sustainable food systems
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Finance or fulfillment? That is the question
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When we were young, we thought monsters were scary. We worried about imaginary creatures hiding in our closets or creeping under our beds with one sole purpose: getting us. I miss those days. Today, monsters are nothing compared to the existential concern of wasting years of my finite existence doing a job that I…
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Laurier leads international meeting that brings together experts on sustainable food systems
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From Sept. 7 to Sept. 9, the Food: Locally Embedded, Globally Engaged (FLEdGE) partnership held a meeting at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, bringing in experts from around the globe to discuss sustainable food systems. The FLEdGE partnership is hosted by Laurier’s Centre for Sustainable Food Systems, a research centre that works to acquire…
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How to know if your heart is really in it
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I was driving in my car listening to Life After Death, the posthumous masterpiece by The Notorious B.I.G., when I had an epiphany of sorts. It happened about two thirds of the way through track 20, “Sky’s the Limit (feat. 112),” a masterpiece I should add; right at the end of the final verse. “Stay…
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