In this section you will find food security resources, such as toolkits, policy papers, and action plans specific to BC. The resource section also includes a small number of non-BC resources that have direct relevance to BC food security.
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This report shares results of a survey of City of Victoria residents that produce food on private land.
Factsheet showing that that the most severely food-insecure households in Canada did not report accessing a foodbank. Research suggests that increasing the economic resources of low-income households reduces food insecurity, providing a foundation for effective, evidence-based policy responses to this problem.
This comprehensive slideshow highlights trends in food policy councils (FPCs) across North America (United States, Canada, and Native American/First Nations communities). FPC’s can use the slides to help situate their work in the broader context of food systems change across North America.
An evaluation report on Nourish, a community dialogue held in Kamloops that raised awareness and instigated local action around the root causes of household food insecurity.
Podcast on Indigenous Food Sovereignty interviewing Valerie Segrest, a Native nutrition educator who specializes in local and traditional foods and member of the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe.
Report to better understand how consumers living with low-incomes value and access sustainably grown foods, what barriers they face in doing so and what policy measures could be undertaken to facilitate greater access.