Trent University Dept of Environmental and Resource Studies

Local food sourcing

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Creator (cre): Haas, Anna, Creator (cre): Hergert, Deanna, Creator (cre): Jackson, Curtis, Issuing body (isb): Trent Centre for Community-Based Education, Other (oth): Trent University Dept of Environmental and Resource Studies, Supporting host (sht): Seasoned Spoon
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This project is a pamphlet (A Food Sourcing Ethnography for ... the Seasoned Spoon cafe), which describes the Seasoned Spoon, and discusses the products available at this cafe.

2007

Land search and purchase by conservation organization

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This project summarizes the behind the scenes effort that goes into pursuing land for possible purchase by a conservation organization.

2007

Terminator technology

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2006

Greening the Festival of Trees

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Creator (cre): Tammemagi, Rein, Creator (cre): Loycker, Jonathan, Creator (cre): Brady, Emily, Creator (cre): McLachlan, Amanda, Supporting host (sht): Peterborough Festival of Trees, Other (oth): Trent University Dept of Environmental and Resource Studies, Issuing body (isb): Trent Centre for Community-Based Education
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This report examines all practices leading to the production of waste at the Peterborough Festival of Trees. This study was requested by the festival to examine its environmental impact on the community. The research was broken down into four subsections being waste, compost, packaging and food.

2006

Engaging the community: the Canadian food system and you

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The Seasoned Spoon Co-Operative Cafe (the Spoon) is a student run organization (at Trent University) which provides vegetarian and vegan food produced using ingredients that are as local and organic.

2006

Waste management from production to recycle

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The document "measuring progress towards sustainability - Waste Indicators" main theme is to define waste indicators in Peterborough, Ontario. These will be used to determine what indicators are available, what they tell us and what other information is needed to reduce waste.

2006

The development design and creation of an outdoor interpretive exhibit: the bird ecology area

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This paper documents the function and benefits of outdoor interpretive exhibits. A proposed bird ecology interpretive exhibit is discussed in detail building on resources that are all ready in place at Camp Kawartha.

2003

Greening the Festival of Trees

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Audits were conducted, and results checked to calculate the amount of material that could have been recycled, reused or composted with a goal of working towards zero-waste generation, or a reduction of waste sent to the landfill.

2008