HFN2O: Food Issues (Ms. Kowalewski)
Food Availability
We Grow a Lot More Than You May Think - Agriculture and Agri-Food ...
www.agr.gc.ca/eng/about-us/.../we-grow-a-lot-more-than-you-may-think/?id...
Apr 10, 2018 - The agriculture and agri-food industry contributes over $110 billion annually to ... We are working to grow Canada's exports, while providing ...
Crops - The Canadian Encyclopedia
www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/crops/
Jump to Growing Regions - Only about 7 per cent of Canada's total land area is suitable for farmland. ... poor drainage reduce the capacity of soils to produce some crops. ... Soybeans, tobacco and beans are grown mostly in Ontario; ...
Food in Canada - Statistics Canada
https://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/16-201-x/2009000/part-partie1-eng.htm
Dec 8, 2016 - Production of many crops, including wheat, barley, grain corn, field peas, flaxseed, and dry beans has experienced large growth from 1908 to 2008 (Chart 1.4). As well, many new crops, including canola, soybeans and fodder corn are now grown extensively in Canada.
Local or imported produce? - Feeding Canada - Capital News Online
https://capitalnews.ca/better-food/.../mapping-meal-local-vs-imported-produce-ottawa/
Apr 8, 2016 - The majority of Canada's domestic produce is grown between June and ... Imported U.S. produce sits on the shelves at Whole Foods Ottawa.
What is Behind the Trend of Local Food? | Food Secure Canada
https://foodsecurecanada.org/resources-news/news.../buying-local-food-products
To meet the growing demand for more local food on institutional menus it's important to ... Buying local also leads to greater variety, because short supply chains ...
All About Local Ontario Food - Unlock Food - EatRight Ontario
www.unlockfood.ca/en/Articles/...Food.../Celebrate-food…from-field-to-table!.aspx
Oct 18, 2017 - This helpful availability guide lists all the vegetables and fruit produced in ... When local food is out of season, you can still support Canadian ...
Who do Canadians trust with their food? Local growers ... - Global News
https://globalnews.ca/news/.../who-do-canadians-trust-with-their-food-local-growers-g...
Jun 1, 2015 - Local growers get top marks, new poll finds ... While 80 per cent said the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is doing a good job ensuring food quality ... International supply chains are much more opaque to the end consumer.
Food & the Environment
Environmental Impacts of Food Production | Maple Ridge, BC
https://www.mapleridge.ca/1776/Food-Production
Environmental Impacts of Food Production. First, before food production even begins, natural habitats and ecosystems are destroyed to clear land that will be used for agriculture. Habitat loss is one of the leading causes of population declines among wildlife species, eventually leading to extinction in many cases.
Sustainable Table | Impacts of Industrial Agriculture
www.sustainabletable.org/869/impacts-of-industrial-agriculture
Industrial crop and livestock production damages the environment, threatens human health, degrades rural communities, harms workers and compromises animal welfare. ... Industrial agriculture pollutes air, water and soil, reduces biodiversity and contributes to global climate change.
Environmental Sustainability of Canadian Agriculture - Publications du ...
publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2016/aac-aafc/A22-201-2016-eng.pdf
Sustainability of Canadian agriculture: Agri-environmental indicator report series – Report #4. Ottawa, ON: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada … This publication can be used as a report card of agri-environmental performance for producers, consumers and the international community and be used to identify areas where further efforts are required.
Environmental Impacts of Food Production and Consumption - Defra, UK
randd.defra.gov.uk/Document.aspx?Document=EV02007_4601_FRP.pdf
Impacts of Food Production and Consumption: A 2006 report to the Department for Environment, Food and. Rural Affairs. Manchester Business School. Defra, London.
Food Security
Household Food Insecurity in Canada – PROOF
proof.utoronto.ca/food-insecurity/
Household Food Insecurity in Canada. Household food insecurity is the inadequate or insecure access to food due to financial constraints. It is a serious problem in Canada that negatively impacts physical, mental, and social health, and costs our healthcare system considerably.
Canada's Food Security Strategy
international.gc.ca/world-monde/issues_development-enjeux.../cfss-scsa.aspx?lang...
Jun 8, 2017 - According to the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, food security exists when people are able to access enough safe and nutritious food to live a healthy life. This food can be produced domestically, imported, or arrive through food assistance.
Food Banks Canada - About Hunger in Canada
https://www.foodbankscanada.ca/Hunger-in-Canada/About-Hunger-in-Canada.aspx
The root cause of hunger in Canada is low income, which consistently affects more than four million of us at any given time. Food banks are an important method of addressing this need. Each month, over 850,000 people turn to food banks for help; more than one-third are children and youth.
Food Banks Canada - HungerCount 2016
https://www.foodbankscanada.ca/HungerCount.aspx
Millions of Canadians live with food insecurity and hunger; Food Banks Canada helps by supporting food banks and Provincial Associations.
Food security - Canada.ca
https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/nutrition-science.../food-security.htm...
Oct 2, 2017 - Find out how the Household Food Security Survey Module monitors household food access, availability and eating patterns.
Going hungry: Why millions of Canadians can't afford healthy food ...
https://globalnews.ca/.../going-hungry-why-millions-of-canadians-cant-afford-healthy...
Mar 25, 2015 - Statistics Canada's report on food insecurity measured the number of ... READ MORE: 5 common myths about food bank use in Canada.
Food Insecurity in Canada - Dietitians of Canada
https://www.dietitians.ca/Downloads/Public/Food-Insecurity_one-pager_Eng.aspx
All Canadians pay the price of health and social problems related to food insecurity. How serious is food insecurity? • One in eight households experience food ...