from the St
Jacobs Farmers' Market and the Elmira Produce Auction.
The third story, "Urban Gardeners", focused on the rise in popularity of
community gardens in Ottawa.

All three stories are archived on the CBC website and can be viewed in
their entirety.  Together the three stories run about sixteen minutes.  To
view the stories, go to
http://www.cbc.ca/national/blog/special_feature/running_on_empty/.

Marc Xuereb
Public Health Planner
Region of Waterloo Public Health
99 Regina St S, 3rd Floor
Waterloo, ON N2J 4V3
tel: 519.883.2004 x.5872
email: xmarc at region.waterloo.on.ca