Number of municipalities/townships engaged in urban agriculture (2022)
4 Measured: 2022 Source: Thunder Bay + Area Food Strategy. (2022). Community Food Security Database. 14Number of edible bus stops (2022)
1 Measured: 2022 Source: Thunder Bay + Area Food Strategy. (2022). Community Food Security Database. 8Number of urban beekeeping yards in public spaces (new for 2022)
9 Measured: 2022 Source: McGibbon, Kim. (2022). Roots Community Food Centre. Personal Communication. 12Number of food forests (2022)
2 Measured: 2022 Source: Stephens, Airin. (2022). Roots Community Food Centre. Personal Communication. 4
Cooking with Fire – the Joys of Outdoor Cooking
submitted by Roots Community Food Centre
As COVID-driven social distancing continued and people spent more time together outside, Roots CFC staff saw a new level of interest in cooking outdoors over fire.
Traveling the World and Local Community Through Culinary Arts
submitted by Lakehead Public Schools
an invitation for Grade 7 and 8 students to delve into a world of discovery, creativity, and experiential learning
What do the 2022 School Food Environments Indicators Tell Us?
Schools across the region have been working hard to include food literacy skills and healthy, sustainable, culturally appropriate and local foods in their programs, both inside and outside the classroom. There are a multitude of approaches to help ensure system-wide...Number of food classes in schools per year – elementary students participating (2022)
1800 Measured: 2021 Source: Thunder Bay + Area Food Strategy. (2022). Community Food Security Database. 11Number of high schools with a “Get Fresh Cafe” farm to cafeteria program (2022)
3 * *closed during COVID Measured: 2021 Source: Stephens, Airin. (2022). Roots Community Food Centre. Personal Communication. 7Estimated number of people volunteering for Student Nutrition Programs (2022)
N/A – COVID Measured: 2021 Source: Hobbs, Daniel. (2022). Student Nutrition Programs, Canadian Red Cross. Personal Communication. 10Number of culinary class offerings per year – secondary school (new for 2022)
41 Measured: 2021 Source: Thunder Bay + Area Food Strategy. (2022). Community Food Security Database. 16Number of schools with a pollinator garden (2022)
16 Measured: 2022 Source: Thunder Bay + Area Food Strategy. (2022). Community Food Security Database. 5Number of meals served through adult education cooking classes (2022)
N/A – COVID Measured: 2021 Source: Stephens, Airin. (2022). Roots Community Food Centre. Personal Communication. 13Number of adult education cooking workshops in schools (2022)
N/A – COVID Measured: 2021 Source: Stephens, Airin. (2022). Roots Community Food Centre. Personal Communication. 12Number of farm to cafeteria events (2022)
N/A – COVID Measured: 2021 Source: Stephens, Airin. (2022). Roots Community Food Centre. Personal Communication. 8Number of schools with a greenhouse (2022)
3 Measured: 2022 Source: Thunder Bay + Area Food Strategy. (2022). Community Food Security Database. 6Number of schools with Student Nutrition Programs (2022)
51 Measured: 2022 Source: Hobbs, Daniel. (2022). Student Nutrition Programs, Canadian Red Cross. Personal Communication. 9Number of land-based learning programs in schools (new for 2022)
12+ Measured: 2022 Source: Stephens, Airin. (2022). Roots Community Food Centre. Personal Communication. 18Number of schools participating in the Great Big Crunch (2022)
29 Measured: 2022 Source: Khan, Nusrat. (2022). Student Nutrition Programs, Canadian Red Cross. Personal Communication. 14Number of schools with a food garden (2022)
14 Measured: 2022 Source: Thunder Bay + Area Food Strategy. (2022). Community Food Security Database. 4Number of food literacy classroom visits (external) per year (new for 2022)
2020 – 62+ visits 2021 – 84+ visits Measured: Source: Stephens, Airin. (2022). Roots Community Food Centre. Personal Communication. 17Number of Crunchers (Great Big Crunch) from Thunder Bay (new for 2022)
6193 Measured: 2022 Source: Khan, Nustat. (2022). Student Nutrition Programs, Canadian Red Cross. Personal Communication. 15Suggested Citation
Kerk, K., Levkoe, C.Z., Roy, R. (2023). Thunder Bay and Area Community Food System Report Card. Thunder Bay + Area Food Strategy. https://foodsystemreportcard.ca
Farm partnership helped support mental health and farm sustainability during pandemic
The partnership has let the two farms tackle problem-solving together and give each other much-needed social support during pandemic social distancing.