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Nov 12, 2024 | 
conservechange.medium.com | Philip Loring
New research reveals widespread pessimism among experts on progress toward sustainable food systemsPhilip A. Loring·Follow3 min read·--Pride and other flags on display during Linderaje, a tradition where Andean peasants walk the boundaries between their lands to map territory and strengthen social and cultural ties.
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Nov 9, 2024 | 
conservechange.medium.com | Philip Loring
Philip A. Loring·Follow3 min read·--Farm workers in Salinas Valley, California. Photo by Patrick CavanaughFood is expensive. Heck, life is expensive. If they tell us anything, the results of the 2024 US Presidential election tell us that people are feeling an economic crunch that doesn’t show up in large-scale economic indicators like employment and inflation.
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Jun 20, 2024 | 
canadianinquirer.net | Philip Loring
The Canadian government is working with grocers to develop a code of conduct, but will it improve the country’s food security? Consumers are angry about grocery prices, which have risen about 20 per cent in the past three years, and the boycott of Loblaw only reinforces that many Canadians have lost trust in the private sector. A code of conduct that commits grocers to accountability is important, but there is much more going on with food affordability than just transparency at the till.
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Jun 20, 2024 | 
policyoptions.irpp.org | Philip Loring
The Canadian government is working with grocers to develop a code of conduct, but will it improve the country’s food security? Consumers are angry about grocery prices, which have risen about 20 per cent in the past three years, and the boycott of Loblaw only reinforces that many Canadians have lost trust in the private sector. A code of conduct that commits grocers to accountability is important, but there is much more going on with food affordability than just transparency at the till.
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Jun 10, 2024 | 
conservechange.medium.com | Philip Loring
In the schoolyard where I went to middle school there was a small, grassy area alongside the baseball diamond - just beyond a drainage ditch between the field and the fringe of the woods that surrounded the half of the complex. It was technically 'in bounds' at recess, but somewhat out of sight from everyone. For a boy who was regularly bullied - for being fat, for liking chess, for "acting gay" - it was a good place to disappear on the bad days when the jerks were in full force.
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Jun 8, 2024 | 
theunion.com | Philip Loring
Response to “The Biden Voter”, The Union, May 31, 2024, p.A4 by Robert ChrismanThe polls seem to show that Joe Biden has 50% chance of being re-elected in November. Some find this hard to believe, while I and many of Joe’s supporters find it unfathomable that an equal number of voters are still willing to pull the lever for Trump. Let’s examine why this is the case.
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May 27, 2024 | 
timescolonist.com | Philip Loring |Ryan Katz-Rosene |l’Université d’Ottawa
This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the original site. ___Authors: Philip A Loring, Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Guelph; and Ryan M. Katz-Rosene, Associate Professor, School of Political Studies, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of OttawaRising food costs are squeezing Canadians around the country.
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May 27, 2024 | 
innerself.com | Philip Loring |Ryan Katz-Rosene |Thomas Piketty |Mark Tercek
High food prices are a major threat to food security for many Canadians. (Ian Mutto/Flickr), CC BY-SARising food costs are squeezing Canadians around the country. Nearly everyone is feeling the pinch, and it’s not just an inconvenience — high food prices are a major threat to food security for many Canadians. Understanding why food prices are so high and why they are changing is critical to the well-being of our society. Unfortunately, consensus on why food price are so high is in short supply.
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May 26, 2024 | 
theconversation.com | Philip Loring |Ryan Katz-Rosene
Rising food costs are squeezing Canadians around the country. Nearly everyone is feeling the pinch, and it’s not just an inconvenience — high food prices are a major threat to food security for many Canadians. Understanding why food prices are so high and why they are changing is critical to the well-being of our society. Unfortunately, consensus on why food price are so high is in short supply.
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Dec 14, 2023 | 
resilience.org | Philip Loring
If we want to transform our relationship with food, we need to think about more than just productivity and carbon. Mainstream conversations about transforming Western food systems in light of their adverse impacts on things such as climate and biodiversity have become overly dominated by a handful of relatively superficial technological matters.
