THE UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN’S MAIN CAMPUS IS SITUATED ON TREATY 6 TERRITORY AND THE HOMELAND OF THE MÉTIS.

THE UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN’S MAIN CAMPUS IS SITUATED ON TREATY 6 TERRITORY AND THE HOMELAND OF THE MÉTIS.

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  • By October 3, 2012

    Curtis Coleman went to the Farmer’s Market every weekend. He loved spending hours wandering the Saturday market to take everything in. But he knew he was lucky to do so.

  • Skip the Dishes launches in Saskatoon

    By September 14, 2012

    There’s a new way to eat in Saskatoon. A group of 12 University of Saskatchewan alumni have come together and created a website that allows hungry students an easier way to order food.

  • Poverty Awareness Week kicks off with a Food Desert Walk

    By October 20, 2011

    More than half of Saskatoon’s residents live in a food desert, meaning they are not within walking distance of a supermarket and must travel out of neighbourhood for healthy groceries.

    On Oct. 15, a crowd of about 30 gathered in one of Saskatoon’s largest food deserts — the Pleasant Hill neighbourhood — to raise awareness of the issue. Many carried signs saying, “Access to healthy food is a human right.”

  • Farmers’ Market showcases first ever Local Foods Day

    By August 31, 2010

    On Saturday, Aug. 28, the Saskatoon Farmers’ Market hosted the first ever Local Foods Day. The goal of Local Foods Day is to ensure that the city commits to food security, which is each citizen’s right to safe, diverse, nutritional and locally grown food.