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The Northwestern Ontario Node was co-led by Charles Z. Levkoe, Connie Nelson, and Mirella Stroink, all from Lakehead University in Thunder Bay.

Research interests in the Northwestern Ontario Node included:

  • Food policy, with an emphasis on policy gaps and failures as opportunities for learning
  • Food insecurity and access in Northwestern Ontario
  • Regional food distribution, including food co-ops and food hubs in the North
  • Sustainable fisheries and food systems in the Lake Superior Region
  • Developing and implementing community food strategies for public health
  • Food as a lens for reconciliation and confronting settler-colonialism in Northwestern Ontario
The Northwestern Ontario Node publications:
Alex, C. (2017, October 31). Ending student hunger: Lakehead University joins Ryerson, Meal Exchange in pilot project. CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/lakehead-student-hunger-meal-exchange-1.4382514 Cite
Andrée, P., Clark, J. K., Levkoe, C. Z., Lowitt, K., & Johnston, C. (2019). The governance engagement continuum: Food movement mobilization and the execution of power through governance arrangements. In P. Andrée, J. K. Clark, C. Z. Levkoe, & K. Lowitt (Eds.), Civil society and social movements in food system governance (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429503597 Cite Download
Andrée, P., Levkoe, C. Z., & Wilson, A. (2018). Building an integrated Food Policy for Canada: An open letter to the Canadian food policy community [Special issue]. Canadian Food Studies / La Revue Canadienne Des Études Sur l’alimentation, 5(3), 1–5. https://doi.org/10.15353/cfs-rcea.v5i3.335 Cite Download Download
Andree, P., Clark, J., Levkoe, C., & Lowitt, K. (Eds.). (2019). Civil society and social movements in food system governance. Routledge. Cite Download
Blanchard, V., Sakakeep, B., & Nelson, C. (2017, September 7). Food insecurity and northern Indigenous food production/distribution. FLEdGE: Food, Locally Embedded, Globally Engaged Meeting, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON. Cite
Bohunicky, M. (2019, December 11). Confronting settler colonialism in food systems: Exploring food movement organizations in Australia and Canada …Reflections on field work abroad. FLEdGE Research Blog. https://fledgeresearch.ca/2019/12/11/confronting-settler-colonialism-in-food-systems-exploring-food-movement-organizations-in-australia-and-canada-reflections-on-field-work-abroad/ Cite
Bohunicky, M., Levkoe, C. Z., & Rose, N. (2020, May 28). “This gushy excitability is not enough”: Exploring food movements confronting settler colonialism in Northwestern Ontario, Canada and Western Australia, South Australia, and VIctoria [Online]. FLEdGE Paper Mini-Sessions. Cite
Changfoot, N., Andrée, P., Levkoe, C. Z., Nilson, M., & Goemans, M. (2020). Engaged scholarship in tenure and promotion: Autoethnographic insights from the fault lines of a shifting landscape. Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 26(1), 239–264. https://doi.org/10.3998/mjcsloa.3239521.0026.114 Cite Download
Dale, B., Andrée, P., Legault, B., Levkoe, C. Z., Livingstone, L., Schumilas, T., & Thomas, D. (2020, January 22). Supporting farmer livelihoods: Research partnerships for action [Webinar]. Cite
Di Battista, A., Levkoe, C., & Knezevic, I. (2020, June 10). “Food is the great connector.” A conversation with Charles Levkoe and Irena Knezevic about teaching food studies online. FLEdGE Research Blog. https://fledgeresearch.ca/2020/06/10/food-is-the-great-connector-teaching-food-studies-online/ Cite
Habinski, A., Nelson, C., & Levkoe, C. (2017, September 7). A regional food charter for Northwestern Ontario. FLEdGE: Food, Locally Embedded, Globally Engaged Meeting, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON. Cite
Emergency food services: From access to equity. (2020, December 10). In CBC Thunder Bay - Superior Morning. Superior Morning with Amy Hadley | Live Radio. https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-391-superior-morning Cite
Hammelman, C., Levkoe, C., Agyeman, J., Kharod, S., Faus, A. M., Munoz, E., Oliva, J., & Wilson, A. (2020). Integrated food systems governance: Scaling equitable and transformative food initiatives through scholar-activist engagement. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 9(2), 71–86. https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2020.092.003 Cite Download
Hammelman, C., Reynolds, K., & Levkoe, C. Z. (2020). Toward a radical food geography praxis: Integrating theory, action, and geographic analysis in pursuit of more equitable and sustainable food systems. Human Geography, 13(3), 211–227. https://doi.org/10.1177/1942778620962034 Cite Download
Levkoe, C. (2017, June). The future of “sustainable food” conversations: FLEdGE snapshots on farming and harvesting. Canadian Association for Food Studies Annual Meeting, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON. Cite
Levkoe, C. (2017, October 13). Student food insecurity in Canada [Interview on Magic CJUQ 99.9FM / Country CKTG 105.3FM]. Cite
Levkoe, C. (2017, June). The future of “sustainable food” conversations: FLEdGE snapshots on farming and harvesting. Canadian Association for Food Studies Annual Meeting, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON. Cite
Levkoe, C. (2017, September). Food sovereignty: Grassroots initiatives for healthy, equitable and sustainable food systems. Climate Change Forum. Cite
Levkoe, C. (2017, November). Food justice 101. New Directions Speaker School, Thunder Bay, Ontario. Cite
Levkoe, C. (2017, November). Developing research partnerships with non-profit and public sector organizations. Research and Innovation Workshop Series. Cite
Levkoe, C. (2017, September). Getting to a just and sustainable food policy for Canada. Thunder Bay Public Library’s In Conversation Series. Cite
Levkoe, C. (2018, March). A regional food charter for Northwestern Ontario: Integrating community food systems [Poster Presentation]. 2018 Showcase of Health Research. Cite
Levkoe, C. (2018, March). Engaging youth from Robinson-Superior Treaty communities on their ideas for enhancing access to traditional foods and local food markets in their communities [Poster Presentation]. 2018 Showcase of Health Research. Cite
Levkoe, C. (2018, March). Nourishing communities: From fractured food systems to transformative pathways. Celebrating Our Authors. Cite
Levkoe, C. (2018, March). Agrobiodiversity to sustain community food systems. Lakehead Universty Research and Innovation Week. Cite
Levkoe, C. (2018, January). Speaking truth to power: Hard topics for hard times. Lakehead University Students Union Lecture and Learning Series. Cite
Levkoe, C. (2018, February). Building the food movement: Cultivating connections through critical conversations [Webinar]. Agroecology: Integrating Science, Practice and Social Justice. Cite
Levkoe, C. Z. (2018). Engaging the tensions of ecological internships: Considerations for agroecology and sustainable food systems movements. Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, 42(3), 242–263. https://doi.org/10.1080/21683565.2017.1347120 Cite Download
Cloverbelt Co-op offers insight for Northwest agriculture. (2017, November 8). The Chronical Journal. Cite
Levkoe, C. Z. (2021, March 9). Imagining post-pandemic food futures [Keynote]. Local Food and Farming Coop 2021 Online Assembly: Resilience. https://www.localfoodandfarm.coop/assembly Cite
Levkoe, C. Z. (2020, December 9). From access to equity: Reimagining emergency food programs beyond the COVID-19 pandemic [Webinar]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCQA-W02-AQ Cite
Levkoe, C. Z. (n.d.). Indigenous food circle - Wabooz skinning, cleaning and recipes [Webinar]. https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2F113589603499609%2Fvideos%2F228392108927853&data=04%7C01%7Chereid%40wlu.ca%7C45d4a74e19f54cf595d008d8d8d389bd%7Cb45a5125b29846bc8b89ea5a7343fde8%7C1%7C0%7C637497750340537410%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=spQNv1VxtFT%2FSz4KBP0M57GdTrsNKf05C%2BIVlvh22Ws%3D&reserved=0 Cite
Levkoe, C. Z. (n.d.). What is knowledge mobilization? [Webinar]. https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/recording/4254751971780214024 Cite
Levkoe, C. (2017, June 22). A national food policy for Canada. In Radio Active, CBC Radio Edmonton. Cite
Levkoe, C. (2017, June 22). A national food policy for Canada. In Home Run, CBC Radio Montréal. Cite
Levkoe, C. (2017, June 22). A national food policy for Canada. On the Go, CBC Radio St. John’s. Cite
Levkoe, C. (2017, June 22). A national food policy for Canada. In On the Coast, CBC Radio Vancouver. Cite
Levkoe, C. (2017, June 22). A national food policy for Canada. In Up to Speed, CBC Radio Winnipeg. Cite
Levkoe, C. (2017, June 26). A national food policy for Canada. In The Morning Edition, CBC Radio Kitchener-Waterloo. Cite
Levkoe, C. Z., & Blay-Palmer, A. (2018). Food counts: Food systems report cards, food sovereignty and the politics of indicators. Canadian Food Studies / La Revue Canadienne Des Études Sur l’alimentation, 5(3), 49–75. https://doi.org/10.15353/cfs-rcea.v5i3.277 Cite Download
Levkoe, C. Z., & Ekers, M. (2017, August 10). Framing farm internships. FLEdGE Research Blog. https://fledgeresearch.ca/2017/08/10/framing-farm-internships/ Cite
Levkoe, C. Z., & Kepkiewicz, L. (2020). Questioning the impact of impact: Evaluating community-campus engagement as contextual, relational, and process based. Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 26(1), 219–238. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3998/mjcsloa.3239521.0026.113 Cite Download
Food security and student hunger: Problems and solutions. (2018, January 25). In CBC Radio Thunder Bay - Superior Morning. Cite
Levkoe, C. Z., & Lowitt, K. (2020, May). Keeping fish local can help feed communities and support economies. The Conversation. http://theconversation.com/keeping-fish-local-can-help-feed-communities-and-support-economies-135613 Cite
Levkoe, C. Z., & Lowitt, K. (2018, May 28). Indigenous self-determination and food sovereignty through fisheries co-governance in the Great Lakes region. Community Conservation and Livelihoods Conference, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Cite
Levkoe, C., & Lowitt, K. (2018, April 10). Indigenous self-determination and food sovereignty through fisheries co-governance in the Great Lakes region. American Association of Geographers, New Orleans. Cite
Levkoe, C., & Lowitt, K. (2018, May). Indigenous self-determination and food sovereignty through fisheries co-governance in the Great Lakes region. Regional Centres for Sustainability Workshop, Thunder Bay, Ontario. Cite
Food systems in Northwestern Ontario. (2021, January 7). [Interview on Shaw Cable Television: Community Conversations]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwHFiFx_QdQ Cite
A national food policy for Canada. (2017, June 22). In Mainstreet, CBC Radio Halifax. Cite
Levkoe, C., & Wilson, A. (2017, September 7). Policy as prefiguration: Food systems governance and social movements in Canada. FLEdGE: Food, Locally Embedded, Globally Engaged Meeting, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON. Cite