The last several months have flown by and I have been very preoccupied with the troubling global food crisis, which also impacts wealthy countries like Canada. It’s been an honour to be approached for media commentary on the emerging situation. Krystalle Ramlakhan of CBC Radio interviewed me in February. You can read the online article here that was reproduced into a clip on CBC’s The National with some elements of the interview repurposed for a more in-depth story on CBC Radio in May, available here.

The spring was busy and exciting. I finally got around to publishing an article in The Conversation on the global food system in April after many years of wanting to do so. The timing was perfect for this type of “explainer” and – given the excellent distribution platform and Creative Commons licensing, the article got picked up and republished across Canada and around the world. I was delighted with the uptake and resulting media commentary including syndicated live and recorded radio and television and, by June, another interview used for both CBC The National, with the audio used for CBC Radio’s The World at Six. I also travelled to attend the normally annual National Retreat for Women on the weekend of April 22-24th – our first gathering since 2019 held at beautiful Government House in Victoria. It’s been an honour to serve as a volunteer on the organizing committee with some stellar accomplished women!

Ce fut aussi un honneur d’être élu au conseil d’administration d’Équiterre à la fin du mois d’avril après avoir été encouragée de postuler. Équiterre est le plus important organisme environnemental au Québec qui, en plus, fait un excellent travail dans le domaine des systèmes alimentaires durables. Quel plaisir d’être convié à la retraite annuelle au moi de mai. Voici notre photo de groupe “folle”!