Niagara Food Forum: Community Report
A thorough funding analysis of food-related program investments by United Way Niagara identified the organization is contributing over $500,000 in [...]
Food Policy for Canada: Everyone at the Table
Food affects the daily lives of all those living in Canada. It provides the energy and nutrients needed to live [...]
The Avoidable Crisis of Food Waste: The Roadmap
Stated in simple terms, food loss and waste (FLW) is 1) the discarding of resources along the value chain utilized [...]
The Avoidable Crisis of Food Waste: Technical Report
Stated in simple terms, food loss and waste (FLW) is 1) the discarding of resources along the value chain utilized [...]
First Nations Regional Health Survey Phase 3: Volume 1 and 2
Volume 1: This landmark report provides unprecedented insight into a wide range of factors affecting the health and well-being of [...]
Serving Up Local: Manual for Increasing Local Foods in Long-Term Care
This manual is a collection of good practices resulting from the experience of nine long-term care (LTC) homes in three [...]
Living in Niagara-2017 Report: 62 Suggested Action Steps Across 12 Sectors
The Living in Niagara report is a triennial measure of quality of life in Niagara, across 12 Sectors that align [...]
Canadian Poverty Reduction Strategy: What We Heard About Poverty So Far
As a whole, Canada remains among the best places in the world in which to live. However, too many Canadians [...]
Living in Niagara – 2017 Report: Action Themes Arising
The Living in Niagara – 2017 report aims to support evidence-informed planning in the Niagara context by offering data to [...]
Niagara Region Agri-Food Strategy
Agri-food is an inclusive term that refers to all forms of commercial agricultural activity and all stages of food and [...]
Food Systems in Niagara Network: Seizing Opportunities for Action
26 people from 16 organizations attended a working session on April 20, 2017: Building a Food Systems Network for Niagara. [...]
Building a Food Systems Network for Niagara: April 20 2017 (Slides)
26 people from 16 organizations attended a working session on April 20, 2017. During the event Participants expressed strong support [...]
Niagara Community Garden Network
The Niagara Community Garden Network consists of numerous individuals and community groups across Niagara that are committed to sustainable community [...]
Call to Action to Build a Food Systems Network for Niagara
People working in Niagara’s food continuum are developing shared understanding and common language to describe how a healthy, secure, sustainable [...]
Food Systems in Niagara Map
Food Systems In Niagara is a complex topic that represents the cycles and interconnections of growing, distributing, eating and recycling [...]
Strengthening Our Food Assets to Boost Niagara’s Vitality: Call to Action to Build a Food Systems Network for Niagara
In 2015-2016, Niagara Connects worked with Healthy Living Niagara to engage people in examining the role Niagara’s food systems assets [...]
Public Policy and Food Insecurity
Food insecurity – the inadequate or insecure access to food due to financial constraints – is a serious public health [...]
A Profile of Wellbeing in Ontario: The West Region
The Canadian Index of Wellbeing (CIW) has produced detailed reports of community wellbeing for five regions, based on boundaries used by Ontario ministries. This [...]
OTF Regional Reports Based on 2016 Canadian Index of Wellbeing: Ontario’s GDP Recovered Since Recession, and Wellbeing has Room for Improvement
"A Profile of Wellbeing" notes that living standards, economic, food and housing insecurity and precarity of work are major issues [...]
The Impact of Food Insecurity on Health
Food insecurity - the inadequate or insecure access to food due to financial constraints - is a serious public health [...]