Posted: Dec 12, 2020 9:30 AM ET | Last Updated: December 12, 2020
Team members at Roots to Harvest put together items that would be included in a standardized food hamper in Ontario. Fresh food, like lettuce, eggs, and cucumbers are not always included. (Olivia Levesque/CBC)
When the pandemic hit, a non-profit organization in Thunder Bay, Ont., which usually focuses on urban-agriculture and community programming, shifted the way they ran things to better address widening gaps within the community.
Starting in March, team members at Roots to Harvest recognized an increased need across the city as issues around food security and food access snowballed once food banks began to shutter temporarily due to the pandemic, and as breakfast and snack programs were halted due to school closures.