Send food literacy back to school

MARK WALES: Over the next four weeks, we’re featuring our four key election issues, and this week it is about food literacy.

Food literacy is a big, broad topic but at its heart it is about ensuring that Ontarians, especially young adults, have an understanding and appreciation of where food comes from and how to make healthy choices for lifelong wellness.

The OFA firmly believes human health and illness prevention begins with a strong food literacy component in our school curriculum, with the net result of a healthier population that doesn’t over burden our health care system. And healthier food choices begin right here in Ontario where we grow more than 200 different agricultural products.

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