The terrible assault on those living in poverty continues in the United States as Republicans seek to cut food stamp access: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/09/18/223627228/house-bill-would-cut-40-billion-from-food-stamp-program
New research finds pesticides from banana plantations in spectacled caiman blood: http://www.theguardian.com/environment/world-on-a-plate/2013/sep/19/bananas-pesticides-spectacled-caiman-costa-rica
New Canadian research suggests gluten-free products are getting cheaper as gluten-free diets become more popular: http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/cost-of-gluten-free-food-falling-as-diet-becomes-more-popular-1.1861036
AwesTRUCK 2013 Toronto Food Truck Festival hits Toronto this weekend: https://www.uniiverse.com/listings/awestruck-2013-presented-by-car2go-toronto-XM49W
The Calgary Food Bank is seeing a big jump in demand this month and needs your help: http://ca.news.yahoo.com/calgary-food-bank-supplies-023246515.html
The Oromocto food bank is getting short on supplies and needs your help: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/oromocto-food-bank-short-on-supplies-1.1859299
Canadian website rabble.ca launches an Eat Local! food and sustainability challenge starting September 29th: http://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/eat-local/2013/09/join-rabbles-eat-local-food-and-sustainability-challenge-september-
Ontario Government Launches New Local Food Fund: http://sustainontario.com/2013/09/18/19092/blog/more-info-on-ontarios-newly-launched-local-food-fund
Coffee shop workers in Halifax organizing through the Baristas Rise Up campaign: http://rabble.ca/podcasts/shows/talking-radical-radio/2013/09/coffee-shop-workers-halifax-get-organized-baristas-rise
Deadly E. coli outbreak linked to B.C. Gouda cheese: http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Deadly+coli+outbreak+linked+gouda+cheese/8924611/story.html
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