Zero Hunger
YU Eats addresses food insecurity
By Elaine Smith To prove the University’s commitment to addressing food insecurity, the requirement to produce a daily value meal was written into the contract for its food services request for proposals in 2022. “Anyone who has attended university has likely eaten macaroni and cheese for a week straight at some time during their studies, […]
SDG 2: Zero Hunger
Pictured here: Brazilian students Nane Vieitas and Thais Chilinque and Hemispheric Encounters postdoctoral fellow Juma Pariri of the Indigenous women's collective Mujeres de la Tierra participate in a workshop led by the community kitchen project as part of the Visualizing Foodways Field School. Visualizing Foodways: Field School Offers Hemispheric Perspectives By Elaine Smith Mexico City […]
Virtual technology connects students to the front lines of food production
Pictured here: Sarah Rotz York University’s researchers and educators are world leaders at better understanding personal and political relationship with land and food. That work has never been more important, and York’s Sarah Rotz didn’t let the COVID-19 pandemic get in the way of her important work. Rotz is an assistant professor in the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change […]
SDG 2: Zero Hunger
Pictured here: Ronan Smith, Brianne Dove and Claire Morson Visualizing Foodways: Field School Offers Hemispheric PerspectivesBy Elaine Smith Mexico City served as a home base in Feb. 2023 for the Visualizing Foodways Field School – a weeklong exploration of the ways that artists can partner with activists to further food justice and sustainable food systems. […]