'It's getting harder': More people are living with food insecurity across Waterloo region

Lacy Kivell says she's lived with food insecurity for most of her 18-year-old son's life. It's a constant anxiety not knowing ...
Inside Halton

More than a million Ontario residents accessed a food bank this year. Here’s how you can help on Giving Tuesday

Food Banks Canada is appealing to donors to help with record demand for emergency food assistance, as shown in a new report.

New food bank opens in Kugluktuk, Nunavut

A new emergency food bank has opened up in Kugluktuk, Nunavut, and more than 200 bags filled with groceries were handed out ...

Kugluktuk emergency food bank will serve up to 250 residents

The Hamlet of Kugluktuk has opened an emergency food bank courtesy of funding from the Nunavut Food Security Coalition and ...

Reetu Gupta donates Ca$105,000 to support Jamaica’s hurricane relief and recovery efforts

Reetu Gupta, chief executive officer (CEO) of The Gupta Group and CEO of the Gupta Family Foundation, has contributed over ...
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Costco is selling a $2,999 emergency food kit that is good for 25 years

In a move that’s sure to appeal to both survival enthusiasts and those looking to stock up for unforeseen events, Costco has quietly introduced an impressive emergency food product to its inventory.
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Costco’s $3,000 Emergency Food Supply Is Built to Last 25 Years — but Can It Really Sustain You?

Only 51% of Americans say they’re prepared for a long-term disaster, which may explain the appeal of Costco’s $3,000 ReadyWise Emergency Food Supply Kit — a one-person, yearlong stockpile of ...
The Conversation

Canada’s local food system faces major roadblocks without urgent policy changes

Rosie Kerr receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Charles Z. Levkoe receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada ...
Food & Wine

Costco’s $3,000 Emergency Food Supply Is Built to Last 25 Years — but Can It Really Sustain You?

The ReadyWise kit includes 38 buckets with more than 5,000 freeze-dried servings designed to last 25 years, but experts say it’s reliable only for survival, not long-term wellness. Roxana Ehsani, MS, ...