bitsandbytes

In 2009, Food Matters Manitoba prepared an annotated listing of food security policies, programs, and reports from across Canada. This new report, updates the first report with a new scan for policies, programs, and government reports from provincial and territorial governments.

Upload File: 

provincial policy scan.pdf

This workbook was developed as part of a series of research projects on food security. As well as using research and experiences drawn from the Nova Scotia Food Security Projects, it incorporates ideas, insights and advice from people involved in food security issues and actions across Canada.
 

A short document (2 pages) outlining proper precautions for maintaining the quality and safety of gleaned foods.  Includes tips for safe handling and receiving and storing gleaned produce.

Upload File: 

Community_Garden_Gleaning_Initiatives1.pdf

The Fraser Valley Food Network is a burgeoning group bringing together local community food tables to work together to eliminate hunger and create food security for all residents of the Fraser Region (Burnaby to Boston Bar).

This one page fact sheet was created as one in a series by the Capital Region Food and Agriculture Initiatives Roundtable (CR-FAIR), based in Victoria, British Columbia.  The subtitle of the document is: "Growing dependencies and shrinking resources call for changes to our food system."

Upload File: 

RealCost_of_Food_factsheet_CRFAIR.pdf

A one page fact sheets that starts with the statement: "The evidence is in: public health and food security are closely linked."  This one pager pulls out some key pieces of information from the 75 page paper with the same title published by the Community Nutritionists Council of BC.

Upload File: 

FS_and_PublicHealth_factsheet.pdf

Subtitled "Everything You Need to Know to Fight For Fair Trade", this booklet is a great primer for those who want to better understand the scope and purpose of the WTO - and where and why it food security in communities around the world.  It was published in 1999, will shed light on the many acronyms associated with the WTO and was co-sponsored by a diverse group of organizations, including the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, the United Steelworkers of America District 11, and  the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, among others.

Upload File: 

CitizensGuide_to_wto_1999.pdf