Food insecurity
Cost of Getting Food to Remote Indigenous Communities Rose 400% During COVID
Shipping a pallet of food to fly-in or remote communities in northern Ontario increased from $200 before the pandemic to $1,000 during it.
How to Provide for Your Neighbors and Yourself in a Racist Food System
Leah Penniman, the founder of Afro-Indigenous community–centered Soul Fire Farm, on food apartheid, reparations, and community-building.
Look at This Viral Photo of 200 People Queueing at a Food Bank in Heavy Snow
Hundreds braved freezing conditions to queue for food parcels in Glasgow. “Times are hard,” the food bank told VICE World News.
Toronto Man Raises $37,000 for Food Bank By Dousing Himself in Expired Soup
The number of Canadians estimated to be food insecure has risen sharply during the pandemic.
A Bot Tracking McDonald’s Ice Cream Machines Finds Troubling Racial Disparities
Data from one programmer's quest to find inoperable McDonald's ice cream machines in the U.S. points to wider issues with food access.
American Children Are Going Hungry in the Coronavirus Pandemic
Rates of food insecurity among kids have reached “an extent unprecedented in modern times.”
‘The Deprivation Behind the Scenes Is Horrible’ – Inside a Cornwall Food Bank
When Donovan Gardner began working at the Transformation CPR food bank ten years ago, they gave out 84 meals a year. Today, they provide 16,000 per month.
The 25-Year-Old Inuk MP Putting Justin Trudeau on Notice
Nunavut MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq says she’s heard the PM's reconciliation talk, and hasn't seen action to back it up.
The Case for Making Food, Shelter and Public Transport Free for Everyone
'Universal Basic Services' is a radical idea from UCL Institute for Global Prosperity. But how would it work?
UK Food Banks Gave Out a Record 1.6 Million Food Parcels Last Year
According to The Trussell Trust, this is the fifth year in a row that food bank usage has risen, and the biggest annual increase in five years.
Speaking to the Families at the Centre of Britain's Hunger Crisis
“I can't adequately describe how soul-destroying it is just to fall and fall and know that there is no chance that you're going to get out of it.”
These Public Pantries Aim To Decolonise Food Access in New Zealand
Known as pātaka, they tap into a centuries-old Māori system for sharing food within a community.