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WELCOME TO FOOD THOUGHTS

A place for those dedicated to and interested in, solving the Food Insecurity Needs of Bruce Grey.  Food Insecurity is a symptom of poverty and the lack of affordable (geared to income) and safe housing.

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FUN FOOD FACT(S) - Asparagus

This fun little video from America's Test Kitchen highlights one of the oldest cultivated vegetables known to humans.

COMMUNITY GARDENS - Growing Mushrooms

Mushrooms play a vital role in the recycling our environment, they are also an excellent source of food, medicine, and for building.

FOOD ORGANIZATIONS - Not myself today

If you are physically sick you stay home. What if you are mentally sick each year 1 in 5 of us will suffer from some form of mental illness

COMMUNITY MEAL PROGRAMS - Batch Cooking

Whether preparing a week's worth of meals for one person or a dozen meals for one day, this video has some really useful ideas.

FOOD BANK COOKING IDEAS - Using basic ingredients

This video from Feedingwestmich takes basic ingredients from a normal food bank and provides recipes for anyone to use.

FUN FOOD FACT(S) - Kale, who knew?

Kale is a super food! If you haven't tried it, check out this great little video and add it to your list for 2022

COMMUNITY GARDENS - Companion Planting

First Nations built their diets around the Three Sisters and there are lots of other combinations that you should consider for your garden.

BACKGROUNDER - Bird Flu - What you need to know.

At farms across North America, bird flu is becoming a major worry. If a farm is infected, the flu is 100% fatal for any bird that infected.

FUNDING - The need has never been greater

For volunteer organizations funding is never far from our minds. This link from Food Banks Canada is something to check regularly

FOOD ORGANIZATIONS - Funding Challenges

The work charities do should be measured by their social impact, not the percentage of administration fees they incur.

FUN FOOD FACT(S) - History of the Spoon

We use them to eat, we use them to stir, but have you ever thought of where they come from? Francesca Dobbyn wrote this cool history.

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How to contact us

Thanks for your interest in "FOODTHOUGHTS.CA". For more information, feel free to email your questions or suggestions to us and we will get back to you soon!

380 9th Street East, Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada

519-376-1560

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