Vancouver Food Justice Coalition Municipal Election Food Policy Platform – What $15 Can Do: Five Decisions for a Food Secure Vancouver
The City of Vancouver currently spends just $2.30 per household each year on food systems. Increasing that investment to $15 – less than the price of a coffee and a sandwich – could fund everything proposed in this food systems platform. That investment would be enough to build the just and sustainable food system the City has promised since 2003: one that survives the budget cycle and affirms the right to food.
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 […]
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 […]