"Creating a University is a collection of short essays by more than 30 former faculty and staff of Memorial University--a series of “MUNographies,”--about personal and professional experiences working at Newfoundland’s only university. It is something of a Memorial University family reunion, without a drunken uncle. In the years covered by this volume, primarily 1950 to 1990, few Memorial faculty were Canadians, let alone Newfoundlanders. These “come from aways” arrived in the middle of a post-colonial cultural renaissance, which saw a movement toward new interdisciplinary studies, and laid the groundwork for many of the programs and courses that are offered at the University today."-- Provided by publisher.

• The promise and precariousness of Newfoundland and Labrador's food system / Catherine Keske
• Food literacy and home economics in twentieth century Newfoundland and Labrador / Lynne Phillips
• Commuting to garden: subsisting on Bell Island / Sharon R. Roseman & Diane Royal
• Living lessons of the school food environment: a case study of a school greenhouse in Newfoundland and Labrador / Emily Doyle & Martha Traverso-Yepez
• Food as a social movement in Newfoundland and Labrador: the role of community gardens / Kelly Vodden, Catherine Keske & Jannatul Islam
• The lived experience of food (In)security among seniors and single parents in St. John's / Martha Traverso-Yepez, Atanu Sarkar, Veeresh Gadag & Kelly Hunter
• Just about self-sufficient: cases in the history of self-provisioning in Newfoundland and Labrador / Adrian Tanner
• Food systems and Indigenous people in Labrador: issues and new directions / Rebecca Schiff & Karine Bernard
• The retail food environment and household food provisioning strategies in the rural region of Bonne Bay on Newfoundland's west coast / Kristen Lowitt & Barbara Neis
• Bringing seafood into food regime analysis: the global political economy of Newfoundland and Labrador fisheries / Paul Foley & Charles Mather
• Experts in the field: using fishers' ecological knowledge (FEK) in primary food production / Myron King
• Sustainable aquaculture production / Myron King
• Sustainable aquaculture production / Cyr Couturier & Keith Rideout
• A hive of possibility: the sustainability of honeybees and apiculture in Newfoundland and Labrador / Stephan Walke & Jianghua Wu
• Technological advances in the propagation and improvement of Newfoundland and Labrador berries / Samir C. Debnath & Catherine Keske
• The Newfoundland and Labrador food system feedback loop, and growing a sustainable food system / Catherine Keske.

"Over the centuries, people living in Newfoundland and Labrador have demonstrated remarkable resourcefulness in order to reap the bounty of both sea and land. However, despite renewed interest in traditional Newfoundland and Labrador meals, the reality is that many cannot attain healthy and affordable food. Food Futures contributes to the Canadian food studies literature by exploring the origins, present day complexities, and future of the Newfoundland and Labrador food system. This uniquely interdisciplinary collection draws from the research of 24 scholars in disciplines ranging from anthropology to biology. Collectively, the authors offer a vision for a sustainable food system that meets the dual goals of achieving food security and food sovereignty for all."-- Provided by publisher.

• Foreword / Beverley Diamond
• 1 Lumbering and logging in Newfoundland and Labrador : a historical backdrop for occupational culture / Ursula A. Kelly
• 2 The occupational songs, recitations, poems, and stories of the woods workers of Newfoundland and Labrador : an introduction / Ursula A. Kelly
• 3 Musical features of the songs and tunes of the woods workers of Newfoundland and Labrador / Meghan C Forsyth
• 4 Songs and tunes
• 5 Recitations
• 6 Poems
• 7 Narratives and first-person accounts
• Appendix A Annotated list of migratory woods songs
• Appendix B Titles of songs and tunes
• Titles of recitations
• Titles of poems
• Titles of narratives and first-person accounts
• First lines of songs
• First lines of recitations
• First lines of poems.

"Based on in-depth research, this is the first study and comprehensive collection of the repertoire of songs, recitations, and poems written about 20th century woods work in Atlantic Canada. It provides an analysis of the significance of this aspect of the expressive culture of woods workers as both grassroots social history texts and creative and musical contributions. The book includes: a history of woods work and exploration of the place of song and story in logging camps; full song lyrics with accompanying discussion notes; musical transcriptions and an analysis of the musical tradition; a selection of first person narratives; archival photos; and a glossary."-- Provided by publisher.

"The book is an account of how the Spanish flu pandemic affected several communities in Labrador. Although several populations were nearly wiped out, the Innu people of Labrador are barely present in the written record, and when included, their experience is often misunderstood. Budgell has scoured diaries, letters, medical records, shipping logs, and first-hand accounts of the period to redress this exclusion and shed light on the tragic loss of life that occurred 100 years ago."-- Provided by publisher.

"This book examines public policy during the Commission of Government and the early days of the Smallwood administration in Newfoundland, with a particular focus on "sweat equity" housing programs, where homes were built cooperatively and, upon completion, became owner-occupied. This labour (about 2000 hours per man) was accepted in lieu of a down payment. Cooperative housing in general has never been a dominant subject for discussion in the Canadian housing literature, and sweat equity housing cooperatives in particular have never been the subject of a critical, monograph-length study, yet more than 500 houses were built in Newfoundland by 54 housing cooperatives in the 1950s and 1960s. This remarkable and successful sweat equity cooperative housing program made a significant contribution to the housing stock in this province at a critical time in its history. This is the story of how the Commission of Government and then the new provincial government recognized the desperate need for decent accommodation and what they did to provide it."-- Provided by publisher.

"Set in Conne River, Bay D'Espoir, John Nick Jeddore's richly detailed memoir begins when he was a boy in the 1920s and 1930s. His historical account tells us about unique aspects of the life of people of Conne River, and makes a major contribution to our understanding of life "on the country," life in Conne River, and life beyond that community, in places as far away as the U.K. during the Second World War. As much a fixture of the community as the cornerstone of its Catholic church, John Nick recounts a life of following in his ancestors footsteps, and attempts to reconcile that heritage with a changing world, vanishing culture, and nearly-lost language. His memoir will serve as a legacy to scholars and future generations alike."-- Provided by publisher.