It’s no secret that Canada is in the midst of a major food insecurity crisis. Close to 10 million people across the country are unable to afford the quantity and quality of food they need, according to the national non-profit organization Right to Food. Earlier this week, the federal government released its National Food Security Strategy, which will allocate $3 billion over the next decade to initiatives that can help strengthen the country’s food system and improve access to sustenance for all Canadians. This plan includes $20 million in funding for food banks and other community organizations working to combat hunger.
When it comes to addressing this crisis, ensuring people have enough food to meet their needs is an urgent and ongoing challenge — and making sure that food is fresh and nutritious food makes that task even more complicated. In a bid to solve the problem, last week Partners in Mission Food Bank in Kingston, Ont., publicly unveiled a novel pilot project that launched last fall with the aim of giving clients year-round access to fresh local greens through a partnership with the city of Kingston, RBC, Modern Niagara and Ottawa-based agtech startup Growcer.
