Thursday, October 16th is World Food Day and marks the beginning of Poverty & Homelessness Action Week. This year’s theme will highlight food security. The Yukon Anti-Poverty Coalition (YAPC) is looking to shift the community’s thinking about how we address hunger and everyone’s access to safe, nutritious and culturally appropriate food. The Coalition envisions a healthier and more sustainable food system that ensures community members can afford the food they need and access it with more dignity. Those of us fortunate enough to know where our next meal is coming from have a role to play in making sure the system is working for the most marginalized in our community. Those community members who have lived experience of food insecurity have an equal role to play in shifting the system. One way to better understand how we can improve our food system is to be aware of how it currently works. While all of the events during Poverty & Homelessness Action Week aim to increase our collective understanding, our recipe challenge is a unique and fun way to engage with a complex issue. The challenge is an open invitation to anyone in the community and the guidelines are simple:
The winning recipes will be highlighted in YAPC’s yearly calendar and all other recipes will be compiled into a community cookbook. For complete details, please download the Dish Out More For Less PDF by clicking here.