Common Ground Food Forum
June 15-18, 2025, Orillia Ontario The Common Ground Food Forum is a key project of the Common Ground Network. Food is inherently social, involving people
Roundtable: Critical Perspectives on Net Zero and ‘Beyond Net Zero’ in Canadian Agriculture and Food Systems
Common Ground Network members gathered at CAFS for a roundtable panel to discuss “Critical perspectives on net zero and beyond net zero inCanadian agriculture and food systems”. Emily Duncan (University of
Just transition in food systems webinar
Discussing a Just Transition in Agriculture and Food Systems A just transition to net zero must be fair, inclusive and encompass “more than net zero”
Territorial food systems webinar
Territorial food systems for greater food autonomy, resilience and sustainability Territorial food systems are emerging as an approach to regionalize food systems while also prioritizing collaborative governance. They
Roundtable: Critical Perspectives on Net Zero and ‘Beyond Net Zero’ in Canadian Agriculture and Food Systems
Thursday, June 59-10:30am At the Canadian Association for Food Studies Conference (June 2-5, 2025 at George Brown College in Toronto), panelists from the Common Ground
Webinar recording: Ensuring greater resilience in Canadian food systems during a trade war
The Common Ground Network hosted a roundtable event entitled Ensuring greater resilience in Canadian food systems during a trade war on April 2, 2025. Experts from the
Virtual Roundtable: Ensuring greater resilience in Canadian food systems during a trade war
Wednesday, April 2 3-4:30 EST Join us for a virtual discussion about how we can work towards ensuring greater food systems resilience in Canada, including
Policy Chat – Tim Lang, Centre for Food Policy
In time of Shock: Why resilience, defence and democracy help redesign food systems. Common Ground members attended this Policy Chat in February 2025 and strongly
166 Network Members Surveyed!
In Fall 2024, Common Ground launched a survey to reach beyond the existing connections of members and identify researchers and experts who work on food
Announcing Common Ground Network Funding!
Launching in the Fall of 2024, this new network will be funded to a total of $1.93M for 5 years by the Social Sciences and