RESEARCH & INSPIRATION

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COMMUNITY INSPIRATION

INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE

LOCAL PG INFORMATION

ONLINE SOCIAL ACCOUNTS

INSPIRING & RESOURCEFUL BOOKS

LOCAL PG

LOCAL PG INFORMATION

LINKS & RESOURCES

REGIONAL RESEARCH, FOOD POLICY, STRATEGY & ARTICLES+

RESOURCES

TEACH FOOD FIRST: AN EDUCATORS TOOLKIT FOR EXPLORING CANADA'S FOOD GUIDE

This new toolkit, developed by the Province of BC in partnership with public health dietitians, BC teachers, and Indigenous Knowledge Keepers, supports educators with strategies, resources, and curriculum-connected lessons to explore Canada’s Food Guide in the classroom. For more information and to access the toolkit, visit HealthySchoolsBC.

ELKS RESOURCE LIST

PAPERS & ARTICLES

ESTABLISHING YOUR COMMUNITY FARM TRUST: Legal Tools & Comparative Models (2007)

WHO'S AT THE TABLE: an exploration of community-based food security initiatives and structures in a north-central Canadian context (2023)

A PROFILE OF POVERTY IN THE CITY OF PRINCE GEORGE 2019

CONSUMING CONNECTIONS: EXPERIENCES OF FOOD SYSTEMS DURING TIMES OF HOMELESSNESS IN PRINCE GEORGE, BRITISH COLUMBIA

FARMING MOTIVATIONS AMONG BEGINNING FARMERS ALONG NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA’S HIGHWAY 16 CORRIDOR. MICHAEL S. DEWAR, B.A., University of Calgary, 2005

FINAL REPORT: EVERYONE AT THE TABLE TO THE CITY OF PRINCE GEORGE & THE LOCAL FOOD PRINCE GEORGE SOCIETY (LFPGS)

FOOD LOSS AND WASTE IN NORTH AMERICA

FOOD POLICY COUNCILS 101: NORTHERN ROOTS. JOANNE BAYS, BSC., MSC. FOOD POLICY CONSULTANT. SEPT 29, 2021 (Participant Resource)

FOOD PRINT

OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN: CITY OF PRINCE GEORGE

ROBSON VALLEY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS GUIDE

RURAL AND REMOTE HEALTH EDITORIAL: RESEARCHING OTHERS

SELECT COMMITTEE ON POVERTY REDUCTION - FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COUNCIL

SUPPORTING EQUITY IN PLANNING AND POLICY

THE CONTRIBUTION OF WILD FOOD EXPERIENCES TO SENSE OF PLACE IN McBRIDE, BRITISH COLUMBIA. MThea Zuiker, B.A., Dalhousie University, 2011

THE REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEM INDICATOR NETWORK

WHO'S AT THE TABLE: A COMMUNITY-BASED EXPLORATION AND MAPPING OF REGIONAL FOOD SECURITY INITIATIVES AND STRUCTURES IN A NORTHERN CONTEXT

EXTENAL INSPIRATION

OTHER COMMUNITY INSPIRATION

LINKS & RESOURCES

FOOD POLICY, INSPIRING PROJECTS, ARTICLES +

AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BASIC CONCEPTS OF FOOD SECURITY

http://www.fao.org/3/al936e/al936e.pdf

BC FOOD EXPENDITURES IN HEALTHCARE 2018/2019

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/farming-natural-resources-and-industry/agriculture-and-seafood/feedbc/healthcare/bc_food_expenditures_report_2018-2019_pdf.pdf

BC FOOD SECURITY GATEWAY

https://bcfoodsecuritygateway.ca/

CAN FIXING DINNER FIX THE PLANET?

https://muse.jhu.edu/book/83887/pdf

EARTHWISE SOCIETY | GARDEN BUDDIES

http://www.earthwisesociety.bc.ca/garden-buddies/?fbclid=IwAR3zLjOZmoel0tbcYuxHDEfgElf_8nuqilMCj1gau77keRgjaFQGQFXu2Eg

FOOD ACCESS ACROSS BRITISH COLUMBIA - FINAL REPORT & EXECUTIVE SUMMARY BY PHABC https://phabc.org/presentation/food-access-across-bc/

FOOD POLICY | KAMLOOPS FOOD POLICY COUNCIL LIBRARY

https://kamloopsfoodpolicycouncil.com/our-library/

FOOD SYSTEMS LAB - A SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEM FOR ALL

https://foodsystemslab.ca/

HOW BRITISH COLUMBIA IS GREENING HEALTH SYSTEMS

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Trevor-Hancock-2/publication/8615697_How_British_Columbia_is_greening_health_systems/links/58596aa108ae3852d25597f8/How-British-Columbia-is-greening-health-systems.pdf?origin=publication_detail

NEW CHARLOTTETOWN FOOD MAP WILL CONNECT RESIDENTS WITH HEALTHY LOCAL FOOD

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-charlottetown-food-asset-map-1.5807981?fbclid=IwAR3CcwI-_k_IbDjVv6hi0LI4fkVrukTcFfnMCe7ilTJ0EB4GReOLv4p1gV0

OPASKWAYAK CULTURE & HEALTHY LIVING INITIATIVES: PLANTING, HARVESTING & COOKING GUIDE

http://www.nmfccc.ca/uploads/4/4/1/7/44170639/ocn_plantguide__lr.pdf?fbclid=IwAR0zw5PfwFBlpAGyJAY4vea-xNZUyXpN7T0AcbCX6r6hTnS9jIetLnnb1ck

PANDEMIC REVEALS URGENT NEED TO ADDRESS CANADA'S FOOD INSECURITY

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/adv/article-pandemic-reveals-urgent-need-to-address-canadas-food-insecurity/?

PROMOTING HEALTHY EATING AND LOCAL FOOD IN BC

https://www.kpu.ca/sites/default/files/ISFS/2011-Promoting_Healthy_Eating_and_Sustainable_Local_Food_in_Bc_.pdf

RESEARCHING 'OTHERS'. RURAL AND REMOTE HEALTH

https://www.rrh.org.au/journal/article/6819

RESIDENTIAL FOOD WASTE COMPOSITION STUDY

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/environment/waste-management/organic-waste/residential_food_waste_composition_study_ifu.pdf

THE SCRAPBOOK - A WASTELESS COOKBOOK | IKEA

https://www.ikea.com/ca/en/campaigns/scrapsbook-zero-waste-recipes-pub147efb60

THE COVID DECADE: UNDERSTANDING THE LONG-TERM SOCIETAL IMPACTS OF COVID-19

https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/publications/covid-decade-understanding-the-long-term-societal-impacts-of-covid-19/

THE EDIBLE GARDEN PROJECT | SHARING GARDENS

https://ediblegardenproject.com/sharing-gardens/

TINDER FOR GARDENING: WHY THESE WOMEN ARE MATCHING GARDENERS WITH LANDOWNERS IN CHARLOTTETOWN

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-garden-share-program-1.6005297?fbclid=IwAR254XyEvjO6sne451zsjhddLdUN9gmQ5wQO7SzCWk7A6p3hrhtLUnYRsWQ

WHAT FEEDS US: VANCOUVER FOOD STRATEGY

https://vancouver.ca/files/cov/vancouver-food-strategy-final.PDF?fbclid=IwAR3975cWtGwO6DG1BUDNqc-7RIU8mNvcampK65lKrbBl95-6lATWbBtM2NU

WHAT IS A SUSTAINABLE LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM?

WORKING WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT OF FOOD POLICY: A TOOLKIT FOR CIVIL SOCIETY

https://gateway2.phabc.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/Food-Policy-Toolkit-FINAL-1.pdf

INDIGENOS KNOLED

INDIGENOUS
KNOWLEDGE

LINKS & RESOURCES

INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE

RESOURCES

LEARNING FROM THE LAND: Resources and Stories from K-12 School Engaging with Indigenous Plants and Pedagogy. This new resource features inspirational initiatives from different regions in BC as well as lesson plans to support educators with connecting students to local and traditional plants from their community. For more information, and to access the toolkit, visit FarmtoSchoolBC.

VOCABULARY OF FOODS FROM THE LHEIDLI DAKELH DICTIONARY

https://www.billposer.org/LheidliCarrierDictionary/dicttop.html

PAPERS & ARTICLES

CEEPEE AND THE FISH CAMP - READ ABOUT IT AT:

https://www.myprincegeorgenow.com/140996/childrens-book-celebrates-lheidli-tenneh-history/

MEDIA ACCOUNTS

INDIGENOUS FOOD LAB

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INDIGENOUS FOOD SOVEREIGNTY

@INDIGENOUSFOODSOVEREINTY Website \ Instagram

INDIGENOUS FOODI

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