| Artist | Title | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christine Bruce, Brenda Barritt | intro to the episode | ||
| Christine Bruce | Water flows around obstacles, not unlike the resilient people who live and thrive in northern BC. If any resource is a metaphor for food security, it’s water. | ||
| Christine Bruce | on the concept of manufactured poverty | ||
| Christine Bruce | an introduction to Krystle tenBrink, Executive Director and one of the co-founders of the Squamish Food Policy Council; Claire Dewar, a Senior Planner in the region Squamish-Lillooet | ||
| Krystle tenBrink, Claire Dewar | The Squamish Food Policy Council is building collaborations with local organizations and agencies, where farmers are getting access to more land, and eaters are getting more direct access to those farmers. | ||
| Christine Bruce, Brenda Barritt | Segue into the second half | ||
| Krystle tenBrink, Claire Dewar | explaining how food maps work, and how invaluable they are to making any community feel less remote and vulnerable to the whims of geography, climate and economic or political change | ||
| Christine Bruce | Stir that pot and resist the urge to police the vulnerable. At the end of the day, we all just want agency over our own food choices. |
This episode features Claire Dewar and Krystle tenBrink from the Squamish region, who discuss how their community explicitly counteracts the stigma inherent in capitalist food systems. By working directly with politicians to reform food policies, they demonstrate that giving people agency over their food choices transforms community interactions and social equity. The discussion highlights how overcoming stigmatizing attitudes is a crucial step in ensuring true food security for everyone who needs to eat.
Resources & Links
www.ubcm.ca/sites/default/files/2025-10/MERGED-Clinic%20AM%20Sep%2024%20...
Land acknowledgement
water
“Heavy Industrial” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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