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 offers an action plan for designing a local food aggregation and distribution system to support more consistent local food access for people living in social, supportive, and transitional housing across the Comox Valley.
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.