From October 24-25, 2022, Nourish gathered 30 leaders from across the country to discuss health care innovations in three areas: planetary health menus, food prescriptions, and traditional foods in health care.
Strengthening Indigenous food sovereignty for health and wellbeing
Press release: Yes hospital food can be delicious, sustainable, and honour Indigenous foodways
Yesterday, participants from the health and community sectors came together to taste firsthand the possibilities for traditional Indigenous foods in health care institutions such as hospitals and long-term care centers. Working under the guidance of four different leaders, each team of participants cooked a dish representing a different Indigenous community.
Nourish Anchor Cohort: Learning from the land
Nourish Anchor Cohort in Montreal
From June 7 - 10, 2022, the Nourish Anchor Cohort gathered for the first time in person in Montréal, Québec. Over a series of workshops, visits to a farm, hospital kitchen, and various community food initiatives, participants saw, learned from, and tasted what it’s like when health care and community comes together to strengthen food security.