The Kohlrabi Collective: Creating a Connected Local Food System

Published: 19 May 2017

students are champions of the local and sustainable food movement. The  Farmers’ Market, the Macdonald Student-Run Ecological Gardens (MSEG), and Organic Campus are student-run...

Waste Management Squad promotes good composting habits in Pointe-Claire

Published: 27 July 2017

Judith Largy-Nadeau (BRE) and Dainava Blayney (NRS) and students from the Université de Sherbrooke are going door-to-door in Pointe-Claire to promote good waste habits this summer....

La pollution est une tueuse en série

Published: 23 October 2017

Un décès sur six lui est attribuable chaque année […] « C’est la première fois que l’on conclut que la pollution environnementale est une cause si importante de décès », souligne le professeur...

Major companies get behind Smart Ag Super Cluster

Published: 22 January 2018

The average Canadian might hold a romanticized view of agriculture in this country, but for a group of nearly 100 industry, academic, government folks, big data is key to the sector’s future....

Les vaches préfèrent-elles le pâturage ?

Published: 28 February 2018

[...] « Dans l'essai, la grande majorité des vaches sont allées et sont restées au pâturage », observe Elsa Vasseur, de l'université de . Cela a représenté entre 90 à 98 % de l'effectif en...

Growing a good idea: Seed Library helps would-be gardners

Published: 5 June 2018

An unconventional library at is allowing students and faculty to borrow seeds....

New network bringing together Indigenous students and health professionals

Published: 20 August 2018

Based in Kahnawake, Quebec Indigenous Mentorship Network seeks to support and encourage Indigenous students. (...) "We do need more representation in all health-related fields. There's a growing...

Live from Scandinavia: News from our Laure Waridel Laureate!

Published: 18 July 2017

Marianne Falardeau-Côté, a PHD candidate in Natural Resource Sciences with Professor Elena Bennett and the recipient of the 2017 Laure Waridel Bursary, shares her experiences in Scandinavia.

Brain food: Kindergarteners get head start with nutrition education at EMSB

Published: 31 August 2017

Heartening to see the good work Macdonald grads Sylvie Beaudry (FdSci'88), Giuliana Di Quinzio (Nutr'00) and Pamela Yiptong (Nutr'09) are undertaking at EMSB to help children develop healthy eating...

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