Category: Alleviating immediate hunger — Sharing Food

The Strathcona Good Food Box Program

In August of 2020, United Way Central & Northern Vancouver Island approached Greenways Land Trust to assess our potential interest in conducting a regional food security program during the pandemic. Greenways is an environmental stewardship and conservation organization in Campbell River, British Columbia. Why would Streamkeepers and habitat improvers in

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Boxes of produce in front of a poster.
Alleviating immediate hunger — Sharing Food

Initiative Anti-Gaspillage: Brome-Missisquoi

Approcher deux problèmes avec une même solution C’est en 2016 que Lise Proteau, directrice du centre d’action bénévole de Bedford et Noémie Raiche, coordonnatrice de la Cellule Jeunes et Familles de Brome-Missiquoi ont détourné une première fois deux caisses de laitues fraîches du chemin vers le dépotoir. Ces laitues, même

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A banner with the Junction Farmer Market.
Alleviating immediate hunger — Sharing Food

The Junction Farmers Market: Share the Harvest

There is a movement to strengthen local food systems in Toronto, and the Junction Farmers Market (JFM) in west end Toronto has a share in it. The JFM believes that healthy, local, and sustainable food should be available to all regardless of finances, race, age, or gender and where financial

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An infographic describing the four sections of Le P'tit Marché Solidaire: Mini-Marché, Marché Ambulant (Velos), Transport, and Boîtes à Légumes.
Alleviating immediate hunger — Sharing Food

Le P’tit marché solidaire de Limoilou

Nom du projet : Le P’tit marché solidaire de Limoilou Nom de la personne contact : Gracia Adam Adresse courriel : securitealimentairelimoilou@hotmail.com Numéro de téléphone : 418 262-0057 Mission du P’tit marché solidaire de Limoilou (PMSL) Accroître l’accès physique et économique à des légumes et fruits frais, de production locale dans la mesure du possible,

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Colleen holds a produce box, including eggs, eggplant, lettuce, squash, spinach, and other greens.
Alleviating immediate hunger — Sharing Food

South Island FarmHub

Priya opened up the weekly box delivered to her door by the South Island Farmhub. Her eyes took in the deep green leafy vegetables, juicy tomatoes, fresh herbs and farm fresh eggs. To think this food had come from just down the road at Mary Alice’s farm! Things had been

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Butler Urban Farm

The Butler Urban Farm is on the unceded and traditional territory of the Secwepemc people.  We are a  farm on Kamloops’ North Shore which grows

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Calgary Seed Library

The beautiful mural with local artists Barun Fox and Juniper Limbs, 2021 The Calgary Seed Library is a grassroots organisation (pun intended!) created by a

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MASH: Apple Pressing

After our 2020 Apple Pressing Event, the team got together to debrief and compare experiences. The information collected at that session was incorporated into a

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