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Emergency Food Distribution

A Food Network Response to COVID-19 in Peterborough by The Trent University Team

On March 19, two days after Premier Ford declared a state of emergency for Ontario, a ‘new’ food network emerged in Peterborough. It developed out of the Peterborough Food Action Network (PFAN) which, for 13 years, has promoted community food security in Peterborough City, County, and local First Nations. Maintaining the vision that “everyone in… Read More


Food Banks and COVID-19: Challenges and Innovation in Response to the Pandemic By Eleonora Gagliardi and Sterling Stutz

  Food banks are a relatively long-standing part of community landscapes across the country, and fill a critical role of feeding individuals and families who rely on their services. However, this was not always the case. When food banks were first introduced into Canada in 1981, they were meant to be a temporary measure, designed… Read More


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  • Podcast Highlight: Gastronomica Issue 21.1 with Jayeeta Sharma and Bryan Dale
  • Event Highlight: 2021 Summit on poverty, Inequity & Hunger | Tuesday February 9th 2021 at 5:00 PM EST | Feed Scarborough

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