The 7th Pillar of Food Sovereignty, "Builds Knowledge and Skills", showcases the role of food literacy within food sovereignty, pointing to the importance of knowledge of agriculture & food systems & food skills, from growing food to preparing it. Link in bio! 🥦

The 6th Pillar of Food Sovereignty "Puts Control Locally", discusses Indigenous Food Sovereignty &public participation in food system governance, looking at the opportunities for public engagement w/ municipal policy processes that impact the local food system. Link in our bio!

The 5th Pillar of Food Sovereignty, "Localizes Food Systems", looks at the dynamic interpersonal and digital networks through which community members seek out local food and connect with their food system. Read more at the link in our bio!🍓

Read more about our Fourth Pillar of Food Sovereignty, "Works with Nature", which explores the issues of farmland protection, sustainable management of food waste, and environmental impacts of food production in the Durham region. Find the Report Card at the link in our bio!🍏

Here's an example from the third section of the Report Card, which asks whether our food system adequately compensates those working within it- including farmers and workers throughout the supply chain- for everything they do to bring food to our tables. https://t.co/d7Um8FK0je

The Durham Food System Report Card compiles key metrics from public data sources related to our local food system, putting these within a Food Sovereignty framework to help explain what they mean and why they matter.

Here's another snapshot from the Durham Food System Report Card! The second chapter focuses on Food for People: the Food Sovereignty principle which places the objective of food security at the centre of food system policy and planning. #foodsystems #foodsecurity #durhamregion

Have you checked out the Durham Food System Report Card yet? Here's a look into the first chapter of the report! Read more at: https://t.co/d7Um8FK0je #DurhamRegion #FoodSystems #FoodSovereignty

🎉The Durham Food System Report Card launches today!🎉 After more than 2 years of research and with the help of your engagement, we present this comprehensive overview of what we know about our local food system assets and issues right now:

You can help make sure EVERY child in Canada is ready and able to learn, every day. Let’s tell the Government of Canada that we want a National School Food Program today — all it takes is 2 clicks! 👉 https://t.co/EwT5uBpfYW #NourishKidsNow #cdnpoli #CHSF

Crunch! DFPC's Stewardship Committee joins the Coalition for #HealthySchoolFood and schools across Canada to call for a national #SchoolFoodProgram in Budget 2023 #GreatBigCrunch #NourishKidsNow

Durham councillors' decision to not explore carveout of Greenbelt 'violates public trust and fails future generations': MSIFN https://t.co/4E6h58yEcb via @@newsdurham

We'll see you this time tomorrow for the #GreatBigCrunch! School food programs contribute to children's physical and mental well-being, food literacy, access to cultural foods and academic success. School food procurement can also be an important source of income for local farms

School food programs receive some funding from municipalities and provinces, but this is not keeping up with growing need- in Ontario, funding for Student Nutrition Programs has not increased since 2014, and only 40% of students were reached by SNPs in 2019.

Canada is the only G7 country without a national school food program. After years of advocacy, the Liberal government committed to developing a program in 2021- the Coalition is now calling on the government to follow through and begin funding school food in Budget 2023

DFPC has endorsed @C4HSchoolFood, a network of organizations advocating for a universal #SchoolFoodProgram- meaning every student in Canada would be provided healthy food every day. This Thursday, we'll be taking a #GreatBigCrunch to make some noise for healthy school food!

On March 9 at 1 pm EST, we are taking a #GreatBigCrunch to make some noise for #HealthySchoolFood! Let's #NourishKidsNow. Register here: https://t.co/guazsj99QA

Hey #Pickering #Ajax how do you feel about higher property taxes? #StopBill23 https://t.co/WtYesvazX3 Cities protest ‘staggering’ losses Ford government’s Ontario housing bill could cause

It’s incomprehensible just how poorly designed & widely objected Bill 23 is. It's dangerous & unpopular. Yet, @fordnation may do it anyway. In case you’re still unsure what Bill 23 is all about and why it’s problematic on many layers, check out👇article. https://t.co/aDFrNA72lc

BREAKING. Number of MPP office community protests against @fordnation attack on the Greenbelt, sustainable cities and affordable housing now reaches 30. More being added every hour. Get updates at: https://t.co/Ajn8n8gZZ8 #onpoli #StopBill23