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Statistics Canada released an interesting report today on recent grocery store sales in Canada. I thought I would provide a perspective on what I thought were a couple of highlights in the report. Sales are Up It is hardly a surprise that sales in grocery are up in April. We saw a significant bump in sales just as home isolation began. That included some panic buying/hoarding behaviour as people wondered about the supply of food, particularly given some shortages that led

Over the past 10 years I have, along with many others it seems, become increasingly enthusiastic about farmers’ markets. This enthusiasm stems from a general passion for food, but also in the feeling of community that farmers' markets all over the world seem to provide. In fact, I often go out of my way while travelling to visit the local farmers’ market. On a recent trip to the United States, I actually re-arranged my travel plans in order to arrive in time to visit their lo

Can simple nudges, expertly positioned in our environment, reduce household food waste?

Once the drivers of household food waste are better understood (see last week’s blog post for more on this), it is time to consider the design and implementation of interventions. Both practitioners and academics around the world have begun tackling this difficult task. From awareness-raising efforts to the installation of fridge camera technologies, researchers are creatively designing and testing methods to reduce household food waste. Before diving into the details of thes

Trash Talk: A Mini Series on Household Food Waste Overview Food waste is now recognized around the world as a pressing environmental, social and economic issue. Although food waste occurs at all stages of food production and consumption, some estimates suggest that up to 50% of food waste in Canada is generated at the household-level. The significance of this issue has resulted in food waste being a focus for regulation, interventions, policy, and awareness-raising efforts in