{"id":16182,"date":"2021-11-17T20:01:03","date_gmt":"2021-11-17T20:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2021\/11\/17\/evan-fraser-b-c-storms-a-reminder-that-our-food-supply-system-leaves-us-nine-meals-from-anarchy\/"},"modified":"2021-11-17T20:01:03","modified_gmt":"2021-11-17T20:01:03","slug":"evan-fraser-b-c-storms-a-reminder-that-our-food-supply-system-leaves-us-nine-meals-from-anarchy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2021\/11\/17\/evan-fraser-b-c-storms-a-reminder-that-our-food-supply-system-leaves-us-nine-meals-from-anarchy\/","title":{"rendered":"Evan Fraser: B.C. storms a reminder that our food supply system leaves us &#8216;nine meals from anarchy&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> \n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<header aria-label=\"Beginning of Article\" class=\"article-header\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Breadcrumb Trail Links<\/h2>\n<ol class=\"breadcrumbs__items list-unstyled\">\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\"> News <\/li>\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\"> FP Economy <\/li>\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\"> Commodities <\/li>\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\"> Agriculture <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<p class=\"article-subtitle\"> Canada needs to update its food system to become more resilient in a changing world <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"published-by\">\n<p>Author of the article:<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"published-by__author\">Evan Fraser, Special to Financial Post<\/span> <\/div>\n<div class=\"published-date\">\n<p>Publishing date:<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"published-date__since\">Nov 17, 2021<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span class=\"updated-date__since\">26\u00a0minutes ago<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span class=\"published-date__word-count\">4 minute read<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span>  <span class=\"comment-bubble\"> <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" height=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"16\"><path d=\"M4,0 C2.93914,0 1.921718,0.421428 1.171572,1.171572 C0.421428,1.921718 0,2.93914 0,4 L0,24 L3.846,20.158 L4,20.16 L20,20.16 C21.0608,20.16 22.0782,19.73858 22.8284,18.98842 C23.5786,18.23828 24,17.22086 24,16.16 L24,4 C24,2.93914 23.5786,1.921718 22.8284,1.171572 C22.0782,0.421428 21.0608,0 20,0 L4,0 Z M2,4 C2,3.46956 2.21072,2.96086 2.58578,2.58578 C2.96086,2.21072 3.46956,2 4,2 L20,2 C20.5304,2 21.0392,2.21072 21.4142,2.58578 C21.7892,2.96086 22,3.46956 22,4 L22,16.16 C22,16.69044 21.7892,17.19914 21.4142,17.57422 C21.0392,17.94928 20.5304,18.16 20,18.16 L4,18.16 L3.048,18.126 L2,19.174 L2,4 Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span> Join the conversation  <\/span> <\/div><\/div>\n<figure class=\"featured-image\"><picture class=\"featured-image__ratio\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vw1117farm.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=564&amp;h=423&amp;type=webp,&#10;            https:\/\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vw1117farm.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1128&amp;h=846&amp;type=webp 2x\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vw1117farm.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=564&amp;h=423&amp;type=jpg,&#10;                https:\/\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vw1117farm.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1128&amp;h=846&amp;type=jpg 2x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vw1117farm.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=472&amp;h=354&amp;type=webp,&#10;            https:\/\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vw1117farm.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=944&amp;h=708&amp;type=webp 2x\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vw1117farm.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=472&amp;h=354&amp;type=jpg,&#10;                https:\/\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vw1117farm.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=944&amp;h=708&amp;type=jpg 2x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vw1117farm.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=288&amp;h=216&amp;type=webp,&#10;            https:\/\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vw1117farm.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=576&amp;h=432&amp;type=webp 2x\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"featured-image__caption image-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">A flooded cattle farm in Abbotsford, British Columbia, November 16, 2021.<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Photo by Jesse Winter\/Reuters<\/span> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p>With many lower mainland communities on the verge of being cut off by mudslides and floods, people everywhere should be asking \u201chow long could I survive if my neighbourhood, my grocery store, or my city stops receiving its daily food supply from other parts of the world?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group\">\n<section class=\"ad\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Advertisement<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-2\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[6,6],[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-interscroller=\"6x6\" data-ad-loc=\"2\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[6,6],[320,50],[300,50],[300,250],[300,600]]\" id=\"ad-2\" style=\"--desktopHeight:250px;--mobileHeight:600px\">\n<div class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p> This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p>While it\u2019s difficult to answer this question objectively, many believe that most cities have about three days\u2019 worth of fresh goods. Non-perishable food will last longer, but fresh fruits and vegetables, as well as meats and proteins, would run out fast.<\/p>\n<p>Consequently, it has been said that \u201ccivilization is only ever nine meals from anarchy\u201d and it would be wise if we all asked how quickly social order would break down in the face of a major disruption.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, the acute crisis triggered by the storm in southwestern British Columbia is also playing out on a global \u2014 albeit slower \u2014 stage. The pandemic, climate change and a host of other factors mean the smooth seamless trade we all used to take for granted is now struggling and less reliable.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group\">\n<section class=\"ad\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Advertisement<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-3\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[7,7],[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-interscroller=\"7x7\" data-ad-loc=\"3\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[7,7],[300,250],[320,50],[300,50]]\" id=\"ad-3\" style=\"--desktopHeight:250px;--mobileHeight:250px\">\n<div class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p> This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p>Let\u2019s consider food. Most Canadians depend on the so-called industrial food system to produce a vast quantity of relatively cheap nutrition. This system of large farms and long-distance trade has been so successful that both food prices and hunger dropped between the 1980s and the 2010s to historic lows. For most people, this has been a boon.<\/p>\n<p>For this system to operate, oil and other fossil fuels must be cheap, water for irrigation plentiful, and the weather productive. Countries must also let goods and services flow across borders. When these conditions were met, the industrial food system was remarkably successful.<\/p>\n<p>But the world isn\u2019t like this anymore. Trump\u2019s election illustrated that many question the benefits of trade. We now know that the 2050s, 2060s and 2070s will not be as productive as the 1950s, 60s and 70s. If we are looking for a historic analogy as a way of preparing for what\u2019s in store, we should look at the 1930s when the Dust Bowl and Great Depression upended things. In short, the bedrock assumptions on which the industrial food system rest have changed, and so the food system must change as well.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group\">\n<section class=\"ad\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Advertisement<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-4\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-loc=\"4\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[320,50],[300,50],[300,250]]\" id=\"ad-4\" style=\"--desktopHeight:250px;--mobileHeight:250px\">\n<div class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p> This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p>Here are two ideas to help put Canadians ahead of the game, protect our citizens, and demonstrate we are both climate resilient and a world-leader.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embedded-image\"><picture class=\"embedded-image__ratio\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vw1117vertical.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=564&amp;type=webp,&#10;            https:\/\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vw1117vertical.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1128&amp;type=webp 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/financialpost.com\/data:,https:\/\/financialpost.com\/1w\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vw1117vertical.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=564&amp;type=jpg,&#10;                https:\/\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vw1117vertical.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1128&amp;type=jpg 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/financialpost.com\/data:,https:\/\/financialpost.com\/1w\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vw1117vertical.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=472&amp;type=webp,&#10;            https:\/\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vw1117vertical.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=944&amp;type=webp 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/financialpost.com\/data:,https:\/\/financialpost.com\/1w\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vw1117vertical.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=472&amp;type=jpg,&#10;                https:\/\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vw1117vertical.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=944&amp;type=jpg 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/financialpost.com\/data:,https:\/\/financialpost.com\/1w\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vw1117vertical.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=288&amp;type=webp,&#10;            https:\/\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vw1117vertical.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=576&amp;type=webp 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/financialpost.com\/data:,https:\/\/financialpost.com\/1w\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A germination room at a vertical farming facility in Guelph, Ont.\" class=\"embedded-image__image lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vw1117vertical.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vw1117vertical.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=288,&#10;                https:\/\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vw1117vertical.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=576 2x\" height=\"750\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"image-caption\"><span class=\"caption\"> A germination room at a vertical farming facility in Guelph, Ont.<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Photo by Glenn Lowson for National Post files<\/span> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>First, let\u2019s stop importing fruits and vegetables from places like California. We are pretty certain that California will be too dry to be the world\u2019s fruit basket in a generation and relying on daily shipments crossing international borders is both unsustainable and un-resilient. We should adopt policies like those found in Singapore, where the government has pledged to be 30 per cent self-sufficient by 2030. Of course, Canada isn\u2019t Singapore and as a nation we should continue to export as much food as we can. But for fruits and vegetables, we need to be more sovereign. If Singapore can do it on practically no land, then surely Canada can. Achieving this requires a multi-pronged strategy that includes more of us eating seasonally and investing in food storage and food processing facilities. Being sovereign in fruits and vegetables will also mean building more vertical farms and greenhouses that produce locally and year-round. If we do this, we can save land, reduce carbon emissions and boost self-sufficiency.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group\">\n<section class=\"ad\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Advertisement<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-5\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-loc=\"5\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[320,50],[300,50],[300,250]]\" id=\"ad-5\" style=\"--desktopHeight:250px;--mobileHeight:250px\">\n<div class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p> This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<section aria-labelledby=\"moreTopicLabel9870552315720226822791117674942666\" class=\"more-topic\" data-carousel-component=\"\" data-carousel-icon-button=\"\" data-carousel-type=\"list\"> <button aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"more-topic__button-prev\" data-carousel-prev=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" title=\"previous\" type=\"button\"\/> <\/p>\n<ol class=\"more-topic__items list-unstyled\" data-carousel-slide-list=\"\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<li class=\"more-topic__item\" data-carousel-item=\"\">  <picture class=\"more-topic__item-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A truck is partially submerged on a flooded stretch of the Trans-Canada highway in Abbotsford, British Columbia, on Tuesday.\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vw1117transport.jpg?h=96&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80\" height=\"96\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vw1117transport.jpg?h=96&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80,&#10;                                    https:\/\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vw1117transport.jpg?h=192&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 2x,&#10;                                    https:\/\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vw1117transport.jpg?h=288&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 3x\" width=\"96\"\/><\/picture>\n<h3 class=\"more-topic__item-text\"> <span class=\"more-topic__item-text-clamp\"> Storm of the century cuts off traffic to Canada&#8217;s biggest port in latest hit to supply chain <\/span> <\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"more-topic__item\" data-carousel-item=\"\">  <picture class=\"more-topic__item-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"World food prices climbed to a decade high in October, threatening even higher grocery bills for households and potentially worsening global hunger.\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vw1117grocery.jpg?h=96&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80\" height=\"96\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vw1117grocery.jpg?h=96&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80,&#10;                                    https:\/\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vw1117grocery.jpg?h=192&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 2x,&#10;                                    https:\/\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/vw1117grocery.jpg?h=288&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 3x\" width=\"96\"\/><\/picture>\n<h3 class=\"more-topic__item-text\"> <span class=\"more-topic__item-text-clamp\"> Global food prices to stay high next year on labour crunch, Cargill CEO warns <\/span> <\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"more-topic__item\" data-carousel-item=\"\">  <picture class=\"more-topic__item-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"None\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/milk1101.jpg?h=96&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80\" height=\"96\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/milk1101.jpg?h=96&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80,&#10;                                    https:\/\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/milk1101.jpg?h=192&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 2x,&#10;                                    https:\/\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/milk1101.jpg?h=288&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 3x\" width=\"96\"\/><\/picture>\n<h3 class=\"more-topic__item-text\"> <span class=\"more-topic__item-text-clamp\"> \u2018That\u2019s too much\u2019: Highest price hike to milk in recent memory sparks criticism of supply management <\/span> <\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"more-topic__item\" data-carousel-item=\"\">  <picture class=\"more-topic__item-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Ottawa-based Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute is positioning the agriculture industry as a key growth area to drive the post-pandemic recovery.\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/vw0927farming.jpg?h=96&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80\" height=\"96\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/vw0927farming.jpg?h=96&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80,&#10;                                    https:\/\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/vw0927farming.jpg?h=192&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 2x,&#10;                                    https:\/\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/vw0927farming.jpg?h=288&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 3x\" width=\"96\"\/><\/picture>\n<h3 class=\"more-topic__item-text\"> <span class=\"more-topic__item-text-clamp\"> Next cabinet needs to get serious about food, agriculture leaders say <\/span> <\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><button aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"more-topic__button-next\" data-carousel-next=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" title=\"next\" type=\"button\"\/> <\/section>\n<p>The second big idea is to turn agriculture from being a source of greenhouse gas emissions into a carbon sink. Today, agriculture and food systems contribute a whopping one third of greenhouse gas emissions. This is crazy. Plants absorb carbon dioxide as they grow, and well-managed soils can store carbon dioxide as organic carbon. Building up the soils\u2019 organic carbon can both reduce climate change and help farmers withstand extreme weather as high organic carbon soils perform better during droughts and are less vulnerable to floods. Turning agriculture from a source of the climate problem to a key part of the solution also demands a multi-pronged strategy. First, farmers must embrace \u201cregenerative agricultural practices\u201d such as reducing tillage, planting winter cover crops and using more complex crop rotations as these practices increase the soil\u2019s organic matter. Second, governments need to step in and provide financial incentives to help farmers make this shift.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group\">\n<section class=\"ad\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Advertisement<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-6\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-loc=\"6\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[320,50],[300,50],[300,250]]\" id=\"ad-6\" style=\"--desktopHeight:250px;--mobileHeight:250px\">\n<div class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p> This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p>This year, Mother Nature started to play for keeps and the terrible storms and heat domes affecting British Columbia should be seen as a wake-up call. The systems we all rely on for our daily survival were built during a period when the underlying environmental and economic conditions were fundamentally different than they are now. Just as the world is changing, we need to change our food systems. 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