This session explores contemporary food systems and security through diverse geographic lenses. Presenters examine student perceptions of campus foodscapes, municipal circular food systems, the cultural and ecological dimensions of urban food commons, racial disparities in food access, and the impact of climate variability on agriculture in the Arctic. Collectively, these presentations underscore the intersecting roles of governance, community, identity, and climate in shaping food access, equity, and sustainability across varied geographic contexts.

• 10:15 AM
  Student Perceptions of On-Campus Foodscapes at a Canadian University
  Sara Clarke, Western University

• 10:30 AM
  ‘Our Food Future’: A Regional Food Circularity Case Study
  Dr. Haley Everitt, University of Guelph

• 10:45 AM
  Wild Foods for Urban Communities: The Potential of Natural Urban Commons to Nourish Immigrant Communities in the Great Lakes
  Sarah Lavallée, Carleton University

• 11:00 AM
  Food Insecurity in Canada: The Experiences of Black Racialized Individuals in Toronto
  Emmanuel Kyeremeh, Toronto Metropolitan University

• 11:15 AM
  Development of an Ecological Calendar to Understand Climate Variability, Freshwater Resource Changes, and Farming Impacts in South Greenland
  Kiley Daley, University of Maine

• 11:30 AM
  Farming on the Walls: Exploring How Art Promotes Agroecology and Climate Action in Rural Ghana
  Cornelius K. A. Pienaah, University of Western Ontario