TORONTO, Aug. 14, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Feed Ontario is extremely grateful to hear that Food Banks Canada was selected to disseminate quality surplus food throughout their established, national distribution system, in partnership with the food banking network across Canada. Thanks to their existing cold chain capacity, retail food reclamation programs and National Food Sharing System, they are well positioned to effectively deliver food in a safe and timely manner from coast to coast to coast. In Ontario, we are well positioned to support this effort through our province-wide network of 1,20 ..read more

The Coalition for Healthy School Food and 130 health, education, Indigenous and environmental organizations from every province and territory, are calling on provincial medical officers of health and local health and educational professionals to set guidelines for school food programs this fall that balance COVID-19 safety with allowing healthy meals rich in vegetables and fruit, as recommended by Canada’s 2019 food guide, to be served. Read the full media release https://e7a651fe-6e96-431d-9a6f-a7fa6f71676d.usrfiles.com/ugd/e7a651_d19b4a8426fd4aebab4a80a95cd2ab0c.pdf How can you help? Em ..read more

In a recent Huffington Post article by Nick Saul, President and CEO of Community Food Centres Canada, the ethics of food waste are explored. Surplus food has often been a vehicle to feed food-insecure populations.  We see leftover food from restaurants being given to shelters and people donating their undesirable and unwanted pantry items to Food Banks (this is a food donation faux-pas). Low-income and food insecure folks deserve dignified access to food, not the leftovers of those more fortunate. This article examines that food insecurity is not a lack of food, but a lack of income ..read more

Migrant workers are among the highest COVID19 infected population and their vulnerability is directly related to the precarious nature of their work and systemic problems with the Temporary Foreign Worker Program. Thousands of Canadian farmworkers have been infected and several have died. Join an online discussion Wednesday, July 29, 2020 with Min Sook Lee, Gabriel Allahdua, and Karen Cocq and learn about migrant labourers in Canada and how you can support their rights. The event is from 7:00 to 8:15 pm ET On Wednesday, July 29. For more information visit  ht ..read more

Diets for a Better Future demonstrates the leading role G20 countries can and must take to realize the exponential changes required for a healthy and sustainable world. The report explores what a more equitable distribution across a global ‘carbon budget’ for food could look like. This report by EAT investigates current food consumption patterns and the efficacy of national dietary guidelines in G20 countries compared to the Planetary Health Diet. Through it, G20 countries are presented with clear opportunities to lead reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and realize ..read more

Two Toronto Youth Food Policy Council members have started Soul Food Project TO to highlight and share Black youth food recipes and experiences. Soul Food Project is currently accepting submissions that will be made into a cook book. To submit, please email soulfoodprojecto@gmail.com ..read more

The Coalition for Healthy School Food and 130 health, education, Indigenous and environmental organizations from every province and territory, are calling on provincial medical officers of health and local health and educational professionals to set guidelines for school food programs this fall that balance COVID-19 safety with allowing healthy meals rich in vegetables and fruit, as recommended by Canada’s 2019 food guide, to be served. Read the full media release https://e7a651fe-6e96-431d-9a6f-a7fa6f71676d.usrfiles.com/ugd/e7a651_d19b4a8426fd4aebab4a80a95cd2ab0c.pdf How can you help? Em ..read more

In a recent Huffington Post article by Nick Saul, President and CEO of Community Food Centres Canada, the ethics of food waste are explored. Surplus food has often been a vehicle to feed food-insecure populations.  We see leftover food from restaurants being given to shelters and people donating their undesirable and unwanted pantry items to Food Banks (this is a food donation faux-pas). Low-income and food insecure folks deserve dignified access to food, not the leftovers of those more fortunate. This article examines that food insecurity is not a lack of food, but a lack of income ..read more

Migrant workers are among the highest COVID19 infected population and their vulnerability is directly related to the precarious nature of their work and systemic problems with the Temporary Foreign Worker Program. Thousands of Canadian farmworkers have been infected and several have died. Join an online discussion Wednesday, July 29, 2020 with Min Sook Lee, Gabriel Allahdua, and Karen Cocq and learn about migrant labourers in Canada and how you can support their rights. The event is from 7:00 to 8:15 pm ET On Wednesday, July 29. For more information visit  ht ..read more

Diets for a Better Future demonstrates the leading role G20 countries can and must take to realize the exponential changes required for a healthy and sustainable world. The report explores what a more equitable distribution across a global ‘carbon budget’ for food could look like. This report by EAT investigates current food consumption patterns and the efficacy of national dietary guidelines in G20 countries compared to the Planetary Health Diet. Through it, G20 countries are presented with clear opportunities to lead reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and realize ..read more