Good Food Feature: Closing the gaps

Good Food Feature: Closing the gaps

›› Katrina Philpotts Food insecurity, the inability to access sufficient, safe, nutritious, and culturally appropriate foods, is increasing at disproportionate rates in many Indigenous communities in Canada. However, the impacts of the lack of access to land for food...
Garry oaks

Garry oaks

Gnarly branches and thousands of acorns ›› Jan Firstbrook Have you noticed the Garry oaks (Quercus garryana) in Fernwood? This area used to be a Garry oak meadow that was ­managed and cultivated by the Lekwungen Peoples since time immemorial. They burned the meadows...