Alicia Martin

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A customer shops in the produce section at a grocery store in Toronto in February 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston

Why Canada must treat its food system as a matter of national defence

Karen Foster, Dalhousie University; Alicia Martin, Dalhousie University; Gavin Fridell, Saint Mary’s University, and Kathleen Kevany, Dalhousie University

Faced with both a trade war and annexation threats, Canada must confront whether its domestic food systems can feed its population in a crisis.
Tofu Masala Curry from the plant-based cookbook created by the Guelph Family Health Study in collaboration with George Brown College’s Food Innovation and Research Studio. (Amar Laila)

4 practical tips for eating more sustainably

Amar Laila, University of Guelph; Alicia Martin, University of Guelph; Cristina Gago, Boston University, and Katherine Eckert, University of Guelph

Eating sustainably is more feasible than most realize. These four tips can help reduce the footprint of your kitchen while also helping you live a more healthy life.
Food literacy includes understanding where food comes from and knowing how to plan, select, prepare and eat healthy meals. (Shutterstock)

School gardens and kitchens could grow with Ontario’s proposed food literacy act

Alicia Martin, University of Guelph and Amberley T. Ruetz, University of Guelph

Ontario’s proposed Food Literacy Act for Students, a first in Canada, would mean students in grades 1-12 have opportunities to grow food and prepare food and learn about local foods.

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