Reports and Studies
Other Resources
Valuable Web Links
Atlantic Canada Food Systems Recovery Vision: Ten priorities for a common vision of how our food systems can play a role in a just, equitable, and prosperous recovery from COVID-19.
Food Solutions New England: Food Solutions New England envisions a powerful food movement that democratically transforms New England’s food system so that it is sustainable, just, and resilient. Food Solutions New England is a regional, six-state network that unites the food system community around these shared values.
Deserted: Deserted is a 39 minute film that investigates the issue of food deserts in Nova Scotia and how food deserts impact food insecurity in both urban and rural areas of the province. Taking a cross-cultural view, the film follows several Nova Scotians who live in food deserts and looks at the challenges and solutions.
How working towards self-sufficiency is changing me
Ellen Brown: The Food Shortage Solution in Your Own Backyard
Cuba’s Harvest of Surprises: Cuba’s swift transition to ecological agriculture produced bountiful results.
Kings County Academy’s Transition from a Contracted Food Service Provider to a PTA-Run Cafeteria
Planet Local: A Quiet Revolution This 50-minute film gives voice to a growing number of people building a more beautiful world. Featuring grassroots activists from every continent alongside internationally known figures like Noam Chomsky, Vandana Shiva, Russell Brand, Naomi Klein, Jane Goodall, Gabor Maté and Helena Norberg-Hodge – all of them bringing inspiration and clarity to a world full of dark news
Every independent grocer in Halifax (and beyond) A map of local grocers in the HRM and surrounding areas.
Food Declaration for Newfoundland and Labrador
Raising awareness and advocating change: The work of Nova Scotia food security NGOs
News Articles
Cumberland County pushes back on school food monopoly
I’m a young, passionate farmer, and it seems the system is designed for me to fail
Selling backyard produce could be available to all gardeners in HRM
N.S. auditor general gives most school lunch options a failing grade “Profit driven cafeterias fare the worst“
‘People are struggling’: Almost 1 in 4 Nova Scotians are food insecure, data shows
Local farmers want to process surplus vegetables. So why is this production line idle?
Government Programs
Island Community Food Security Initiative | Government of Prince Edward Island: An initiative supporting community fridges, gardens, and meals.
Newfoundland and Labrador: The Way Forward – Double Provincial Food Self-Sufficiency by 2022: The Newfoundland and Labrador government has committed to increase the province’s food self-sufficiency to at least 20 per cent and is working with farmers and other partners as part of The Way Forward on Agriculture to achieve this goal.
Prince Edward Island: The first jurisdiction to set explicit targets for reducing food insecurity – PROOF (utoronto.ca)