/sustainability/taxonomy/term/293/all en /sustainability/sp0101-mcgill-apicultural-association <p style="border:2px dashed #85AD56; padding:10px">Status: <strong>COMPLETED </strong>January 2012 - January 2014</p> <div> <p>The Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Apicultural Association (MAA), along with the Macdonald Student-run Ecological Gardens (MSEG) and the Office of Student Academic Services at Macdonald Campus (OSAS) has worked with the SPF to create and institutionalize a beekeeping and farming internship program. This project provides sufficient hives to create the revenue needed to employ students in the summer, and promotes student engagement with apiculture on Macdonald Campus.</p></div> Fri, 22 Nov 2013 15:52:45 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1607 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/news/sustainable-living-mcgill-231744 <h3>Listen to the full broadcast below</h3> <blockquote> <p>Published November 21 2013 | <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/player/AudioMobile/Daybreak%2BMontreal/ID/2419752909/" target="_blank">CBC Daybreak Montreal</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>ECOLE (Education Community Living Environment) is an ongoing project from Æ»¹ûÒùÔº that aims to create a sustainable living house in the Milton-Parc community.</p> <p><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/player/AudioMobile/Daybreak%2BMontreal/ID/2419752909/" target="_blank">Listen to the full broadcast</a>.</p> Fri, 22 Nov 2013 00:33:39 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1605 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/news/gentrification-not-grand-230953 <h3><span>‘Neutral’ journalism and the working class neighbourhood.</span></h3> <blockquote> <p>Published on September 30 2013 | <a href="http://www.mcgilldaily.com/2013/09/gentrification-is-not-grand/" target="_blank">Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Daily</a><br />Written by Aaron Vansintjan</p></blockquote> Mon, 07 Oct 2013 13:42:27 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1546 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/news/eating-insects-educating-market-get-global-buy-230889 <h3><span>Insects are not something you are likely to find on the menu in Canada, but the United Nations suggests they should be. </span></h3> <blockquote> <p>Published September 27 2013 | <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/canada-competes/eating-insects-the-challenge-is-to-get-global-buy-in/article14587832/" target="_blank">Globe and Mail</a></p> </blockquote> <p>In fact, they're eaten in other parts of the world and some Canadian business people are creating products to meet demand and be a global resource for what they feel is the food of the future.</p> Wed, 02 Oct 2013 16:10:11 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1539 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/news/mcgill-students-win-1m-urban-food-security-project-230739 <h3>A group of Æ»¹ûÒùÔº students has been awarded $1 million for undernourished communities in urban slums.</h3> <blockquote> <p>Find story links below</p></blockquote> Tue, 24 Sep 2013 13:56:24 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1526 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/news/developpement-durable-et-agriculture-urbaine-luniversite-230335 <p>Published on July 31, 2013 | <a href="http://www.radio-canada.ca/emissions/telejournal_18h/2012-2013/Reportage.asp?idDoc=305921" target="_blank">Radio-Canada TV</a> (Téléjournal 18 h)<span></span><span></span></p> <h3>Les universités québécoises se sont mises à l'heure du développement durable.</h3> <p>Les campus de la province, qui ont souvent l'importance de petites villes, sont soucieux de réduire leur empreinte écologique. À l'Université de Montréal et à l'Université Æ»¹ûÒùÔº, ça passe notamment par l'agriculture urbaine et la production de miel en plein centre- ville.</p> Sat, 07 Sep 2013 18:47:35 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1502 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/news/universities%E2%80%99-sustainability-initiatives-save-money-resources-230332 <h3>The University of Toronto uses solar panels to heat water for athletes’ showers and Æ»¹ûÒùÔº imposes a student fee of 50 Canadian cents per credit that is matched by the university for its Sustainability Projects Fund.</h3> <blockquote> <p>Published July 23, 2013 | <a href="http://www.environmentalleader.com/2013/07/23/universities-sustainability-initiatives-save-money-resources/" target="_blank">Environmental Leader</a></p></blockquote> Sat, 07 Sep 2013 18:27:00 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1499 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/news/urban-parks-reinvented-230326 <blockquote> <p>Published on July 19, 2013 | <a href="http://www.montrealgazette.com/health/Urban+parks+reinvented/8682965/story.html" target="_blank">Gazette<br /></a> Written by Monique Beaudin</p></blockquote> Sat, 07 Sep 2013 00:11:34 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1497 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/news/mcgill-feeding-mcgill-tomato-fiesta-230125 <h3>Find more information on Æ»¹ûÒùÔº's Tomato Fiesta from CBC and Global News below.</h3> <blockquote> <p>Published on August 27, 2013 | <a href="http://globalnews.ca/news/803802/mcgill-kicks-off-school-year-with-organic-feast/" target="_blank">Global News</a><br />Written by <a href="http://globalnews.ca/news/803802/mcgill-kicks-off-school-year-with-organic-feast/" target="_blank">Josh Panton</a></p> </blockquote> <p></p> <blockquote> <p>Posted on August 28, 2013 | <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Canada/Montreal/ID/2403145242/" target="_blank">CBC News</a></p></blockquote> Thu, 29 Aug 2013 00:24:24 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1489 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/news/sustainable-factory-farm-spits-out-crickets-229906 <blockquote> <p>Published in <a href="http://www.fastcoexist.com/3015650/a-sustainable-factory-farm-that-spits-out-crickets">FastCoExist</a></p> </blockquote> <p><span>"Crickets are a delectable, affordable, and environmentally friendly protein source already eaten in some parts of the world. Now the trick is producing them for the masses. </span></p> Thu, 15 Aug 2013 18:47:52 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1488 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/news/hult-prize-accelerator-preps-competitors-1m-229904 <blockquote> <p>Written by Christina Reinwald<br />Published by August 15, 2013 | <a href="http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2013/08/14/hult-prize-accelerator-preps-competitors-for/n3H4ILPGRFtAeObwQZ4SAK/story.html">Boston Globe</a></p> </blockquote> <p>"The problem: finding a high-quality source of protein for hundreds of millions of people that can be raised quickly, without consuming a lot of land, water, and other resources.</p> Thu, 15 Aug 2013 18:33:41 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1487 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/news/we-need-think-innovatively-about-neighbourhoods-229845 <blockquote> <p>Published on August 3, 2013 | <a href="http://archsupply.com/interview-with-avi-friedman-on-his-book-innovative-houses/" target="_blank">ArchSupply</a></p> </blockquote> <p>"Past approaches no longer sustain new demands and require innovative thinking. The need for a new outlook is propelled by fundamental changes that touch upon environmental, economic and social aspects.</p> Mon, 12 Aug 2013 16:22:59 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1483 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/news/who-owns-roads-cycling-advocates-montreal-raise-safety-concerns-229844 <blockquote> <p>Written by Benjamin Shingler<br />Published on August 12, 2013 | <a href="http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/who-owns-the-roads-urban-cycling-advocates-raise-safety-concerns-1.1407110#ixzz2bluHUUXH" target="_blank">Canadian Press</a></p></blockquote> Mon, 12 Aug 2013 16:10:28 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1482 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/event/sustainable-barbecue-mac-campus-229660 <h3>Since the Sustainability Projects Fund's inception many projects have been successfully implemented to further green Æ»¹ûÒùÔº.</h3> Fri, 09 Aug 2013 19:22:01 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1481 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/news/food-thought-229257 <blockquote>Aired on July 23, 2013 | <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Canada/Montreal/ID/2397905963/" target="_blank">CBC News</a><span style="text-decoration:underline"></span></blockquote> <p><span>Most chefs don't have the luxury of talking to a farmer once a day to find what product is ripe or ready in the next few weeks , but four years ago Executive Chef Olivier Volpi turned to Æ»¹ûÒùÔº's Farm at Macdonald Campus in an effort to go local.</span></p> Thu, 25 Jul 2013 19:24:15 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1474 at /sustainability