Join us as we chat with the Scarborough Campus Students' Union (SCSU) Food Centre at the University of Toronto!   Learn more about the SCSU Food Centre Who’s Hungry Report (https://www.dailybread.ca/research-and-advocacy/research/whos-hungry-report/) SCSU Food Centre FB: https://www.facebook.com/SCSUHUNGER/ SCSU Food Centre Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scsu_foodcentre/?hl=en SCSU Equity Centres: https://www.scsu.ca/equity-centres   --- The Lunch Table is a Podcast produced by the Food Secure Canada Youth Caucus, a network of youth dedicated to mobilizing youn ..read more

We had the pleasure of chatting with Renata Santander Rojas, the Coordinator of Education and Student Engagement at the SU Campus Food Bank at the University of Calgary. Renata is an international student from Mexico and is currently in her third year of a Bachelor of Commerce with a concentration in supply chain management. Renata's comitment to food security runs deep, having first volunteered at the SU Campus Food Bank before working her way into the coordinator role.   Links Check out the SU Campus Food Bank at their website: SU Campus Food Bank Website Feeling inspired by Renata ..read more

We’re back! The Lunch Table is a Podcast produced by the Food Secure Canada Youth Caucus, a network of youth dedicated to mobilizing young persons and advancing the dialogue around food security issues across Canada. In this episode, you will get a taste of the topics that will be discussed in future episodes and be introduced to our amazing team members.   Connect with us on Instagram (@fscyouthcaucus), Facebook (Food Secure Canada Youth Caucus), email (fscyouthcaucus@gmail.com), or find us online (https://foodsecurecanada.org/networks-communities/youth-caucus ..read more

Today we're talking to Demian Lawrenchuk about Indigenous food sovereignty and the role youth play in food sovereignty. Demian is a program coordinator at Food Matters Manitoba. He is driven by the Inninwuk (Swampy Cree) teachings to provide for his community of Fox Lake. Learn more about Food Matters Manitoba here.  ..read more

This year has forced us to face the challenges and inequities in all aspects of our lives - including our food systems. We talk to Gurneet Kaur Dhami about race and racism in the dietetics field. Gurneet shares experiences of being a dietetics student and academic of colour and shares some advice for others in a similar position. Connect with Gurneet on Twitter (@GurneetKDhami), Instagram (@gurneetkdhami), or at https://www.gurneetkdhami.com/  ..read more

There was so much momentum behind the 2019 federal election for youth to get out and vote, but what does involvement in politics and activism outside the election cycle look like for youth? We talk to Samantha Reusch from Apathy is Boring about youth activism, how to find causes and issues we care about, and how to avoid burnout. Learn more about Apathy is Boring here ..read more

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the strengths and weaknesses of our food systems. We talk to Susanna Klassen, a Visiting Research Scholar at Colorado State University and PhD candidate at the University of British Columbia, about how this global pandemic is affecting communities in Canada and what lessons we can learn to build resilience and sustainability in our food systems.  Susanna published an article on Medium on lessons for food systems thinking from COVID-19. Read the article here.  ..read more

The 2019 federal election is now 6 months behind us. But, what's in store for the people of Canada in terms of food security and food systems with this new government? We talk to Rachel Cheng from Food Secure Canada about what food security may look like for the next three and a half years. Visit https://foodsecurecanada.org/ to learn more about Food Secure Canada.  Tune in for Part 2 of this episode where we talk to Apathy is Boring about youth advocacy and the federal election outcomes.  ..read more

Farming is turning into a form of political activism for many youth in our country. In this episode, we talk with Stuart Oke from the National Farmers Union about what it means to be a young and new farmer in Canada. Visit nfu.ca to learn more about the National Farmers Union.  This episode is part of Youth Vote: what's on the plate; a mini-series that examines the 2019 Canadian federal elections through a food and food policy lens. In this mini-series we talk with Margaret Bancerz about food systems and policy, the Toronto Youth Food Policy Council about youth food activism, and the ..read more

Join us at the Lunch Table with Emma Tamlin from the Toronto Youth Food Policy Council as we explore how youth in Canada are changing and shaping the food systems around them, and the role youth can play in making food an elections topic. Visit tyfpc.ca to learn more about the Toronto Youth Food Policy Council. This episode is part of Youth Vote: what's on the plate; a mini-series that examines the 2019 Canadian federal elections through a food and food policy lens. In this mini-series we talk with Margaret Bancerz about food systems and policy, the Toronto Youth Food Policy Council about ..read more