WELCOME TO FOOD THOUGHTS

There are some people who think that just having a job is enough. Nobody can live on minimum wage, no where.

Empathy is not feeling sorry for someone, empathy is trying to understand what is happening from someone's else point of view.

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

With the prices of food increasing all of the time, meal programs and clients want to use every component of the food they receive.

The fall is the time to be planting garlic. Simona suggested this topic and it is very timely as 2021's harvest winds down.

Something that has long been lobbied for is becoming a reality. Six million menstrual products will be distributed annually.

Hopefully your food organization only has happy clients ... the reality that it happens and we need tools to help deal with them.

Have you ever thought you were 100% right only to find out you were wrong ... it happens with food too, check this out.

Volunteers, Executive Directors, and Boards of Directors. This is a quick overview of the basics.

During the height of the pandemic many people without housing were provided with nutritious meals because of the M2M program.

Inflation is obvious and happens all of the time. Shrinkflation isn't obvious but also happens all of the time too.

Fall is harvest time, fruits and vegetables are everywhere in our kitchens, along with a pest that we don't want.

Innovative, accessible, friendly and welcoming, and community minded. The team at Riverstone Community Gardens are incredible

A tool to educate, inform, and correct misconceptions while demonstrating the size and scope of food insecurity with you data.

Many of our clients have the need for Harm Reduction, we all have many beliefs that need to change.

Why should communities have community gardens? Here are some excellent reasons for supporting and building more.

There are many myths about food insecurity, few are as harmful as the reason why potential donors are afraid of donating food.

Many people just use pumpkins for Halloween. They might make pies, but take a moment and see how the rest of the world uses pumpkins.

What most people think about homelessness is wrong. This video from the Fred Victor organization helps to debunk those myths

Nutritionally dense fruits and vegetables and food banks, a natural combination.