An Apple a Day: Food is medicine—but access is unequal
An Apple a Day by Isabela Bonnevera for alive magazine Ian Marcuse of the Vancouver Food Justice Coalition was featured in alive magazine’s January 2026 issue, in an article by Isabela Bonnevera that highlights the issue of food insecurity in Canada. Food insecurity now affects nearly one in four Canadians, and the impacts are felt unequally within society. Marcuse stresses the importance of taking […]
Interview with Ian Marcuse, VNFN Umbrella Coordinator on City of Vancouver Budgets and Movement Building
Ian, for readers who may be new to your work, can you share a bit about your background and what has kept you passionate about strengthening Vancouver’s food systems through the Neighbourhood Food Networks and beyond?
Run for a Universal School Food Program
It was a beautiful sunny and crisp day for a school food run this past Feb 14th Valentine’s Day. Brent Mansfield and a team of kids (well some ran part way) completed a 49 km run to raise awareness about the important need for a universal school food program. Brent is no stranger to these […]