Student Health on the Table

Since embarking on this project of ours, we have been learning, or had the pleasure to meet with the organisers, of food-related initiatives on the UBC campus - such as the new Community Eats project; Sprouts, the student food co-op and café; the UBC farm; and the Meal Exchange Programme that teamed up with the AMS Food Bank on Halloween night going door-to-door collecting donations for Trick or Eat - as well as all of the initiatives taking place on campuses across our great nation.

Here is a link to a 2006 Maclean's article by Cameron Ainsworth-Vincze entitled, "Feeding the student body" that discusses the issue of food security on Canadian campuses, and the importance of addressing barriers in order to make available healthy eating choices for university students.

We hope to be a part of the various happenings that want to provide choice while increasing awareness of the issues of hunger, poverty, and health among university students.