food security

In 2010, Meal Exchange developed National BBQ Day for the purpose of reaching people outside of our network, people who are just beginning to explore food issues. The goal of the campaign is to encourage people to hold a BBQ with locally purchased food in support of their local food economies.  One of the barriers for the general public Iack of awareness of where they can purchase locally produced food.

Vermicomposting Toronto is a plan to install environmentally sustainable vermicomposting systems for processing pre-consumer organic waste produced in community organizations. Vermicomposters and organic collection services will be maintained by organization's clients. This will provide a beneficial and stimulating activity for clients as well as providing a revenue-stream for the organization.

MUSHROOM CITY. Social Enterprise (MCSE) Toronto, is proposed as a social enterprise. Its purpose is to alleviate hunger, reduce Toronto’s CO2 emissions and organic waste. This would be accomplished by using discarded coffee grounds from local coffee shops in the city as feedstock for the production of organic Oyster Mushrooms.