Food News: Calgary and Region
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Fresh Routes and Calgary Dollars bring food security to centrally located affordable housing
A collaborative program offering low cost, fresh produce is helping fight food insecurity in the Calgary community of Manchester.
By The City of Calgary Newsroom
Published February 23, 2023
New pilot project coming to Calgary will reduce food from businesses going to landfill
Circular Innovation Council will run food rescue and diversion program
By CBC News
Published January 27, 2023
Grad students develop program to fight food insecurity on Foothills Campus
Research inspires duo to launch Grad Snacks initiative
By Dawn Smith in UCalgary News
Published January 20, 2023
Facing rising food and housing costs, Calgary students support each other
Students call for more support on campus as they find their own solutions in the meantime
By Jo Horwood in CBC News
Published January 17, 2023
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As grocery prices soar, food industry giants are posting record profits
Phoebe Stephens, a post-doctoral fellow in global development studies at the University of Toronto, tells us why she thinks the high levels of corporate concentration in Canada's food supply chain are a significant part of the problem.
Day 6 Episode 603 On CBC Radio
Published June 18, 2022
Pay-what-you-can pop-up market and cafe opens at some Calgary YMCAs
Initiative provides dignified access to fresh, healthy food on a budget, says manager
By Hannah Kost in CBC News
Published January 19, 2022
Urban farm in Calgary receives $227K to build year-round greenhouse
Highfield Regenerative Farm has been growing produce in the city since 2019
In CBC News
Published January 17, 2022
Our response has to consider income, says educator
By Miriam Bankey in CBC News
Published December 18, 2021
No bus ride, no forms, just food — how tiny charity startups have pushed big players to change
'We've now entrenched this as part of our system,' says Vibrant Communities Calgary.
By Elise Stolte in CBC News
Published December 8, 2021
At the site of a massive COVID-19 outbreak at a meat-processing plant in southern Alberta, workers don’t want things to go back the way they were before.
By Joel Dryden in CBC News
Published December 1, 2021
Want to save $600 on your family's grocery bill? A Calgary mom says it's totally doable
Shoppers can use app that alerts them to deals on soon-to-expire items.
By David Bell in CBC News
Published November 30, 2021
Millions of pounds of food 'rescued' as waste diversion pushes food to charity sector
'I mean, look at this amount of pizza,' says volunteer with Leftovers app.
By Elise Stolte in CBC News
Published November 29, 2021
Calgary's large indoor veggie farms aim to match the price of California imports
The city is now home to three commercial-scale warehouse operations.
By Elise Stolte in CBC News
Published November 24, 2021
Fighting food costs: Discount stores turn 'jobbed' veggies into deals
'Produce is under pressure. We have to move it fast,' says shop owner.
By Elise Stolte in CBC News
Published November 16, 2021
Calgary families see roughly $220 added to monthly grocery bill; CBC launches new focus on food cost
Global factors pushing up the cost of food will likely remain for a while, say experts.
By Elise Stolte In CBC News
Published November 1, 2021
Vacant space repurposed into urban farm in Calgary's south end
City helps Auburn Bay residents create community garden to grow food locally.
By Hannah Kost in CBC News
Published August 3, 2021