Resources
Our resources can support your work to advance the right to food. Whether you’re working alone or as part of a community group or organization, we provide the tools and information to help.
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Food Insecurity Fact Sheets
Handy fact sheets that explain what food insecurity is, who it affects, and how we talk about it. It also dispels common myths about food insecurity.
Human Right to Food Explainer
We partned with the N.L. Human Rights Commission to explain what the human right to food is and policy recommendations for change. This is a PDF. For an alternate format, contact humanrights@gov.nl.ca
Community-Led Food Assessments
A Community-led Food Assessment guide to help communities conceive and implement new food programs.
Reports
Browse digital versions of our annual reports, project reports, community reports, and more.
CLEAR Wild Food Database
There are many sources of information on wild and country food in the province. Civic Laboratory for Environmental Action Research (CLEAR) had the bright idea to bring those sources of information together in one place for the first time, into the Wild and Country Food in NL Database.
Food Film Library
Browse a collection of food-focused films, including our All Around the Table series, SCOFF series, and many more.
Monthly Newsletter
Browse an archive of our monthly newsletter, or sign up to receive them by email.
Buy/Harvest Local Guides
Seasonal guides for buying or harvesting local foods in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Wasteless Resources
This suite of resources will help you reduce your household food waste … and save on grocery money while you’re at it.
Best Practices Toolkits
Toolkits to assist community organizations start bulk buying clubs, community gardens, community kitchens, and farmers' markets.
Food Skills Workshops
Food Skills workshops developed by Food First NL, based on the 4 P's of Local Food: Planting, Picking, Preparing, and Preserving.
Wild Game Donations
On November 16, 2020, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador announced that hunters can now donate moose and caribou meat to food banks in our province for distribution in frozen, raw form. We learned the exact process of how to make it happen.
Community Food Action Space
Our website filled with information to support food action at the community level. This includes a local food program map, a resource library, and trusted information sources for your health.
Community Garden Toolkit
An online and PDF resource that explains what a community garden is and offers helpful information for aspiring, new, and experienced community garden organizers.
Cooking
Posters
Handy at-a-glance guides to take the guess work out of cooking, with unit conversions, ingredient shelf lives, and more
Fit to Eat
Podcast
Fit to Eat: The NL Farm and Food Show, is an enlightening buffet of food for thought on the food system in our province.
COVID-19 Survey Results
In July 2020, we sent out a survey for community groups to get an idea of how food programs had to adapt (or be created) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. These are the results.
Election 2021
In preparation for the 2021 provincial election, Food First NL developed questions for voters to ask their candidates and distributed a candidate survey about food insecurity.
