Community Supported Agriculture

A community of individuals who pledge support to a farm operation so that the farmland becomes, either legally or spiritually, the community’s farm, with the growers and consumers providing mutual support and sharing the risks and benefits of food production.

Convenience Store

Establishments primarily engaged in retailing a limited line of convenience items that generally includes milk, bread, soft drinks, snacks, tobacco products, newspapers and magazines. These establishments may retail a limited line of canned goods, dairy products, household paper and cleaning products, as well as alcoholic beverages, and provide related services, such as lottery ticket sales […]

Dieticians

Proffesionals who develop diet and nutrition programs tailored to an individual’s objectives and personal needs. Dietitians don’t just work with individual clients; they also work with stakeholders within the industry to ensure best health and nutrition practices are being followed.

Donut Economics

A visual framework for sustainable development – shaped like a doughnut. The Doughnut consists of two concentric rings: a social foundation, to ensure that no one is left falling short on life’s essentials, and an ecological ceiling, to ensure that humanity does not collectively overshoot the planetary boundaries that protect Earth’s life-supporting systems. Between these […]

Edible Landscapes

A garden, lawn, or green space that contains flowers, herbs, seeds, berries, and other plants that you can eat.

Equity Lens

A deliberatley inclusive way of making decisions or examining ideas. It introduces a set of questions that help us determine if and how everyone can have the opportunity to experience processes and outcomes in the same way, regardless of the different barriers people may face. It requires us to identify and overcome intentional and unintentional […]

Fair Food

Food that is produced within sustainable livelihoods in a way that ensures better prices, decent working conditions, no child labour, sound environmental practices, and strong business relationships.

Farmers’ Market

A physical space where farmers sell their goods directly to people.

Food & Farm Stand

A stand located near a farm or neighbourhood that is typically run and owned by one food producer.

Food Culture

The practices, attitudes, and beliefs as well as the networks and institutions surrounding the production, distribution, and consumption of food.