“The stories we tell literally make the world. If you want to change the world, you need to change your story. This truth applies both to individuals and institutions.” –Michael Margolis What’s your story? In this new post series, we want to feature the people and the stories behind the food sovereignty movement in […]
Read MoreWeek Five: Food at the Center of the Table
We all know that the state of the world is not right: there are many complex challenges, and no one seems to agree on which one is priority: climate change? Resource depletion? Economic and social inequalities and injustices? Energy crises? Financial crises? Social crises? Health crises like obesity and diabetes, malnourishment and chronic hunger? But […]
Read MoreFood Literacy Challenge: Week Four
Choosing food as if others matter #foodjustice #eatlessmeat #eatlocal #foodliteracy #foodsecurity #foodsovereignty #eatseasonal Buying, preparing and eating food is a daily habit: and like any habit, it becomes a pattern, something we do without much thinking. But like any other habit, once we discover that may be aspects that are unhealthy, unfair or plainly wrong, […]
Read MoreFood Literacy Challenge – Week Three
#FocusontheFacts #NutritionFactstable #NutritionFacts #foodliteracy #foodsecurity #foodsovereignty #Foodnutrition #nutritionletarcy #intersectionality “Innumerable industry standards, government regulations, and other practices protect households with regard to food quality and safety. However, households themselves play an important role in achieving key food objectives in Canada, including food safety, healthy food decisions, and environmental sustainability. Households have some influence in each […]
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