One out of every eight households in Canada is food insecure. For racialized Canadians, that number is higher – two to three times the national average. In this episode, Vinita asks what is happening with our food systems, and what we can do to make them fairer with two women who have been tackling this issue for years. Melana Roberts is Chair of Food Secure Canada and one of the leaders behind Canada’s first Black food sovereignty plan. Also joining the conversation is Tabitha Robin Martens, assistant professor at UBC’s Faculty of Land and Food Systems. Martens researches Indigenous food sovereignty and works with Cree communities to bolster traditional land uses.

Show notes:https://theconversation.com/making-our-food-fairer-dont-call-me-resilient-ep-12-171554

Transcript:https://theconversation.com/making-our-food-fairer-dont-call-me-resilient-ep-12-transcript-171583

Related article: Why are babies going hungry in a food-rich nation like Canada?https://theconversation.com/why-are-babies-going-hungry-in-a-food-rich-nation-like-canada-165789

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