An illustrated drawing outlining the benefits of food prescription programs. A light purple background with hand-drawn images of food with a food prescription. A darker purple beam flows from the food prescription listing the benefits: at their best, food prescriptions grow knowledge, improve food access, build food skills, build community and food system resilience, & help people develop new habits. At the highest level, food prescriptions improve health and therapeutic outcomes and decrease long-term health burdens. Illustration by Alex Sawatzky.

Today is #SocialPrescribingDay! 🧑‍⚕️ 🥗 #FoodPrescribing can improve population health by reducing the impacts of #foodinsecurity on health & pressures on the #healthcare system. Learn more with Nourish's food prescribing field scan 👉 bit.ly/3Nrl3xp #NourishLeadership

Nutritious and Delicious: Better Bites, Better Outcomes with Stephen Beckta and Jennifer Reynolds, Nourish

Thanks to everyone who joined us today for our nutritious & delicious webinar with Stephen Beckta! Head to the Nourish Commons - the new national home for food for health leaders - for highlights! 🍽️😋 #DeliciousNutrition #NourishLeadership

Session Highlights 👉 nourish-commons.mn.co/posts/997503...

Happening next week! Join us for this important conversation on the power of #DeliciousNutrition in #healthcare - and what bold action by hospitals is doing to transform patient outcomes, patient & staff experience, and influence the bottom line. 🥘
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How do hospitals solve the dilemma between shrinking budgets and fresh, local food? Nourish Executive Director Hayley Lapalme talks with CBC This is Ottawa host Robyn Bresnahan about the importance of food to patient health and recovery. Listen Now. A purple background with white text. A yellow button that says 'Listen Now'. An image of the 'This is Ottawa' Podcast logo and small headshot photo of Hayley Lapalme. Hayley is standing outside in front of trees, smiling.

“ #HospitalFood has so much potential to advance the #health of patients & we’re nowhere reaching that potential.” Nourish's Hayley Lapalme speaks with CBC Ottawa on the importance of #food to #patienthealth & recovery.

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HHS reduces food waste to reduce greenhouse gases Explore the efforts by Hamilton Health Sciences to cut greenhouse gases through reducing food waste and supporting community initiatives.

" @hhsfoundation.bsky.social took the #CoolfoodPledge through Nourish Leadership. The Coolfood Pledge is a global initiative that helps organizations, including hospitals, reduce the climate impact of food they serve." 🥬

#NourishLeadership #FoodWaste #HospitalFood

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Nourish is launching a national Culinary Medicine Community of Practice this spring on the Nourish Commons. Join us at nourishleadership.ca/programs/mem...

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Nutritious and Delicious: Better Bites, Better Outcomes Mar 24, 2026 10:30 am to 11:30 am PT

Join Nourish's Jen Reynolds in conversation with Stephen Beckta @ottawahospital.on.ca as we explore what we can do through collective learning and action to shift stuck patterns and leverage delicious meals for the health of people and planet. 🍽️ #NourishLeadership

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To learn more about the power of nudging, check out Nourish's webinar, 'How Choice Architecture Can Promote Happier Patients and Planetary Health', with Nourish Cohort Alumnus Annie Marquez and Nourish Ambassador Dr. Sadaf Mollaei.

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Walking Together: Indigenous Knowledge, Food as Medicine, and Two-Eyed Seeing in Health Care. With Kathy Loon and Dr. Joseph Leblanc. February 13, 2026. 10am to 11am PT / 1pm to 2pm ET

On February 13, join Nourish for a special conversation with Kathy Loon, Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre and Dr. Joseph Leblanc, NOSM University.

Register today 👉 bit.ly/4sVn9FE

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Plant-based Canada Podcast Episode 113. Prescribing Sustainability: Amy Ford on Food Systems in Healthcare. A light green poster with an image of Amy standing in front of some trees.

Check out this conversation with Nourish Director of Planetary Health @amyjoyford.bsky.social on the Plant-based Canada Podcast - Prescribing Sustainability: Food Systems in Healthcare. 🥬

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Together, we are proving that better nourishment is not only possible, it is already taking shape across the country: one meal & one act of leadership at a time. Check out our 2025 Annual Report - highlights of this year's achievements & hints of what's to come.

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Food and health Spotlight: Mobilizing health systems to improve patient food security This session will explore community-led initiatives aimed at improving patients’ food security by increasing access to fresh and nutritious food, while strengthening local food systems. 🗓️ Date: Tuesday, December 2 ⏰ Time: 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. Eastern 🖥️ Delivery: Zoom Speakers: Jennifer Reynolds – Executive Director, Nourish / Nourrir Lizzie Slattery – General Co-Director Carrefour Solidaire Community Food Centre, Community Food Center Registration is free and open on a rolling basis. Participants may join at any point in the cycle and attend any number of sessions.

Join Cascades and Nourish ED Jen Reynolds for this session to explore community-led initiatives aimed at improving patients’ food security by increasing access to fresh and nutritious food, while strengthening local food systems. #NourishLeadership

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Laura has led the field and practice of making traditional foods accessible to patients in health care for 25 years. She has mentored so many in dietetics, in thoughtful governance, and in meaningful settler-Indigenous collaborations. Laura has shared her wisdom as a Nourish board member, a member of the Nourish Indigenous & Allies Advisory, and as one of the co-authors of the Food is Our Medicine learning journey, all while maintaining her role as Director of First Nations Health Programs at the Yukon Hospitals Corporation, ensuring self-identifying Indigenous patients have access to the cultural dimensions of care to support their well-being. Laura’s work exemplifies the spirit of Margaret Edgars: honouring knowledge, culture, and the land, while strengthening relationships that lead to real, lasting change.

Congratulations ✨ Laura Salmon ✨ winner of the 2025 Margaret Edgars Reconciliation Award - Individual at #NourishSymposium2025. This award honours those advancing Indigenous foodways in community & health care, honouring the importance of putting the love in food. 🍓💜

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From food hubs to hospital trays, from national climate priorities to global food systems: food and #planetaryhealth have entwined histories and a shared future. 🌎

Join the movement for our future of food and health. #NourishLeadership 👉 nourishleadership.ca/programs/pla...

An image of fruit with accompanying foreground text: November 25, 2025 at 12pm ET. Reducing Single-Use Plastics in Food-Related Services. Headshot photos of three speakers: Sandra Alexander (Project Manager, CCGHC), Amy Ford (Director, Planetary Health, Nourish), and Liza Zvereva (Project and Research Coordinator, Hamilton Family Health Team).

Join Nourish Director of Planetary Health @amyjoyford.bsky.social next week on reducing single-use plastic in food services, hosted by @ccghc.bsky.social. Check out all the great sessions during Circular Clinical Care Plastics Reduction Week. #NourishLeadership

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Michelle is a bold, visionary leader transforming how food is understood and used within healthcare. At St. Joseph's Health Care London, she has redefined food as a catalyst for healing, sustainability, and community connection. Through her leadership with the Nourish cohort, Michelle has advanced health equity, sustainability, and local food systems. Her work embodies courage, creativity, and compassion, turning a small innovation grant into a flourishing model for sustainable, equitable, and community-rooted healthcare food systems.

Congratulations ✨ Michelle Stranges ✨ winner of the 2025 Nourish Anchor Leadership Award - Individual, awarded at #NourishSymposium2025. This award recognizes bold leadership that harnesses the power of food to create resilient, equitable, & community-rooted health systems. 🍎 #NourishLeadership

Teaching Kitchen Symposium Session: Teaching Kitchens Around the World: Practical Lessons from Global Models. Join global leaders as they share how teaching kitchens are advancing health worldwide, with case studies from Israel, Brazil, and Canada highlighting resilience, education, and public health impact. December 11, 2025 - Scotts Valley, California.

Part of our Third Anchor Cohort, Nourish is proud to support #culinarymedicine Collaborative Project Team members' learning & knowledge mobilization by participation in the 2025 Teaching Kitchen Collaborative Symposium. We look forward to sharing learnings they bring home! 👩‍🍳 🍏 #NourishLeadership

📣 Today's the day! 📣 The Nourish 2025 Food for Health Symposium: 100 Million Better Bites gets underway today! We can't wait to get started. Share your insights, reflections, quotable quotes and more with #NourishSymposium2025. Have a great Symposium week, everyone! 🙌

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Keynote: Healthy, Sustainable, and Just Diets: Pathways to a Triple Win. Walter Willett, Co-Chair, 2025 EAT Lancet Commission, Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Text accompanied by a headshot image of Dr. Willett, smiling.

We're less than a week away from the 2025 Nourish Symposium: 100 Million Better Bites! Next week, we'll welcome Dr. Walter Willett for a keynote fresh from the release of the 2025 #EATLancet Commission Report. Join us!

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This week, Nourish's Culinary Medicine Collaborative Project Team hosted a teaching kitchen night. At Nourish, we believe that food is a powerful lever for making health care systems more preventive, equitable, and sustainable. Go team!

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🧑‍🌾 Jason Baillargeon joined Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in 2003 and has had the opportunity to work on a broad range of files including public trust, branding, sector strategies, value-chain coordination, and international marketing. Jason was appointed Director of Food Policy in September of 2018. 🍲 Donna Kwan has been a registered dietitian for over 20 years and started her career with a focus on diabetes nutrition management. Later transitioning to work in food services and food service systems management, her role encompasses all things CBORD and she involved in various projects and food services procurement. Currently, Donna is an Application Specialist at Unity Health Toronto and a co-Lead for Team Toronto as part of Nourish’s Third Anchor Cohort. 🩺 Dr. Joseph Leblanc is an Anishinaabe scholar and health equity leader working at the intersection of Indigenous food systems, community health, and education. His research and advocacy focus on food sovereignty, decolonizing health practices, and equity in medical education. He has delivered national and international presentations and serves on multiple boards advancing Indigenous-led food and health initiatives across Canada. Dr. Leblanc is Associate VP, Equity & Inclusion at NOSM University. 🍛 Annie Marquez has a Master's degree in nutrition. With the CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal she is part of several innovative projects, including, with Nourish Leadership, the creation of the Sustainable Menu Guide and the Hôpital Solidaire project. Currently, Annie is the food services coordinator at the CCSMTL and works with La Transformerie to reduce food waste at all stages of meal creation.

📣 Speaker announcement for the 2025 Food for Health Symposium: 100 Million Better Bites! We are thrilled to welcome these distinguished speakers!

Join us online this November 3-7, 2025 👉 nourishleadership.ca/programs/sym...

Stay tuned for more!

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Thank you Gordon Food Service! Serving customers with the highest quality foodservice products and services through innovative systems and the spirit and integrity of our people.

Thank you ✨ Gordon Food Service - Canada ✨ for supporting Nourish's 2025 Food for Health Symposium as a Root-level Sponsor!

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Food, identity, sovereignty and health: Kendal Garlow connects the dots Master of Indigenous Studies student Garlow is launching a self-watering greenhouse business to bring fresh produce to Indigenous communities.

“Our efforts were to incorporate more #Haudenosaunee food into #healthcare. We want to be sustainable, we want to source from local vendors, we want to increase the amount of food programming we have on Six Nations.” 🌿

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Join Nourish and an insightful, engaging line-up of speakers online November 3-7, 2025 for our 2025 Food for Health Symposium: 100 Million Better Bites.

Registration is open now. Early bird pricing ends October 17.

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🍏 Carlota Basualdo-Hammond is a Registered Dietitian with almost 25 years in leading dietetic practice. Since 2011, she has been the Executive Director, Nutrition Services, Provincial Strategy Standards of Practice, @albertahealthservices . She is also currently the co-chair of the Canadian Malnutrition Task Force Advisory Committee. 🫘 Chris Marinangeli PhD, RD has a PhD in Food and Nutrition Science from the University of Manitoba and is a registered dietitian with over 10 years of experience across consumer packaged goods and the Canadian agriculture sector. His expertise includes national and international food regulations, regulatory affairs, and consumer insights and equity for developing strategies and tactics to meet business needs. He is Director, Centre for Regulatory Research and Innovation with @proteinindcan . 🫎 Dana Marshall is Regional Food Animator for Labrador with @foodfirstnl where she works to inspire and support community food action. She is Project Lead with the Labrador Anchor Collaborative, and is co-founder and co-host of the @ajuinatapodcast sharing powerful stories of change from Indigenous communities and allies where food and health meet. She is a powerful advocate for Indigenous and country foods and their role in culture, health, and community well-being. 🌍 Kerstin Plehwe is an award-winning entrepreneur, international board professional and powerful business visionary. As global CEO of @pan_international_ and President of PAN USA, a fast-growing health- and nutrition focused medical organization, her vision is to help people and organizations to win the war against diet-related diseases. She believes and has personally experienced that food can dramatically change lives and that it is the most underestimated and underused instrument in public health as of today.

📣 It's that time again! More amazing speaker announcements for the 2025 Food for Health Symposium: 100 Million Better Bites! Stay tuned - there's more to come!

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Join David Suzuki and planetary health leaders tonight to discuss practical actions and systems-level solutions to the environmental health crisis on this National Day of Action on Planetary Health. Webinar link in post.

Today, October 6, is #PlanetaryHealthDay! Do you have a plant-forward planetary health-supporting meal, recipe, or food photo to share? Tag us #NourishLeadership and #PlanetaryHealthDay! 🌎 🍽️

Join tonight's webinar 👉 lnkd.in/gsvdkCuT
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Dispatch from the EAT-Lancet Commission 2.0 Launch at the Stockholm Food Forum This past week, the 2.0 EAT-Lancet Commission affirmed that we can produce enough food to feed the ten billion in a way that is just, sustainable, dignified, and that builds health.

Today is #PlanetaryHealthDay! Sharing reflections from Nourish Executive Director @hayleylapalme.bsky.social from last week's #StockholmFoodForum and #EatLancet 2.0 launch in Sweden. 🌎

"Let’s turn the public plate into public good." #NourishLeadership

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💌 Sign the open letter to the Prime Minister
🥗 Share a photo of your in-patient or cafeteria plant-forward meal!
📸 Tag us in your photos and planetary health day events! #PlanetaryHealthDay #NourishLeadership

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On October 6, Nourish joins @cape-acme.bsky.social and a network of supporters in launching the first National Day of Action on Planetary Health for health professionals. Join us and take action!

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Early bird registration now open for Nourish's 2025 Food for Health Symposium: 100 Million Better Bites! Join us where #food & #healthcare meet for a week of rich, challenging, and meaningful dialogues!

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