Challenge Question
How can the local food-growing ecosystem enhance or help support sustainable food security?
Partner: Peel Community Climate Council
Project Summary
One out of eight households in Canada faces food insecurity. According to Statistics Canada, this means 4.4 million people, including 1.2 million children, are currently living in food-insecure conditions. Among these numbers, the most affected populations are BIPOC communities, due to a lack of resources and access to well-priced, healthy options. Food insecurity also impacts these communities' health, leading to a higher risk of premature mortality, with the average lifespan for severely food-insecure adults being nine years shorter than for food-secure ones. This project addresses food insecurity by focusing on education about sustainable gardening and growing foods based on their natural seasons, with the aim to assist in supplementing meals and making healthier foods available to families and individuals affected by food insecurity. A diverse, interdisciplinary team will develop strategies to support and enhance sustainable food security by focusing on the Peel Region’s local food-growing system. Applicants interested in this project might have a basic understanding of gardening and how to pick crops to grow based on the season and might also have knowledge/interest in areas such as ecology, environmental science, community planning and engagement, social advocacy, health and nutrition, poverty, and sustainability.
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Organizational Profile
The Community Climate Council is an organization taking climate action in Peel Region through empowering community and youth-led constructive solutions to local climate issues. The council was founded on the notion that we, the residents of Peel Region, are here to disrupt the status quo, change the systems in place, and shake up the oppressive structures that have caused the climate crisis we are in. We are here to advocate for a more sustainable, just future for all. The council is comprised of 25 members from the Region of Peel, and our community-based approach stems from our foundation to empower and support our communities to take action, with an emphasis on solutions and projects driven and developed by youth. We are a platform for climate leaders to move “beyond talk” and channel their activism into constructive, community-based projects and solutions.
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Visit partner websiteKey Words
- Food Insecurity
- Sustainable Gardening
- Community Support
- Marginalization