by weaver | May 26, 2022 | Context
The Report Card is broken into seven chapters that reflect the seven pillars of the Thunder Bay + Area Food Strategy. In each chapter you’ll find an introductory section to provide some context for the indicators, along with the indicators themselves, some...
by weaver | May 26, 2022 | Context
Each piece of information measured in this Report Card is called an indicator. Indicators in this Report Card have been chosen for each of the seven pillars of the Thunder Bay + Area Food Strategy so that we can measure progress or change on issues over time, ranging...
by weaver | May 26, 2022 | Context
Food systems include the economic, environmental and social factors involved in food production, distribution, processing, retail, consumption, and waste or repurposing. The People’s Food Policy is the first Canadian policy to be advanced based on food sovereignty...
by weaver | May 25, 2022 | Context
Food sovereignty is an approach to understanding the diverse relationships that bring food from the fields, waters, and forests to our plates. La Via Campesina, the world’s largest global peasant movement, defines food sovereignty as “the right of peoples to...
by weaver | May 25, 2022 | Context
Building Strong Community Food Systems Food is intimately tied to our health as individuals and plays a major role in the well-being of our communities, economies, and environments. While food is a critical component of healthy and sustainable communities,...
by weaver | May 25, 2022 | Context
In 2015, the Thunder Bay + Area Food Strategy created the Community Food System Report Card that established a snapshot of the challenges and opportunities within the regional food system. Beyond compiling a wealth of data, the initial Report Card also served to...
