Nourish is now on Bluesky. We look forward to seeing you there and continuing important conversations around the role of food in health and wellbeing. Join us! https://t.co/EkQn0eOGQS

Summaries are also available in both English and French: 🍏 Summary (EN): https://t.co/E78Tuwf0Zx 🍏 Sommaire (FR):

Leading up to #SocialPrescribingDay, Nourish is pleased to share our latest field scan on #FoodPrescribing by @joshnamaharaj , Nourish's @Jennifreynolds , & Shelby Montgomery. Images by Alex Sawatzky. 🩺🍏 Full Report (EN): https://t.co/uaEk37WjNR

From our latest field scan: "The integral takeaway is that Indigenous harvesters, hunters and cooks are just as concerned with wellbeing of the ecosystem and ensuring food is safe to eat as regulators are, only they are speaking different languages." 🍓 https://t.co/OPHF33z7G4

Listen to Tory Fisher share why it is important for patients to have traditional foods while they are in care. Tory Fisher is a teacher and Anishinaabemowin language keeper of Nbisiing Nishnaabek (Nipissing First Nation). 🐇 #FoodisOurMedicine https://t.co/qshz6WT1pV

You’re invited to the first PEACH Health Conference!🌱 Join us on May 21 at the Royal Botanical Gardens’ Rock Garden to learn from experts in sustainability, planetary health, and more! Registration ends May 1st. 🎟️ https://t.co/QIZpU3Mv6O

"As then Regional Manager for Food Operations at Columbian Hospital (RCH), Elaine Chu successfully piloted the CoolFood Pledge at RCH in 2023, first engaging with Canadian partners through Nourish." 🥬🫘🌎 #CoolFoodPledge #PlanetaryHealth #FoodSystems https://t.co/44HAnVNKKg

📣 We're thrilled to announce the newest signatories to the #CoolFoodPledge: 🎉 🌎 @PHSAofBC Forensic Psychiatric Hospital 🌎 BC Children’s & Women’s Hospital 🌎 @BCCancer 🌎 Red Fish Healing Centre 🌎 @StJoesHamilton 🌎 North Wellington Health Care 🌎 @GrovesGmch

Indigenous foods are native to where they are sourced and used pre-contact. "By seeking out & using Indigenous foods we support the restoration of the food systems that produce them, which has the added effect of supporting Indigenous language & culture." https://t.co/OPHF33yzQw

Did you know Canadian food processing practices greatly impact climate change & health? Our new guidebook offers ways to reduce carbon footprints & embrace greenspaces🍃 📖EN: https://t.co/oju7vmhTJb 📖FR: https://t.co/oAVGDiTNFF @ccghc @McMasterFamMed @machealthsci @NourishLead

Happy Valentine's Day from Nourish! People working to heal our food systems, health care, and planet make our hearts swell. Sending out our appreciation to everyone working to make health care systems more preventative, equitable, and sustainable. We see you. ❤️

Hey @WRIFood - we think your Cool Food program is pretty neat. 💕 Are you a hospital looking to give your climate action a little love this Valentine's Day? Join us and take the #CoolFood Pledge! 💚 https://t.co/DChOD22L7F

A summary of the #IndigenousFoodways field scan is also available in French. / Un résumé de cette étude de terrain sur les modes d'alimentation autochtones est également disponible en français: https://t.co/YcispmvPVq

In Nourish's new field scan, authors Jared Qwustenuxun Williams & Fiona Devereaux explore the interconnected barriers that continue to obstruct widespread uptake of #IndigenousFoodways - and the strategies needed to overcome those barriers. 🫎🌱 https://t.co/JCoXCUWMQs

🌱 Pulses are nutrient-dense, providing a good source of protein and other key nutrients—perfect for healthy diets! A small step for health, a giant leap for sustainability. 👉Explore more with @FAO: https://t.co/PME5shf9o9 🌍 #WorldPulsesDay #LovePulses

Thanks to FED Urban Agriculture for taking the Nourish team on a tour of their farm in the city. Building community - and local value chains - through food. 🥕 https://t.co/HDm90mSqbg

"Food is Our Medicine is about bringing us all together, creating connection, and bringing food together on the tray in a way that it won't just matter to them, the patient, but it will matter to you." - Kitty Lickers 🍓 Join us. Register by February 12. https://t.co/TP78R7RcAp

Nourish's Eight Insights for Planetary Health aligns with global work on the Sustainable Development Goals. By addressing food systems in healthcare, we can collectively advance multiple SDGs. https://t.co/7uQFnQL3Su #SDGs #GlobalHealth #foodsystems #foodsecurity

Insight #8: We can achieve planetary healthcare through food. #planetaryhealth 🌎⚕️ Food in #healthcare is a strategic investment. Hospital menus help heal patients, nurture ecosystems, reduce #foodinsecurity, and empower local #foodsystems. https://t.co/FLAoJxGCFu

Insight #7: The prescription for better health will be grown, not written. Globally, #food is being recognized as a transformative force in #healthcare. #FoodIsMedicine - but only if we’re bold enough to make it so. https://t.co/FLAoJxGCFu #FoodPrescribing #SocialPrescribing