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Envisioning a community food hub to support food security: A community engagement process at a post-secondary institute
19 Mar 2025 | Article | Contributor(s):
By Sarah Clement, Sara Kozicky, Cassandra Hamilton, Rachel Murphy
Objective: The objective of this community-based participatory action research (CBPAR) project was to gain an in-depth understanding of the needs, interest and opportunities that exist within a...
https://hsscommons.arcsoft.uvic.ca/en/publications/7741/?v=1
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Opportunities and challenges for school food programs in Canada: Lessons from the United States
19 Mar 2025 | Article | Contributor(s):
By Amberley T. Ruetz, Janet Poppendieck
As Canada works towards developing a national school food program, it is timely to examine the lessons learned from the programs of other countries. Analyzing these insights can help Canada avoid...
https://hsscommons.arcsoft.uvic.ca/en/publications/7739/?v=1
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Challenges to acquiring and utilizing food literacy: Perceptions of young Canadian adults
19 Mar 2025 | Article | Contributor(s):
By Sarah Colatruglio, Joyce Slater
The purpose of this qualitative, grounded theory study was to explore the concept of food literacy from the perspective of young Canadian adults who recently transitioned to independent living....
https://hsscommons.arcsoft.uvic.ca/en/publications/7624/?v=1
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Review of "The long table cookbook: Plant-based recipes for optimal health—nourishing food for small and large gatherings."
19 Mar 2025 | Review | Contributor(s):
By Japji Anna Bas
The Long Table Cookbook is a book on plant-based recipes for optimal health that offers recipes for small and large gatherings. Arriving, as it did, at the dawn of the pandemic era, presented...
https://hsscommons.arcsoft.uvic.ca/en/publications/7491/?v=1
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“I don’t want to say I’m broke”: Student experiences of food insecurity at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada
19 Mar 2025 | Article | Contributor(s):
By Elaine Power, Julie Dietrich, Zoe Walter, Susan Belyea
Food insecurity, the inadequate or insecure access to food because of financial constraints, is an important public health concern, associated with poor physical and mental health. Recent research...
https://hsscommons.arcsoft.uvic.ca/en/publications/7490/?v=1
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Meaning as Motivator to Address Distancing in the Food System
19 Mar 2025 | Article | Contributor(s):
By Karen Rideout
Distancing in the food system prevents people from having full knowledge and making informed choices about what and how they produce, exchange, prepare, and eat food. This becomes problematic when...
https://hsscommons.arcsoft.uvic.ca/en/publications/7479/?v=1
