Festive Foods for Fall I must admit, I’ve loved the unpredictable nature of September weather here in Edmonton. It’s the time of year where the warmth of long Summer days intertwines with the cooler calm of Autumn. Monday brings a breeze so crisp it finds its way beneath my long sleeved cardigan, leading me…
Localize Joins Forces with Co-op We’re thrilled to announce the initiation of the Localize program with Co-op. This means that shoppers will be able to easily connect with the producers and stories behind local and regional foods as they do they’re day-to-day shopping in Co-op stores across Western Canada. Beginning this fall, Co-op’s produced,…
Localize Has Won the Venture Prize! What a night! Last night was a very big night for the Localize team, as Meghan (once again) led us to a big win, scoring 1st place in the TEC VenturePrize and the Edmonton Journal’s Peoples’ Choice Award! The TEC VenturePrize annual business planning competition is now in its 12th…
Food Journeys: A Reflection on the Food Secure Canada National Assembly The Localize blog has been quiet lately! Matthew, our summer communications fellow, has lodged his complaint by writing a blog-reflection about his experience at the recent 2012 Food Secure Canada’s National Assembly in Edmonton. Did you attend the FSC National Assembly? Let us…
Word of the Week: Local-Washing This week’s Word of the Week was inspired by an article that was circulated in the office about local-washing. Local-washing hasn’t made it into the dictionary yet—I couldn’t even find it on UrbanDictionary.com [Note to Self: stick this definition in there after I’m done writing this blog post]—so I’ll have to do…
Building The Localize Score: The Impact of Ownership In the circle of local advocacy groups–especially local food groups–there is often a discussion about which aspects of local are the most important. In our creation of the Localize Score, this debate erupted the most. In order to be succinct, we have frequently articulated the Localize Score…