Tag: Food banks
Thanksgiving food drive focuses on children, youth: ‘Seeing more kids’
The London Food Bank is asking residents to help ease the rising demand for school meal programs and support new research into food insecurity for homeless youth.
The Kincardine Independent
Feed Ontario (Ontario Association of Food Banks) issued a press release earlier this month to announce a grim milestone – over a million people visited a food bank in the … Continue reading Food banks are Ontario’s ‘canary in a coal mine’
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Thanks a ton! Retiree’s gardens deliver huge, fresh yields for local food bank
AILSA CRAIG â With food banks straining under increased demand, one retireeâs gardens have grown a ton of food â a literal tonne â this year for one local agency. What began as a hobby for Frank Hogervorst has sprouted into a charitable operation from the 557-square-metre (6,000 square-feet) garden at his home near Ailsa […]
As eviction deadline nears, worried tenants wonder where they can go
Carol Rogers says she’s at her wit’s end. Diagnosed with an incurable form of cancer, Rogers faces a deadline of Sept. 30 to vacate her apartment unit at 435 Nelson St. in London’s SoHo neighbourhood. Nelson received an N13 eviction notice in May from her landlord, 435 Nelson Inc., who said she had to move […]
Northeast Ohio composters reduce emissions from food waste, one pile at a time | Great Lakes Now
By Zaria Johnson, Ideastream Public Media
This story was originally published by Ideastream.
In Northeast Ohio, composting is becoming more common due, in part, to local organizations sharing knowledge, resources and the benefits of composting for the planet.
Leftovers often end up in the trash rather than in our stomachs.
Ontario food bank usage hits grim milestone
New figures show more than one million Ontarians visited a food bank in the past year, amid record demand some say can’t be sustained.