With Food Insecurity on the Rise, Vancouver Food Groups Innovate to Fill the Gap
By Geoff Sharpe & Julie Chadwick. December 08, 2025 Reprinted from the Vancity Lookout More than 24 per cent of British Columbians are currently experiencing food insecurity, according to Food Bank B.C.’s latest Hunger Report released Dec. 1. With food costs 27 per cent higher than they were five years ago, the average family of four in Canada […]
VNFNs: Impact Networks for Community Food Security and Justice
The Vancouver Neighbourhood Food Networks (VNFNs) take a right to food approach in addressing community food security and justice issues, that nutritious food should be accessed freely and with dignity. VNFNs recognize that food security is a core social determinant of health (SDOH) and is impacted by a variety of factors including income inequality, gender, […]
The Britannia Bulk Buy Food Club Program: Markets that Build Community
Food markets play an important role in the Vancouver Neighbourhood Food Network local food security strategy. Ideally, they support local food redistribution that is more affordable by circumventing the higher costs of food sold in the private for-profit retail sector. Most Food Network markets achieve a much lower cost by purchasing wholesale and by subsidizing […]