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Chrystal Van Loon, 39, was last seen at the Seven Oaks Tertiary Mental Health facility in Saanich on June 28, 2021. VIA SAANICH POLICE DEPARTMENT Saanich police are asking the public to help locate Chrystal Van Loon, 39, who was last seen on June 28. Van Loon is missing from the Seven Oaks Tertiary Mental Health facility at 4575 Blenkinsop Rd. in Saanich. article continues below

It's garage sale season. Here's how to safely sell your stuff during the pandemic With a year stuck inside to contemplate home improvements and decluttering, many are ready to shed their old stuff by hosting a garage sale. Social Sharing

Entomophagy or eating insects is gradually gaining traction as insects are a sustainable source of protein and micronutrients. In comparison with livestock, insects have minimal resource requirements in terms of feed, land resources, and water. Additionally, the carbon footprint of insects is negligible compared to conventional livestock. There are 2141 varieties of edible insects around the world, but they are not considered a traded commodity in many countries, which needs to be addressed on a global scale as this has the potential to turn into a multimillion-dollar industry. What is entomo...

Across the United States, large food banks were distributing 80% more food in spring 2020 than they had been a year before, as pandemic lockdowns pushed many people out of work. Yet many farms found themselves with unsold food as restaurants or cafeterias closed.  Around the nation, some nonprofits and governments saw opportunities to match unsold crops with people who needed them.  One program called Nourish New York is distinctive as a state-level effort that is poised to continue. Last month, lawmakers in Albany signed a bipartisan bill to put some ongoing state money behind the idea of ...

Across the United States, large food banks were distributing 80% more food in spring 2020 than they had been a year before, as pandemic lockdowns pushed many people out of work. Yet many farms found themselves with unsold food as restaurants or cafeterias closed.  Around the nation, some nonprofits and governments saw opportunities to match unsold crops with people who needed them.  Why We Wrote This When the pandemic struck, a rise in hunger was matched by a surge in farms that lost much of their normal demand. Here’s how one effort to get food where it’s needed may have enduring benef...