{"id":30889,"date":"2019-12-29T11:26:14","date_gmt":"2019-12-29T19:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seewhatgrows.flywheelsites.com\/?p=30889"},"modified":"2020-01-13T20:20:14","modified_gmt":"2020-01-14T04:20:14","slug":"providing-an-answer-to-food-insecurity-in-canada-for-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/providing-an-answer-to-food-insecurity-in-canada-for-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Providing an Answer to Food Insecurity in Canada for 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

2019 came to a close while maintaining some alarming statistics regarding food insecurity in Canada<\/a>. The most recent data<\/a> from the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS)<\/strong> finds that household food insecurity ranges from over 10% (British Columbia) to over 50% (Nunavut). Even more distressing is that the amount of children in food insecure households ranges from nearly 16% (BC) to 72% (Nunavut). While the latter outlier may claim a very small proportion of Canada\u2019s population please note that well-populated provinces such as Saskatchewan and Manitoba have very concerning numbers of food insecure children, at approximately 20 and 22 percent respectively. Unfortunately it doesn\u2019t look like things will get much better without taking immediate action as a year-end survey finds that nearly 9 out of 10 Canadians<\/a> report that food prices are rising at a faster rate than their household income. Waiting for the national trend in food insecurity to correct itself is a fruitless endeavor, which is why our Foundation (with your help) is needed more than ever before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Plant a Seed & See What Grows Foundation is Fighting Against Food Insecurity in Canada and What You Can Do to Help Children Too<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Helping Kids Grow Nutritious Food in Your Community<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Our Foundation takes a hands-on approach to battling food insecurity in Canada, namely through the planting of school and community gardens. In 2019 we either spearheaded or were involved in numerous gardening projects that in addition to growing food, sprouted young green thumbs that will pass the torch (or should we say trowel?) to children coming up from the next generation. Of course, the proof is in the soil so without further adieu we encourage you to explore our recent school\/community gardening initiatives:<\/p>\n\n\n\n