Resources & Research

On this page you will find a list of resources and research that have been shared on our website, in order of the date they have been posted.

Please share your resources (handbooks, reports, guides, etc.) by logging in to our website and uploading your resource here.

Collaborative Campaigning for Food Sovereignty and Environmental Justice

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Web Link

The Collaborative Campaigning for Food Sovereignty and Environmental Justice as part of the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network (cban) is an organization that strives to promote food sovereignty and democratic decision-making on science and technology issues in order to protect the integrity of the environment, health, food, and the livelihoods of people in Canada and around the world by facilitating, informing and organizing civil society action, researching, and providing information to government for policy development.

Agriculture
Corporate Concentration
Food Systems

Feeding My Family

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The majority of people in the Northern Regions of North America are carrying enormous burdens, and are trying our best with limited means and resources to feed our families and to build a more sustainable future. We face complex challenges, systemic barriers and a slew of compounding factors that affect all living costs.

Food Sovereignty
Indigenous Food Matters
Economics

No One is Illegal

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No One Is Illegal (NOII) is a loosely connected international network of antiracist groups and religious asylum initiatives that represents non-resident immigrants who stay illegally and are at risk of deportation. The network has started a campaign and held rallies to bring wider attention to the situation of refugees. A NOII collective of organizations is established in a number of Canadian cities, including Vancouver, Toronto, Halifax, Ottawa, Montreal, and London.

Discrimination and Oppression
Democracy and Movements
International Issues

Canadian Anti-racism Education and Research Society - CAERS

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The Canadian Anti-racism Education and Research Society grew out of the attempts by a number of social activists and academics to organize farm workers in British Columbia, Canada. CAERS provides expertise and research to provide strategic advice and direction.

Discrimination and Oppression
Democracy and Movements
Labour

Yale's Food and Sustainable Agriculture Podcast

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Podcast

This collection features Yale faculty and distinguished speakers talking about food policy, agriculture and sustainability. Featured podcasts also come from the Yale Sustainable Food Project.

Real Food Challenge Resources

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The Real Food Challenge leverages the power of youth and universities to create a healthy, fair and green food system.

Right to Food
Food Sovereignty
Labour

Trousse pédagogique sur l'alimentation

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La trousse pédagogique À la soupe! se veut un outil d’éveil à l’alimentation responsable. Elle invite les élèves à explorer les envers du système agroalimentaire actuel et à réfléchir aux impacts de leurs choix alimentaires sur leur santé, leur environnement et le monde qui les entoure.

Nutrition and Healthy Weights
Food Literacy
Agriculture

Community Food Systems Resources

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This bibliography gathers published literature on local and regional food systems and categorizes the literature by key topics. The bibliography (with literature from 2000-2013) can help students and researchers better understand the landscape of the literature, gaps and needs for future research; non-profits can use it to help them identify the potential successes and shortcomings of existing strategies and highlight opportunities for future work.

Food Literacy
Food Systems

Position Papers

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Following each bimonthly Community Meeting, the TYFPC collects notes from brainstorming and discussion sessions and compiles them into a position paper about that month’s topic. These papers go on to be submitted to the Toronto Food Policy Council to provide a summary of the priorities of Toronto’s youth and inspire future policy recommendations.

Food Literacy
Right to Food
Food Sovereignty

Food Issues

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This page was created to provide an introduction to the major food issues on which the TYFPC works. The seven categories were chosen in our September 2010 community meeting as the major areas Toronto’s youth wanted to learn more about. For each issue, we have provided a brief description followed by a list of resources and organizations working in each field. Please click on the links below to read more about each topic.

Food Literacy
Right to Food
Food Systems