Food

Saanich Sunday Farmers' Market, saanichfarmersmarket.com

What I like most about my food system is that I have access to a variety of nutritious food daily to keep me healthy. I am fortunate to have access to food stores that can provide me with a variety of nutritious and good tasting food. I like that food stores offer a variety of options for my food such as organic and locally grown.

The thing I dislike most about my food system is the cost difference between packaged and healthy food. At super markets, it cost more to buy fresh fruit, fresh dairy products or meat than it does to buy packaged, unhealthy food. Also, cost of organic or locally grown is higher than food that has been imported from far away. I do not like that, during the winter months, most of our produce is imported, from other countries. This process is not good for the environment and contributes to carbon emissions. Another problem with my food system is the large amount of packaging that is associated with food products. This packaging contributes to a large amount of waste that I produce annually. Lastly, I find that the labelling system is flawed in supermarkets. I find that labels try to conceal the fact that they have additives and GMO's. These products are often described as "natural" but when you read the fine print they actually contain non-natural additives.

Here is a link to a list of Winnipeg's Farmers Markets:  

https://www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture/local-food/pubs/winnipeg.pdf