Food for all badge

We often take the abundance and variety of food in Canadian grocery stores for granted. For example, what did you have for breakfast this morning? A bowl of cereal? A banana? Orange juice? If we stop to think about where these foods came from, we’d be amazed by how far they’ve travelled! Reflect on the people who worked hard to grow them. How can we thank those who produce the food we eat?

Nowadays, farmers and peasant communities face many challenges to grow this food. For example, land grabbing, resource theft, industrial pollution and climate change These issues exit here in Canada and in the Global South.

To win this badge, we invite you to stand in solidarity with farmers and peasant communities by organizing a solidarity meal with your class or family. Research where the different food you eat comes from, who produced the different ingredients, and give thanks to the farmers. If you bought fruits and vegetables from the grocery store, take their little stickers and put them on your (upside down) map of the world! You could also decide to take the challenge further by choosing to have a local food or organic food only meal!