Report

This report explores the contexts and emergent themes of food strategies that have been developed or are being developed in Canada, and how each theme pertains to the Guelph-Wellington context. It was created for the Policy Working Group of the Guelph-Wellington Food Round Table, who are currently developing a regional food strategy.

Produced in partnership with the North Wellington Coalition for Youth Resiliency, this report outlines strategies that have been used to help improve the quality of life for rural youth, particularly around mobility and employment. It examines current and previously run initiatives in order to guide future discussion on how to address barriers faced by rural youth.

One of a series of rural social enterprise case studies, this report includes information about the development, organizational model, successes, challenges and outcomes of the Willow Springs Creative Centre.

One of a series of cases studies on rural social enterprises, this report shares information about the development, organizational model, successes, challenges, and outcomes of the Aron Theatre Co-Operative.

Based on the results of three evaluation research workshops, this report outlines benefits of and barriers to expansion for the Ladies Who Lunch Program, run by the Centre Wellington Social Justice Group on behalf of the Centre Wellington Food Bank.

In Canada, it is estimated that between 150,000 to 200,000 people are homeless with 20% of this homeless population between the ages of 16 and 24 (Gaetz et al., 2013). In partnership with the Rural Youth Homelessness Committee of Wellington County in Southern Ontario, the aim of this literature review is to help address issues surrounding rural youth homelessness in Wellington County.

This report highlights findings from a mixed methods study of the experiences of eating at the Evergreen Seniors' Community Centre. It offers preliminary insight into the experience of communal dining for community-living older adults.

This shared narrative supports further development of The Seed Community Food Hub through reflection on what has worked to date, how challenges arose and were addressed, and where to focus current efforts and resources. An infographic is also available to summarize the larger report.

This rapid response report is a bibliography of relevant scholarly resources on eco-poetry, eco-literary theory, Indigenous theory, philosophy, and other related topics at the University of Guelph. It was used to inform the poetry writing element of the ReMediate community art project.

This rapid response report is a scan of available resources related to the history of the Eastview Landfill site, including Indigenous histories of the land, settler relations to the land, and decisions regarding the use and closure of the Eastview site.