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.

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Seed Map

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Web Link

SeedMap.org is an online portal that connects you to information and resources on seeds, biodiversity, and food. The heart of Seedmap.org is the interactive Seed Map, which will let you navigate and “visit” close to 500 locations around the world, featuring case studies, stories and audio-visual resources that bring the issues to life.

Food Sovereignty
International Issues
Agriculture

Behind the Brands: On Food Justice, Oxfam Gives Coca-Cola, Kellogg’s, Nestlé & Pepsi Failing Grades

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Oxfam has released a comprehensive report that measures how the world’s 10 largest food companies perform on food justice issues.

Labour
International Issues
Food Systems

Shaking the Tree Radio

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Podcast

Shaking the Tree Radio hopes to bring forward issues of social, environmental, and food justice, provide a forum for marginalized voices to be heard on issues important to them, and highlight the work of students and community partners of the Environmental Conservation Lab. Hosted each week on UMFM by Stef McLachlan and Troy Stozek, the show has already covered issues ranging from the Copenhagen conference to fair trade.

Right to Food
Food Sovereignty
Democracy and Movements

Individual and Food Security in Canada Position of Dietitians of Canada

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File / Document

The position of Dietitians of Canada (DC) is that all Canadians must have food security. Recognizing food security as a social determinant of health, DC recommends a population health approach to food security: that is, an approach that seeks to reduce health inequities through the pursuit of social justice. A population health approach addresses the root cause of individual and household food insecurity – poverty – through improvements to the social safety net. More information at: dietitians.ca

Hunger and Poverty
Right to Food
Discrimination and Oppression

Household Food Insecurity in Canada: Overview

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Health Canada plays a leading role in monitoring key food and nutrition indicators, including household food insecurity. Understanding the patterns of household food insecurity in Canada over time is helpful in developing and assessing the impact of policies and programs related to food security.

Right to Food
Food Sovereignty
Democracy and Movements

Just Food Art

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In 2010, 18 artists from Canada and around the world were asked to interpret the meaning of the human right to food, especially as it relates to hunger in our world. As inspiration for their works of art, they were each given a statement (from United Nations documents, for example), together with a biblical scripture passage related to food and hunger. Each artist submitted two pieces of art which were then sent to Winnipeg, Canada. The result is the Just Food art exhibit, which toured across Canada for two years.

Indigenous Food Matters
Democracy and Movements
International Issues

Eco-queer movement(s) Challenging heteronormative space through (re)imagining nature and food

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File / Document

In an era of ecological degradation and sexual inequality it has become increasingly clear that these problems are complex. The complexity arises from the intersecting   contributions of our institutions, cultures, collective imaginations, personal cognitive processes and ecological systems. At the same time, there is growing recognition among activists and scholars fighting for sustainable and socially just alternatives that nuanced analyses of society and nature’s interrelatedness is needed.

Discrimination and Oppression
Democracy and Movements

"Food Deserts" Resources and Information from the Canadian Environmental Health Atlas

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Many Canadians live in “food deserts”: neighbourhoods where residents have little or no access to stores and restaurants that provide healthy
and affordable foods. Geographical constraints will inevitably impact our dietary choices and, ultimately, our likelihood of developing obesity or a chronic disease.

Food Environments
Right to Food
Democracy and Movements

Growing Up Organic in Ottawa

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Embedded Video

The Canadian Organic Growers started the Growing Up Organic Project to increase access to and awareness of local, organic foods amongst youth. The CoG built school gardens in 22 schools in Ottawa, and hosted various field trips for students to experience farms and farmers in an outdoor classroom.

Children and Schools
Food Literacy
Food Environments

A Guide to Growing School Gardens in Alberta

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Hands-on experience with a school garden is an important step in helping young people to understand and appreciate the industry that grows, processes, and delivers safe, abundant food every day. The gardening process also encourages children to make healthy food choices.This manual offers support to teachers, students, and new school gardeners.

Nutrition and Healthy Weights
Children and Schools
Food Literacy