British colonization of Western Canada intensified Euro-Canadian family farms flourished during most of with the transfer of Rupert’s Land from the Hudson the 20th century, notwithstanding the droughts and In addition to understanding the issue of food insecurity itself, there are numerous, Bay Company to the new Government of Canada as the deprivation of the Great Depression. [...] However, in contrast food centres is outlined in his book The Stop: How to food banks, food centres (albeit still in their the fight for good food transformed a community and infancy) struggle with scale, and the emphasis inspired a movement.105 In 2016, Calgary joined the on ‘healthier choices’ can be viewed in an equally network with the opening of the The Alex Commu- paternalistic light as food. [...] share and advocate for good food for all.”106 Within the literature on food hubs, there are a number The five categories, which inform the structure of the of defining common characteristics, and the catego- subsequent sections of this report, can be summa- ries that resonated with the YYC Local Food Distribution rized as the spark - who leads the hub, the structure Hub can be grouped into five ca. [...] Refer to Appendix D for create 12 food hubs across the province, adding to the some examples of food hubs in Canada and elsewhere The Structure The legal structure of the food hub. [...] While the mission of the fund - to improve access to the first phase of the project and many were excited local food in Calgary - has remained the same, there has been a clear acceptance of redefining how that mission Creating a food hub was not a new idea or phenomenon about the potential benefits the hub could bring.
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