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Friday, October 20, 2017
In this journal article titled Building effective relationships for community-engaged scholarship in Canadian food studies, the authors take a look at the question of how community-engaged scholars can best conduct research and teach in ways that support their community partners. This article was first published online May 2014 in volume 1(1) of... More
Thursday, October 12, 2017
by Amanda Wilson, Community Co-Lead, CCE Brokering (Food Sovereignty) Working Group One of the first projects I became involved in when I joined CFICE was developing a peer review process for a series of discussion papers mapping the food policy landscape in Canada. It was part of a research collaboration between Food Secure Canada... More
Wednesday, October 11, 2017
The Arrell Food Prizes recognize global excellence in food innovation and community impact. The Arrell Food Institute recognizes global leaders who are ensuring future food security for the planet, and hopes to inspire new leaders to take bold steps towards change. Scientific excellence and community engagement are necessary to overcome the... More
Friday, September 8, 2017
CFICE Food Security Hub partner, L.I.N.C. (Long-term Inmates Now in the Community), is a non-profit charity that works to develop positive understanding and dialogue between prison institutions, long-term offenders and the community. L.I.N.C. is the first and only awareness group of its kind run by ex-offenders in Canada. It was founded by Glen... More
Thursday, August 10, 2017
by Food Secure Canada Canadians are concerned with the health and sustainability of the food they eat, and, as more and more people struggle to put good food on the table, our food system has become an issue of increasing priority. Unhealthy diets claim more lives than any other cause of death; our food... More
Wednesday, July 19, 2017
by Charles Levkoe and Amanda Wilson; published on The Conversation Canada In late May, Canada’s agriculture minister launched consultations to inform a national food policy for Canada. This initiative built on a mandate letter from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to “develop a food policy that promotes healthy living and safe food by putting... More
Wednesday, July 5, 2017
As part of its process for developing a National Food Policy for Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) convened a Food Policy Summit in Ottawa on June 22-23. The two-day event brought together over 300 diverse stakeholders from across the country to brainstorm, discuss and workshop key principles and priorities for a national food... More
Monday, June 26, 2017
A new book, titled Nourishing Communities: From Fractured Food Systems to Transformative Pathways, has been published and explores how a systems approach to food movements can bring about health and well-being through enhanced collaboration. The book features chapters by several CFICE members (both past and present), including Charles Levkoe,... More
Thursday, June 22, 2017
by Biatris Lasu, CFICE Volunteer The national charitable organization Meal Exchange, perhaps known for its seminal report Hungry for Knowledge will be hosting its National Student Food Summit this year at the University of Guelph, in Guelph, Ontario from June 22 to June 25th. The Meal Exchange’s National Student Food Summit is Canada’s largest... More
Friday, May 26, 2017
Reposting from Wilfrid Laurier University WATERLOO – Researchers at Wilfrid Laurier University, Lakehead University and the University of Toronto have taken a first step toward producing a comprehensive report card on the sustainability of Canada’s food systems. Their new report, “Food Counts: A Pan-Canadian Sustainable Food Systems Report... More
Monday, May 22, 2017
by Eden Suh, CFICE Volunteer The World Health Organization (WHO) states that “food security, food access, and food use” are the three main pillars to food security, and while food security is prominently an issue in the developing world, recent years show that food security is a rising issue both globally and domestically. Despite... More
Thursday, May 4, 2017
Montreal, May 4, 2017 -- Today, Food Secure Canada (FSC) is releasing From Patchwork to Policy Coherence: Principles and Priorities of Canada's National Food Policy in anticipation of the launch of federal government food policy consultations. The discussion paper outlines the key principles and priorities that need to be addressed as Canada’s... More
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