An inside look at the wet, dirty world of Toronto’s dishwashers
NOW Magazine covered In the Pit: The Untold Stories of Toronto’s Dishwashers. You can read the whole story here. Read moreRace and Food Insecurity factsheet
FoodShare partnered with PROOF Food Insecurity Policy Research to take a look at Race and Food Insecurity. Click here to read the factsheet.Read moreDonor Spotlight: David Ross Weegar
All of us at FoodShare extend our heartfelt thanks in recognition of the late David Ross Weegar. David left a most generous bequest in his Will in support of our programs to promote and support food justice. For more...Read more
Food insecurity worse for black Canadians than white Canadians
The Globe and Mail covered the Intersections of Race and Food Security, a research project we’re working on with our partners at PROOF. You can read the whole story here.Read more
Black families twice as likely to go hungry as white households
The Toronto Star covered the Intersections of Race and Food Security, a research project we’re working on with our partners at PROOF. You can read the whole story here.Read moreStatement on National Indigenous Peoples Day
Statement on National Indigenous Peoples Day June 21st is National Indigenous Peoples Day, a day where we celebrate and honour the culture and significant contributions made by Indigenous peoples. From the wisdom passed down from generation to generation about this...Read more
Spotlight on Field to Table Schools
Meet Brooke, Wynette, Ranu and Rosie. FoodShare’s resident kid experts. Together, they make up our award-winning Field to Table Schools team. For over a decade, this program has crafted fun lessons, projects and events for students from JK – Grade...Read more
Celebrating female chefs of colour
After a recent cooking demonstration, chef-activist Joshna Maharaj recalls a conversation she had with a young woman of colour. “She asked ‘what is the magic phrase that you say to Indian parents that will let them allow you to go...Read more
Teachings from the Land
by Trina Moyan (nehiyaw iskewew), photos by Alyssa Bistonath In the spring of 2018, I met Carolynne Crawley (Mi’kmaw/African/Celtic) at a meeting supporting Tkaronto’s urban Indigenous community and I was immediately drawn to the warm strength she exuded when she...Read more