WELCOME TO FOOD THOUGHTS

This presentation is designed for teaching Grade 6 students about food insecurity and where to find help in their community.

We are so fortunate that there are so many dedicated people helping make our communities better. We lost one of them recently.

Eat Local Grey Bruce has partnered with the Grey Bruce Community Garden Network with a fridge donated by the United Way of Bruce Grey.

Community gardens come in all shapes and sizes, the Bruce Botanical Gardens are an example of what is possible and is one of the best.

The Salvation Army in Wiarton operates as a Community Food Centre, with a food bank, meal program, community gardens, and outreach.

For more than 50 years, a small team of dedicated volunteers has been helping their neighbors overcome Food Insecurity. This is their story

There are many different forms of community gardens ... take a few moments and see what London did.

There is a small group of women from Neyaashiinigmiing who are making a huge difference.

Anyone interested in community gardens in Grey/Bruce needs to visit this tremendous website. Check it out and get connected.

Marian Doyle and the team of dedicated volunteers in Flesherton have a great program and continue to help the vulnerable. Read their story.

180,770 meals; 74,295 kg of food rescue; 171,162 kg of food distributed by food banks; 21,442 clients served; 18,156 kg of produce; 36,046 h

While Michelle Watson of the "Good to Go," program is away, Megan Franken will be filling in on a daily basis.

Bev Gateman is the driving force behind the Ontario Student Nutrition Program in Grey/Bruce. She provided this brief outline of the program

On January 4th, a devastating fire in Ayton destroyed an apartment building. Dean, Maxine, and their team pitched in with others to help.

Durham is home to one of the newest and best examples of a Community Garden Project that is really helping to make a difference.

Community gardens are an important part of finding ways to alleviate food insecurity.

Celebrating their 10th year in 2022, Bruce Botanical Gardens are one of the jewels of Bruce County. Take a moment and learn what they do.

With enough energy and determination for three people, Simona Freibergova is the passionate face of Grey/Bruce Community Gardening.

Across the country many organizations are helping to find unique solutions to food insecurity, this is just one organization.

OSHaRE is the largest food organization in Bruce/Grey. The number of people they help is staggering.