by weaver | Nov 24, 2022 | 2015 Report, Indicator Data
0 Measured: 2015 Source: Thunder Bay and Area Food Strategy. (2015). Community Food Security Database.
by weaver | May 17, 2022 | 2015 Report, Highlight
The Community Garden Collective is a network of community garden leaders that formed in 2009 to collaborate with the City of Thunder Bay, community members, groups and businesses to increase food skills, food security, and community engagement through community...
by weaver | May 17, 2022 | 2015 Report, Highlight
Transit riders at one Red River Road bus stop are now able to snack healthy over the summer—on crunchy pea pods, mini cucumbers and ripe tomatoes. The veggies grew in a mini garden next to the bus shelter, planted and cared for by EcoSuperior staff , with Food...
by weaver | May 17, 2022 | 2015 Report, Highlight
Each year EcoSuperior holds a plant sale with species for sale that are a good food source for pollinators. In 2014, EcoSuperior sold 525 pollinator plants and in 2015 sold 800, representing a 35%...
by weaver | May 17, 2022 | 2015 Report, Indicator Data
569 Measured: 2015 Source: Mitchell, J., (2015). Roots to Harvest. Personal Communication. 9
by weaver | May 17, 2022 | 2015 Report, Indicator Data
20 Measured: 2015 Source: Mitchell, J., (2015). Roots to Harvest. Personal Communication. 8
by weaver | May 17, 2022 | 2015 Report, Indicator Data
3 Measured: 2015 Source: Thunder Bay and Area Food Strategy. (2015). Community Food Security Database. 12
by weaver | May 17, 2022 | 2015 Report, Indicator Data
19 Measured: 2015 Source: Thunder Bay and Area Food Strategy. (2015). Community Food Security Database. 11
by weaver | May 17, 2022 | 2015 Report, Indicator Data
1 Measured: 2015 Source: Thunder Bay and Area Food Strategy. (2015). Community Food Security Database. 7
by weaver | May 17, 2022 | 2015 Report, Indicator Data
800 Measured: 2015 Source: Mortfield, E., (2015). EcoSuperior Environmental Programs. Personal Communication. 6
by weaver | May 17, 2022 | 2015 Report, Indicator Data
6 Measured: 2015 Source: Thunder Bay and Area Food Strategy. (2015). Community Food Security Database. 4
by weaver | May 17, 2022 | 2015 Report, Indicator Data
1 Measured: 2015 Source: Thunder Bay and Area Food Strategy. (2015). Community Food Security Database. 3
by weaver | May 17, 2022 | 2015 Report, Analysis
Urban agriculture has been on the rise in recent years within the Thunder Bay area. The number of community gardens has more than tripled since 2008 and have increasingly been created for different purposes. The most common type of community gardens are located in...
by weaver | May 17, 2022 | 2015 Report, Highlight
Student Nutrition Programs (SNP) provide opportunities for students to have access to nutritious food at school through breakfast and/or snack programs. The Canadian Red Cross administers the program locally. In 2015, 6 programs used local pancake mix regularly. The...
by weaver | May 17, 2022 | 2015 Report, Highlight
The Healthy Eating Makes the Grade project began in 2010 with a Heart and Stroke Foundation Spark seed grant to hire a part-time coordinator to develop a partnership to work on improving student health by increasing access to healthier food options in and around...
by weaver | May 17, 2022 | 2015 Report, Highlight
The Great Big Crunch is a special day of good food education, ending with a massive, synchronized bite into a crunchy Ontario apple or carrot to celebrate. In 2015, more than 5,500 students in 26 schools in the Thunder Bay area participated. The event is part of a...
by weaver | May 17, 2022 | 2015 Report, Indicator Data
26 Measured: 2015 Source: Schwartz-Mendez, C., (2016). Thunder Bay District Health Unit. Personal Communication, January 8, 2016. 15
by weaver | May 17, 2022 | 2015 Report, Indicator Data
2,800 Measured: 2015 Source: Beagle, E., (2015). Roots to Harvest. Personal Communication. 14
by weaver | May 17, 2022 | 2015 Report, Indicator Data
70 Measured: 2015 Source: Beagle, E., (2015). Roots to Harvest. Personal Communication. 13
by weaver | May 17, 2022 | 2015 Report, Indicator Data
10 Measured: 2015 Source: Beagle, E., (2015). Roots to Harvest. Personal Communication. AND Schwartz-Mendez., C. (2015). Thunder Bay District Health Unit. Personal Communication. 12
by weaver | May 17, 2022 | 2015 Report, Indicator Data
156 Measured: 2015 Source: Mackay, E., (2015). Canadian Red Cross, Thunder Bay. Personal Communication. 11
by weaver | May 17, 2022 | 2015 Report, Indicator Data
52 Measured: 2015 Source: Mackay, E., (2015). Canadian Red Cross, Thunder Bay. Personal Communication. 10
by weaver | May 17, 2022 | 2015 Report, Indicator Data
42 Measured: 2015 Source: Mitchell, J., (2015). Roots to Harvest. Personal Communication. 9
by weaver | May 17, 2022 | 2015 Report, Indicator Data
4 Measured: 2015 Source: Mitchell, J., (2015). Roots to Harvest. Personal Communication. 8
by weaver | May 17, 2022 | 2015 Report, Indicator Data
4 Measured: 2015 Source: Schwartz-Mendez, C., (2016). Thunder Bay District Health Unit. Personal Communication, January 8, 2016. 7
