Food Counts: A Pan-Canadian Sustainable Food Systems Report Card

Published in 2017 by FLEdGE researchers, Charles Levkoe, Rachael Lefebvre, and Alison Blay-Palmer, Food Counts: A Pan-Canadian Sustainable Food Systems Report Card brings together already existing measures of social, environmental, and economic well-being to help researchers, policy makers, and practitioners examine food systems at the national level. The report card uses a food sovereignty framework to reframe food within an integrated systems perspective and makes connections to a global movement focused on food as a means for collective social change. As one practical tool for reimagining Canadian food systems, the Food Counts Report Card acts as a benchmark, identifies gaps in data and where case studies can elaborate on successes and limitations, and informs policy making at all levels of government.

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Contents

Acknowledgements

Section 1: Introduction

• Background
• Objectives
• Indicators Framework: Food Sovereignty
• Evaluating Data
• Organization of the Report

Section 2: Methodology

Section 3: Available Indicator Data

• Focuses on Food for People
• Values Food Providers
• Works with Nature
• Localizes Food Systems and Puts Control Locally
• Builds Knowledge and Skills
• Food is Sacred

Section 4: Data Gaps

Section 5: Next Steps

Appendices

• Glossary of Terms
• Full Citation Details