Artist Title Album Label
Christine Bruce, Brenda Barritt intro to the episode
Christine Bruce reading Dorothy L Sayers Precipitation is life-giving and community building
Colin Dring Colin offers insights into how the north is decolonizing our local food systems for a more just society
Christine Bruce, Brenda Barritt segue into the second half
Colin Dring more insights into how we can continue to enable a just, equitable, food secure society
Christine Bruce personal reflections
Brenda Barritt personal reflections
Laszlo Polgar and Christine Bruce vigorously stir that pot. Reimagine and celebrate the alternative food systems that are springing up all across this country.
Colin Dring, adjunct professor and postdoctoral researcher at Royal Roads University

In the series finale, Professor Colin Dring provides an analytical framework for understanding the alternative food systems and decolonizing practices discovered throughout the summer of 2025. The episode serves as a celebration of the sustainable and equitable local practices found in the north that offer a path toward more resilient food systems. It concludes with an invitation for listeners to take their own next steps, emphasizing that meaningful change happens through relationships and collective action at any scale.

Resources & Links
Smith-Carrier, Tracy. (2025, October 14). Canada's poverty and food insecurity have deep structural origins. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/canadas-rising-poverty-and-food-insecurity-h...
Digesting Food Studies Podcast - https://canadianfoodstudies.uwaterloo.ca/index.php/cfs/podcast

Land acknowledgement
precipitation

“Crossing the Divide” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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randomness