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Despite being ‘Canada’s Food Island’, PEI faces challenges with food security | photo credit: Cheryl Young/Salty

March 1, 2020

Food Security

FOOD INSECURE

Despite being ‘Canada’s Food Island’, PEI faces challenges with food security Food and shelter: two of the most basic needs a person has. Imagine having to choose between them. Unfortunately for a number of Islanders, that is a choice that they sometimes have to make. In a 2014 survey, 8700 households¹ in PEI were deemed food insecure. With 15.1 percent…

The Sky is Falling, The Sky is Falling! Or, is it?

Investigating the real story behind Charlottetown food bank’s rejection of Barnyard Organics’ donated eggs When Mark Bernard of Barnyard Organics in Freetown packed up his truck in early May with 40 dozen organic eggs to deliver to the Upper Room Food Bank in Charlottetown, he was expecting to return home with an empty truck, but that didn’t happen. The food…

No Summer Break For Childhood Hunger on PEI

Food insecurity can peak for families with children during July and August Most Island kids look forward to a summer of activities and adventures, but for one out of every five children, hunger cuts the fun short. Summer hunger is a form of food insecurity and is the result of many combining factors: school-based breakfast and snack programs end in…

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FOOD INSECURE

The Sky is Falling, The Sky is Falling! Or, is it?

No Summer Break For Childhood Hunger on PEI