Food Action Committee Publications

• Books
• Reports and Publications
• Position Statements
• Articles and Opinion Pieces

And we have a blog: http://adventuresinlocalfood.wordpress.com/

Books

Twilight Meetings: Celebrating the Wisdom of Our Farmer-Mentors
Author: Heliotrust
2007
Avondale Press
Cost $15 (DVD available for $5.)
Contact the office to order a copy.

Eating By the Seasons A recipe collection put together by The Food Action Committee of the Ecology Action Centre
 

Reports and Publications

Community Garden Heavy Metal Study
January, 2011

Are Nova Scotians eating local? Where is our food coming from? (July 2010)

• Executive Summary
• Full report [1.5 MB]
• Education Toolkit
• Slide Presentation

Eating for a Better World pamphlet
Side one, Side two

Local Food Procurement Policies: A Literature Review

Halifax Urban Soil Guide 

Position Statements

Food Action Committee's position on the use of biosolids on agricultural land - UPDATED May 2009

Articles and Opinion Pieces

Moving Towards A Healthy Food and Farm System 
(Originally published in BTI Winter 2009)

Delicious Inspiration from New England 
(Originally published in BTI Summer 2008)

Does Your Breakfast Need A Passport? 
(Originally published in BTI Winter 2008)

Working Together to Promote Local Food [Word Document]
(Originally published in the Chronicle Herald, August 21, 2007)

Does Your Food Travel More than You Do?
(August 24, 2004)
     –part 1 [1.4 MB]
     –part 2 [1.4 MB]

Saving agricultural land for growing food (originally published in Rural Delivery March 2007)