Tkaronto is a Place for Sustenance - by Kaitlin Rizarri - We know our experiences of providing

We grow a mix of as an Indigenous place, in which land and food systems traditional foods, vegetables, and herbs, all of which are are governed by Indigenous Nations, specically the Dish donated to and prioritized for Indigenous, Black, and With One Spoon Treaty. [...] Yes, growing food is important to food farmers, including Tkaronto Plant Life, refuse to let security and feeding Ontario, but so is the non agrocentric our communities go hungry and refuse to let urban relations to food as mentioned in the Special Report, communities be left out of food sovereignty and farming such as hunting, trapping, and foraging. [...] In fact, provinces priorities can look like restoring lake species, regulating (governments and people) can learn from Indigenous and reconciling pollution, and restoring and creating more farmers and food systems if we are to build life-arming, access to farmland and rooftops. [...] To quote the Special Report, “Indigenous land and Given the historic and ongoing exclusion of food practices have long been marginalized, yet they have urban farmers and Indigenous communities much to oer in building a sustainable food system across from settler food systems, OMAFRA needs diverse local ecological contexts.” to enact policies and priorities that aim at 2 A Yellowhead Institute Brie. [...] ere is a plethora of food and animals in Tkaronto, and if a policy is collaboratively developed with Indigenous communities, it is possible to steward populations and native plants that can facilitate more safety and restrict diseases that may be present.