Resource Type: Basic concepts

FoodShare Toronto Food Justice Statement

• Year Published: 2019
• Source: FoodShare Toronto
• Category: Food Justice
• Format: Website/page
• Type: Basic concepts

Statement on food justice to guide our work.

Food Deserts and Food Swamps: A Primer

• Year Published: 2017
• Source: National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health
• Category: Community
• Type: Basic concepts

A primer on how our food environments, which include the food that is available to us in our day-to-day environments, is a determinant of what we eat as individuals.

Exploring traditional foods: Myth-busting bannock (5 minute video)

• Year Published: 2014
• Source: PHSA
• Category: Indigenous food sovereignty
• Format: Video
• Type: Basic concepts

Short video that explores the question of whether bannock is a traditional food for Aboriginal people.

Exploring traditional foods: Traditional food on the table (6 min video)

• Year Published: 2014
• Source: PHSA
• Category: Indigenous food sovereignty
• Format: Video
• Type: Basic concepts

This short video explores the use of traditional foods in an urban Aboriginal restaurant through the preparation and sharing of a meal.

Food policy councils – Briefing note

• Year Published: 2011
• Source: National Collaborating Centre for Healthy Public Policy
• Category: Local Government, Policy
• Format: Document
• Type: Basic concepts

Overview of the nature and role of food policy councils, and how they relate to the development of healthy public policies.

Food for thought – Full Report

• Year Published: 2010
• Source: PHSA
• Category: Environment, Health, School
• Format: Document
• Type: Basic concepts

A synthesis of evidence on key issues impacting food security in BC.