10/05/2023
Fresh Produce for All!
๐๐ช๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ค๐ง ๐๐ค๐ค๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฉ, with ๐๐ฃ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ฉ๐ฃ๐๐ง๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ค๐ช๐ง๐๐ค๐ค๐ ๐พ๐ค๐ข๐ข๐ช๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐พ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ง๐
947 ๐๐ช๐๐๐ฃ ๐. (๐๐๐ช๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ช๐ง๐ฉ๐ฎ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ญ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐๐ก๐ ๐พ๐๐พ ๐๐ฉ 955 ๐๐ช๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐ฉ. ๐.)
๐๐๐ฎ 2๐ฃ๐ โ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐๐๐ง
๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐๐ช๐๐จ๐๐๐ฎ
4:00 โ 6:30 ๐ฅ๐ข
It isnโt news that food prices in Canada have gone up โ when comparing this year to last year, grocery store food prices have increased by 10.6%, with fresh vegetables having the highest increase (13.4%). Even before 2023โs skyrocketing food costs, households with restricted budgets were already having to make difficult choices of what food they could (and could not) purchase each month. With less money to spend on essentials, shoppers are left with limited options: processed and low-nutrient foods are cheaper than fresh, culturally-appropriate, and nutritious foods.
Affordable produce markets are a community-based approach to improve access to fresh and nutritious produce. Because they are often grassroots initiatives and resident-led, affordable produce markets tend to pop-up in neighbourhoods where the need is particularly high. The idea is to offer a variety of fresh produce that reflects the community, at a low cost (lower than most retailers), with only enough profit to sustain the market. These kinds of markets serve many purposes: to make fresh, nutritious produce and food accessible at a lower cost; to provide dignified access to high-quality healthy food; to improve physical and emotional well-being; and to create a safe and welcoming space for social connections.
Please share to your groups and members in our community who may be need.
