Food Security Resources
Table of Contents
- Consumer Resources
- Institution Resources
- Institutional Food Policy
- Community Resources
- Community Supported Agriculture Resources
- Community Garden Resources
- Farmers' Market Resources
- Community Kitchen Resources
Consumer Resources
Canada's Food Guide
Health Canada's guide to healthy eating.
Dietitians of Canada Recipe Analyzer Tool
Use this tool to find out the nutrients in your favourite recipes, and see how many Food Guide Servings your recipe provides. You will also find ingredient substitution tips that you can try to make your recipes healthier (e.g. lower in calories, fat, sugar or salt).
Food Banks Canada Feeding Families Fact Sheet
This tool provides tips and ideas on how families working on tight budgets can maximize their grocery dollars.
MUN Botanical Garden
Memorial University of Newfoundland Botanical Garden Inc., as part of the University's inclusive community, is a not-for-profit corporation that creates and inspires understanding, appreciation and conservation of plants in gardens and natural areas.
Newfoundland Horticultural Society
Aims to promote gardening in the community.
Seed Saving Guide for Gardeners and Farmers
For the gardener interested in preserving his or her own seeds.
St. John's Safer Soil
Safe gardening and recreation in elevated soil-lead areas.
The Shopper's Guide to Pesticides
A handy list of the 'Dirty Dozen' and 'Clean 15' of pesticide residue.
Institution Resources
BC Farm to School Salad Bar Guide
An instructional resource and a reference guide designed to support anyone who has questions about starting or sustaining a Farm-to-School program.
Real Food Calculator
The Real Food Calculator is a tool to track institutional food purchasing. Though designed for colleges and universities, this tool can be used by any institution, such as a hospital, corporation, or municipality.
Sustainability Toolkit for Co-ops
A toolkit by the Canadian Co-operative Association.
Institutional Food Policy
Eating Well
A 2010 article by Monica Kidd, M.D. in Maisonneuve Magazine about the chefs working to improve hospital food.
Miracle in New Milford
A 2011 article by Monica Kidd, M.D. in Connecticut Magazine about hospital food in New Milford, CT.
Community Resources
Cultivating the Web: High Tech Tools for the Sustainable Food Movement
Highlights web resources for foodies, farmers and activists.
Food Sovereignty Assessment Tool
A tool to help Native Communities reclaim local food systems, educate community members about diet-related diseases, revitalize traditions associated with agriculture, and develop new food and agricultural enterprises.
Thought About Food? A Workbook on Food Security & Influencing Policy
Developed by Food Security Projects of the Nova Scotia Nutrition Council and the Atlantic Health Promotion Research Centre, Dalhousie University June 2005.
Community Supported Agriculture Resources
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA): US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Library
Resources and information from the USDA about CSAs.
Community Garden Resources
Dig It Community Garden Guide: How Local Governments Can Support Community Gardens
This report provides an introduction to community gardens and offers some background information designed to help local governments understand the benefits and challenges of community gardens.
Growing Community Gardens: a guide to farming food in Vancouver
Produced by the Vancouver Community Agriculture Network:
Farmers' Market Resources
Farmers Market Coalition Resource Library
An ever-growing database of resources for farmers, market managers, market researchers, and organizations sponsoring or looking to start farmers markets.
Farmers' Market Manual
A guide to starting a farmers' market from The Food Project in Lincoln, MA.
Farmers' Markets Canada
Promotes farmers' markets and develops national initiatives and partnerships to further the viability, growth and prosperity of the Canadian farmers' market industry.
Community Kitchen Resources
Fresh Choice Kitchens Tools and Resources
The Community Kitchen program of the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society has a database of tools and resources for community kitchens.
Winnipeg Cooks Together
A handbook for community kitchens