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 […]
Read MoreKey Attributes of Food Literacy – How Do You Score?
#foodliteracy “Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family.” ~ Kofi Annan What is food literacy and how can it help you, your household and community? In the past blog posts, we have been exploring the Keys Drivers to Food Security as seen through […]
Read MoreKey Drivers of Food Security: Income
In the last two posts, we shared about two important key drivers of food security for any community: availability of healthy, culturally appropriate and sustainable food and access to this food. This week, we will see how income relates to food security. British Columbians just saw a minimum salary increase from 11.35 to 12.65. […]
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