Lakehead University is trying to reduce the barriers to eating healthy by bringing fresh produce to its Thunder Bay, Ont., campus for students to buy at a cheaper price than at the grocery store. Here's how the Lakehead Fresh Market aims to make healthy food more affordable and accessible. Lakehead University is trying to reduce the barriers to eating healthy by bringing fresh produce to its Thunder Bay, Ont., campus for students to buy at a cheaper price than at the grocery store.
The Food Resource Centre, which offers an emergency food pickup program and other resources, is seeing more than 200 uses a month from students experiencing food insecurity, Garofalo said.In Thunder Bay, neighbours share more than a cup of sugar to fight food insecurity The hope was that by operating the market in house, it could be offered on a more regular basis, she explained.
The convenience of being able to purchase the produce on campus is another big factor, especially when students have varying class schedules and limited access to transportation, she said. Gwen Carrasco, a first-year political science student at Lakehead University, shows off her haul at the Lakehead Fresh Market: apples, an onion and potatoes.