Do The Math – Final Reflections

When people asked me about the challenge this time last week, I said things like “It won’t be easy, but I’m sure I’ll make it” or “It’s not the quantity I’m worried about, it’s the quality.” Truth be told, deep down I didn’t think I’d have that much trouble making my food last. In fact, [...]

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a thought before bed

Alongside feeling hunger this week, I’m learning about it. To be fair, this is part of my job and happens constantly. But these past few days, the learning has been particularly poignant. I was visited today by a group from Shawanaga First Nations, near Parry Sound, Ontario. Food insecurity is vast in their area, with [...]

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Today’s Numbers in Review

Day 1 – 7:30pm, en route back from Windsor   Number of kilometers traveled: 700 Unemployment Rate in Windsor: 15.9% Number of hours spent in meetings: 5 % increase in food bank usage in Windsor from 2006-2009: 242% Total calories consumed: 1200 Number of glasses of water drunk while others ate food at restaurant-based meeting: [...]

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No Frills.

I got up early this morning and went to No Frills. Now, I have a little confession here: I live a 3-block walk from this giant store, which dons the slogan “lower food prices”, but this is the first time I’ve ever shopped there. My weekly food routine usually involves bulk food stores, farmers markets, [...]

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In preparation…

Saturday morning. I wake early to a city enveloped in fog. Through my own foggy mind, I go through familiar motions – grind the coffee beans, boil the water, blend the smoothie.Today’s morning sustenance consists of organic yogurt, local pears and over ripe bananas. Through my morning daze, I realize that none of these ingredients [...]

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Doing the Math

Friends! Hello. It’s Elizabeth here. Ah it’s good to be back. And hard to believe a month has just flown by. I’ve so enjoying reading Chris’s posts (isn’t my sister awesome?), and after a wee break am so pumped to be back blogging again. I should say though, as much as I was hoping to [...]

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