Weekly food news update: Homophobic incidents reported at two Ontario restaurants, Grow Calgary works with food banks, NDP calls for a national food strategy & more!

This week's Friday food news roundup, sharing news, links and stories of interest to or from those of a lefty viewpoint.  
 
Grow Calgary, Canada's largest urban farm, to supply Calgary's food banks with fresh vegetables and fruits:  http://www.calgaryjournal.ca/index.php/ourcity/calgarynews/1810-grow-calgary



Some unexpectedly positive news about global food prices: http://ca.news.yahoo.com/global-food-prices-fall-1-9-percent-august-081906796--finance.html

As well as prices finally stabilizing for now in Canada after years of dramatic increases: http://www.thespec.com/opinion-story/4061678-food-prices-unexpectedly-stable/

Terrible fire guts the historic St. Jacobs Farmer's Market near Waterloo: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/story/2013/09/03/st-jacobs-farmers-market-fire489.html

Hamilton on the verge of becoming the first city in the world to require food outlets to have life-saving medication on hand for allergic reactions: http://www.ctvnews.ca/health/food-allergy-advocates-call-for-drug-injectors-in-restaurants-1.1437016

29th annual Vegetarian Food Festival kicks off in Toronto:  http://rabble.ca/whatsup/29th-annual-vegetarian-food-festival

NDP food critic proposes a national food strategy: http://www.niagarathisweek.com/news-story/4066605-ndp-food-critic-proposing-national-food-strategy/

Calgary looks at food truck policy changes:  http://www.calgarysun.com/2013/09/05/calgary-city-council-eyes-food-truck-policy-changes

Bancroft restaurant's homophobic actions outrage residents: http://www.torontosun.com/2013/08/28/adam-and-steve-clipping-upsets-bancroft-restaurant-goers

Toronto west-end diner asks gay couple to "leave their relationship at the door" (scroll down to find news of the incident): https://www.facebook.com/LakeshoreLGBT