/plant/channels_item/15 en /plant/node/56207 <p>For 15 years, 91ºÚÁÏÍø dining halls have been serving up fresh, local produce grown by students at Macdonald Campus as part of their agricultural and environmental sciences programs. Last year alone, 3.4 tons of tomatoes and almost 2 tons of onions ended up on students' plates thanks to the <a href="/foodservices/sustainability">91ºÚÁÏÍø Feeding 91ºÚÁÏÍø initiative</a>.</p> Mon, 21 Jul 2025 21:50:45 +0000 91ºÚÁÏÍø /plant/node/56221 <p>If you've been noticing white fluff floating around Montreal lately, you're not the only one. Those are seeds from the Eastern Cottonwood tree and it's the season that they're spreading through the air. </p> <p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/audio/9.6812442">CBC News</a> spoke to <a href="/macdonald/david-wees">David Wees</a>, Faculty Lecturer and Assistant Director of the Farm Management and Technology Program at 91ºÚÁÏÍø, to find out more.</p> Thu, 17 Jul 2025 15:12:25 +0000 91ºÚÁÏÍø /plant/node/56202 <p>A small town in Quebec's Montérégie region is trying a novel approach to help mitigate the impacts of climate change and accelerate the greening of the community, <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/saint-amable-eco-tax-homes-without-trees-1.7493930">reports <em>CBC News</em>. </a></p> <p>As of 2025, homeowners in Saint-Amable, Que., roughly 40 kilometres east of Montreal, are being charged an annual surtax of $200 if they don't have at least one leafy, deciduous tree in their front yard.</p> Wed, 09 Apr 2025 19:18:30 +0000 91ºÚÁÏÍø