Feeding The City: Pandemic and Beyond
1265 Military Trail M1C1A4 Toronto, ON, Canada

Feeding the City's Bryan Dale and Jayeeta Sharma have published an article in the most recent issue of Gastronomica, a leading academic journal for Food Studies. It provides an overview of our initial research into the effects of the pandemic on Toronto's food systems. The article can be accessed through here... https://online.ucpress.edu//Feeding-the-City-Pandemic-and-

How have communities mobilized to bring emergency food relief to diverse neighborhoods in the city suburbs? What programmes have they developed to make nutritious and culturally appropriate food available to local residents in need? How has the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted systemic barriers to food access and equity? Join us for an interactive roundtable from Toronto to learn about food insecurity and emergency food distribution, from food banks, buses and baskets to online cooking demos and more.... http://feedingcity.org//webinar-recording-feeding-the-cit/

Save the Date! the Toronto Virtual Seedy Saturday is on Sat February 27, 10 am to 2 pm This year, due to COVID concerns, Seedy Saturday is going virtual! Brought to you by Seeds of Diversity Canada, Toronto Urban Growers and Toronto SS organizers, this Virtual Seedy Saturday promises to be full of great gardening and growing advice. There will be links to seed and gardening companies, a resource library, webinars by gardening experts, a live question/answer forum, kids activities and info re local seed exchanges.... http://feedingcity.org//highlight-toronto-virtual-seedy-s/

Jayeeta (Jo) Sharma Bryan Dale "For this episode, Jayeeta (Jo) Sharma and Bryan Dale join Editorial Collective member Bob Valgenti to discuss their project (and subject of their upcoming COVID-19 Research Dispatch) Feeding the City, Pandemic and Beyond, which has developed a model of public scholarship that documents food system experiences, community challenges and local resilience. By engaging grassroots voices, from farmers and urban growers to school food advocates, market provisioners and other local stakeholders, they highlight actions toward sustainable food solutions for building a socially just and resilient global city." Click the link below to listen to the full podcast: http://feedingcity.org//podcast-highlight-gastronomica-is/

About this Event 2021 Summit on Poverty, Inequity, & Hunger | Feed Scarborough Tickets, Tue, 9 Feb 2021 at 5:00 PM | Eventbrite Zoom link to attend: Click here! The COVID-19 Pandemic has amplified the existing inequities in our community; we’re all in the same storm, but in different boats. Participants in the first half of the Summit (5-7PM) will be encouraged to talk about their lived experiences, highlight the challenges specific to their neighborhoods, and work as teams to discuss solutions and develop questions for their elected officials.... http://feedingcity.org//event-highlight-2021-summit-on-po/

Here's a podcast we're featured in that provides a good overview of the Feeding the City project...

THIS FRIDAY... Supporting Farmer Livelihoods: Research Partnerships for Action In this webinar, "Supporting Farmer Livelihoods: Research Partnerships for Action," sustainable food system practitioners, experts, and researchers will explore the possibilities of policy dialogues, digital retail spaces, and ecological production for farmers in Canada. Panelists will present their research findings and recommendations from three projects including: (1) lessons learned from a comm...unity partnership on the future of farming in Hastings County in Eastern Ontario, (2) data on how digital technologies are changing the way that farmers engage in markets across the country, and (3) insights collected at a field school on the future of agroecology in Canada. Panelists will discuss the process of community-research partnerships, offer policy recommendations relevant to small-scale farmers, and explore how their work is scalable and/or replicable in other contexts. Discussant Bess Legault from the National Farmers Union will provide insights on how research can support farmer livelihoods in Canada. This webinar will be in English with simultaneous French interpretation available. Friday, January 22, 2021 | 12:30 2:00 PM EST https://us02web.zoom.us//register/WN_ucyyJb_aSAmpwtw_AkChQA

This December, the Indian Government is putting into effect legislation that has the potential to drastically affect the livelihood of farmers all across the nation. Protests are currently being held by Indian farmers in opposition to the effects of the legislation, as they see the forthcoming changes as a devastating step backwards from their collective rights. Organizations from around the world are showing their support, and here in Canada, the National Farmers Union (NFU) has released a solidarity statement as well as the background information below.... http://feedingcity.org//in-solidarity-with-protesting-ind/