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Mike  Schneider/Community Columnist

Mike Schneider/Community Columnist

Mike Schneider is a consultant specializing in urban agriculture and agri-food / agri-tech educational initiatives. Over the years, Mike has taught thousands of children in Delta about food and farming. Mike is also an advocate for housing form choice and supports
walkable, people-oriented places.

Mike has been writing for the Delta Optimist for 14 years.

Recent Work by Mike

Community Comment: Reminiscing of summers past

Community Comment: Reminiscing of summers past

A favourite haunt of ours was Spanish banks for all the obvious reasons.
Community Comment: Municipalities are 'creatures of statute'

Community Comment: Municipalities are 'creatures of statute'

Whether or not any city attempts to vocally defy provincial governance is really a moot point.
Community Comment: All aboard the fantastic local food train

Community Comment: All aboard the fantastic local food train

In any case, to make a difference, and to do your part for the future of food and farming, engage a kid and plant a seed.
Community Comment: Farm families need an even playing field when it comes to housing

Community Comment: Farm families need an even playing field when it comes to housing

This comparative inequity is ludicrous and needs to be addressed immediately
Community Comment: We can’t keep kicking the OCP can down the road

Community Comment: We can’t keep kicking the OCP can down the road

I understand the angst that some people feel when their way of life is perceived to be threatened. What I don’t understand is how contention can breed such animus.
Community Comment: The quickly changing housing frontier

Community Comment: The quickly changing housing frontier

Living and aging in place was a common theme at the recent OCP open houses
Community Comment: Delta is in the springtime of growth

Community Comment: Delta is in the springtime of growth

I see Delta in the springtime of its growth where planning is crucial to reaping the rewards of maturity.
Community Comment: Blurring the edge between city, food and farms

Community Comment: Blurring the edge between city, food and farms

Our empathy and support for farmers and all who participate in the multi-layered agri-food sector needs to be brought up a notch.
Community Comment: The pitfalls of home ownership

Community Comment: The pitfalls of home ownership

The yearning for the picket fence is a dream that has been hamstrung by overly lofty expectations
Community Comment: OK, boomer, you have had your say

Community Comment: OK, boomer, you have had your say

Housing is still a very important issue
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