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CFFO Blog's Blog – September 2010 Archive (4)
The CFFO Commentary: Competing Interests Arise in Land Use Planning Discussions
September 24, 2010
Good land use planning is critical for the success of agriculture. And with the current review of the Provincial Policy Statement underway, talks are heating up between farming organizations and those representing other interests in land use planning.
The CFFO is currently in dialogue with a collection of environmental groups, including Ontario Nature, Ducks Unlimited and Ecojustice,… Continue
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The CFFO Commentary: Agricultural Entrepreneur Puts Focus on Farming for the Motor City
September 17, 2010
I’m watching with interest a Detroit-based entrepreneur whose vision for his city could throw many of our paradigms about urban agriculture out the window. Seeing Detroit’s huge amount of vacant land as an opportunity, the entrepreneur is setting out to assemble large parcels of vacant inner-city land and create a large-scale, for-profit agricultural enterprise.
The entrepreneur in question is John Hantz, the… Continue
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The CFFO Commentary: A Cloud Forms on the Horizon of Ontario’s Green Energy Future
By Nathan Stevens
September 10, 2010
Glenn Fox of the University of Guelph recently shared his critique on the implementation of Ontario’s Green Energy Policy. His thoughts on the subject point to a serious test of the Province’s commitment to the development of renewable energy over the coming year.
The rationale that has been used to support the development… Continue
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The CFFO Commentary: Future of Farming requires Accommodating Differing Views
September 3, 2010
The steady decline in the number of family farms in Ontario has been…
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