Environment committee  The hundred mile...? Trying to eat local and stay local? Yes, there's a lot of organic food that's imported from California, Mexico, and sometimes even from China. About 75% of the organic product consumed in Canada is imported. There's tremendous economic opportunity in Canada t

Environment committee  That's part of the science cluster initiative under the Growing Forward policy framework at Agriculture and Agri-food Canada. We are managing the organic science cluster, which is one of ten clusters in agriculture across the country. We have 30 different research activities thes

Environment committee  Here in Nova Scotia, Dr. Lynch is working on the environmental impact of cropping systems. He is looking at different organic management systems to see the extent of the leaching of nutrients under different organic management practices. It is about trying to protect groundwater

Environment committee  There are lots of different questions there. The question whether organic agriculture can sustain yields is a very interesting one, and it's very much broader. If we're talking about feeding the world's population, the issue of food supply goes much farther than just yield, invo

Environment committee  Thank you very much. That leaves me as the last witness of the last hearing, I understand. It certainly is a privilege to be here, especially with colleagues who I don't think I've met before but who have very common interests in protecting the environment. It's certainly a priv