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Nourish works throughout the country to make better food the cornerstone of a more sustainable, equitable, and preventive health care system. nourishleadership.ca

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Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 6h
October 6 is the second annual National Day of Action on #PlanetaryHealth, and health professionals across Canada are coming together to demonstrate support for measures to protect the ecological foundations of health and #healthcare. Learn more at planetaryhealthday.ca. @cape-acme.bsky.social
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Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Nourish is changing the way food is served in health care settings for the well-being of patients, the dedicated people caring for them, for growers and food producers, and for the planet we all share. Join the movement 👉 nourishleadership.ca #NourishLeadership vimeo.com/1170084095?f...
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Ode to the Hospital Tray
Take a close look. You may see a hospital tray... but we see a platform. Nourish believes that food is fundamental to patient, community and planetary health and wellbeing. Join the movement.
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Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This #OrangeShirtDay, we are listening to the voices of survivors. Knowing that none of the TRC Calls to Action on health care have been completed, we are reflecting on the way forward and learning from Indigenous communities who are leading the way. #NDTR #TruthAndReconciliation
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Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Nourish has built a relationship with @gfsca.bsky.social, witnessing their staff & organizational commitment to advance Truth and Reconciliation in their dedicated participation in the Food Is Our Medicine Animated Learning Journey. GFS is investing in their (un)learning as integral to their work.
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Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
With @vchhealthcare.bsky.social Food Services, chefs created tasty, nutrient-dense recipes culturally familiar to many patients. This supports nutrition & recovery while enhancing patient experience and reducing the hospital’s environmental impact. 👍 #NourishLeadership www.vch.ca/en/news/rich...
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Richmond Hospital taps top local chefs to cook up more cultural cuisine | Vancouver Coastal Health
Richmond, B.C. – Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) is introducing new, more culturally inspired meals at Richmond Hospital with the help of two local chefs.
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Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
📣 There's only TWO DAYS LEFT to register for the 2026 Food for Health Symposium: Who Health Care Feeds. Join the leaders who are bolding bridging the connections between food and health care. Register today 👉 nourishleadership.ca/programs/sym... #NourishLeadership #NourishSymposium #YVR #Healthcare
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Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Western science is starting to catch up to Indigenous knowledge: culturally relevant food matters to people's health and well-being. Check out the findings from a recent randomized control trial from the Navajo Nation. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... #MedicallyTailoredMeals #FoodAsMedicine
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An Indigenous Food Is Medicine Intervention
This randomized clinical trial examines the efficacy of a culturally and medically tailored meal program on the incidence of hospitalizations and emergency department visits among Indigenous communiti...
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Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Nourish’s Food is Our Medicine learning journey guides health care on the importance of culturally mindful food choices and Indigenous foodways to advance Truth and Reconciliation. 🍓 Register today to begin this September. nourishleadership.ca/programs/foo...
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Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Working in collaboration with BC health authorities, Nourish is continuing our work to reimagine how food is sourced and served in #healthcare. Learn more from this conversation with Elaine Chu, RD with @fraserhealth.ca on #GoodtoGrow. 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xsm2... #hospitalfood #foodsystems
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Elaine Chu: Inside the Shift Toward Local Food in Healthcare
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Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
🗣️ Announcing Tiffany Chiang as speaker for Nourish's 2026 Food for Health Symposium: Who Health Care Feeds! Register today and join us in Vancouver October 7-8, 2026. Go to 👉 nourishleadership.ca/programs/sym... to register and learn more. @vchhealthcare.bsky.social #NourishSymposium
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Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Inspiring to see Nourish Anchor Cohort team members' work profiled in a @vancouversun.bsky.social article by @tiffycrawford.bsky.social. The work highlights the value of working with Nourish to take the #CoolfoodPledge. vancouversun.com/news/ubc-res... @vchhealthcare.bsky.social @fraserhealth.ca
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Should B.C. hospitals ditch the Jell-O and meatloaf? UBC research suggests increasing plant-based meals
UBC researchers tested a plant-based menu in hospitals and found high satisfaction rates, decreased waste and reduced greenhouse gas emissions.
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Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Our next Culinary Medicine Community of Practice Meet-up on Thursday, September 17 is on Garden to Kitchen - promising practices for starting and integrating an on-site garden into #culinarymedicine programming. All Nourish Commons members welcome 👉 nourish-commons.mn.co. RSVP today on the Commons.
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Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
🗣️ Announcing Kitty RLynn Lickers as speaker for Nourish's 2026 Food for Health Symposium: Who Health Care Feeds! Register today and join us in Vancouver October 7-8, 2026. Go to 👉 nourishleadership.ca/programs/sym... to register and learn more. #NourishSymposium #IndigenousHealth #Healthcare #Food
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Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Learn more from Team Toronto, one of the five teams in Nourish's Third Anchor Cohort. Their story is one of building plant-forward menus, creative recipe development, and Indigenous foodways. #NourishLeadership nourishleadership.ca/knowledge-hu... @unityhealthto.bsky.social #HospitalFood
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Team Toronto Impact Report - Nourish
From Small Steps to Big Change: Our Journey for Planetary Health When joining the Nourish Cohort, Team Toronto had already made sustainability strides, like sourcing local produce and reducing some si...
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Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Today's the day! Join us for this special online screening and panel Q&A. Our conversation will have a particular focus on food and its interconnections to health, well-being, and care. 💙 #LowPriorityFilm #FoodAsMedicine #FoodIsMedicine #Diabetes #CDAC nourishleadership.ca/knowledge-hu...
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WEBINAR: Special Film Screening & Panel Event - Low Priority - Nourish
September 3, 2026: 12:30pm – 2:00pm ET Low Priority spotlights the resilience needed to navigate diabetes while experiencing homelessness. A sequel to the groundbreaking short film, Low, the film delv...
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Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
🌱 Exciting news for sustainable food in health care! Founding Nourish Commons Organization Member @hollandbloorview.ca is the newest Canadian health care organization to join the #CoolfoodPledge. 👏 Learn more about their work 👉 hollandbloorview.ca/stories-news... #PlanetaryHealth #NourishLeadership
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Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority #SLFNHA is teaching traditional food skills in order to combat the negative impact of colonial food systems. 🍓 #IndigenousFoodSovereignty www.nwonewswatch.com/local-journa... @foodbankscanada.bsky.social #Healthcare #IndigenousFoodways #Reconciliation
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First Nations look to traditional foods to improve health outcomes
Read the full story and comment on NWOnewswatch.com
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Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
🗣️ Announcing Tiffany Kautz and John McGraw from Accreditation Canada for Nourish's 2026 Food for Health Symposium: Who Health Care Feeds! Join us in Vancouver this October 👉 nourishleadership.ca/programs/sym... #AccreditationCanada #NourishSymposium #Healthcare #PlanetaryHealth #Accreditation
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Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Get back to Nourish, this September. 🍂 Tend and harvest your food for health insights with us on the Nourish Commons. Head to the Commons to learn more, become a member, and RSVP 👉 nourish-commons.mn.co #NourishLeadership #Healthcare #Nutrition #HospitalFood #Coolfood #DeliciousClimateAction
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Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
"Two-Eyed Seeing allows our team to walk & work in both worlds, incorporating the knowledge of those leading Indigenous food initiatives & those with expertise in Western health practices." 🫎 Learn from Nourish Team Newfoundland and Labrador 👉 nourishleadership.ca/knowledge-hu... @foodfirstnl.ca
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Team Newfoundland and Labrador - Nourish
Our Journey: Integrating Country Food into Health Care in Newfoundland and Labrador When Team NL joined the Nourish Cohort, their aspiration was clear: to create lasting systems change by integrating ...
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Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
🗣 Announcing Jesse Veenstra for Nourish's 2026 Food for Health Symposium: Who Health Care Feeds! Take advantage of early bird pricing until the end of August 👉 nourishleadership.ca/programs/sym... #NourishSymposium #HealthcareFood #FoodSystems #FarmtoCafeteriaCanada #SchoolFood #Nutrition #Food
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Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Working with Nourish, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital has signed the #CoolfoodPledge, a global initiative to reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with food service by 30 per cent by 2035. 🌎🥬 @hollandbloorview.ca #NourishLeadership hollandbloorview.ca/stories-news...
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Serving up climate action: Holland Bloorview signs global pledge to reduce food-related emissions
Hospital commits to measuring and reducing emissions, increasing plant-forward food options
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Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
This week, Nourish hosted Farm to Hospital - A multi-solving approach to bring local farm produce to hospitals @victoriaforum.bsky.social. The session highlighted those working on the frontlines of putting local, sustainable, farm fresh food on patient plates. 🥕 #VictoriaForum #NourishLeadership
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Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
After a decade of working alongside healthcare to transform food in hospitals & long-term care, Nourish presents a clear set of policy recommendations for governments. nourishleadership.ca/knowledge-hu... #NourishLeadership
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Food is Health Infrastructure: A Policy Framework for Healthy, Sustainable Food in Canadian Health Care - Nourish
After a decade of working alongside healthcare leaders to transform food in hospitals and long-term care, Nourish is presenting a clear set of policy recommendations for governments. Healthcare leader...
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Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Nourish is hosting a special session this week @victoriaforum.bsky.social: Farm to Hospital – A multi-solving approach to bring local farm produce to hospitals. 🥬 With @fraserhealth.ca, @interiorhealth.bsky.social, & @vanislandhealth.bsky.social, moderated by Hon. Tracy Muggli. #NourishLeadership
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Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Join Nourish starting this September for Food Is Our Medicine's Animated Learning Journey: culturally mindful and Indigenous foodways in health care as a way of advancing Truth and Reconciliation. 🍓https://nourishleadership.ca/programs/food-is-our-medicine/ #FoodIsOurMedicine #NourishLeadership
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Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
🗣 Announcing Kelly Gordon, RD for Nourish's 2026 Food for Health Symposium: Who Health Care Feeds! Kelly is Associate Director at the Indigenous Health Learning Lodge at @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social. Join us & benefit from early bird pricing while it lasts 👉 nourishleadership.ca/programs/sym...
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Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Kinda chic to advance policy and systems change through food in health care. Be chic with us 👉 nourishleadership.ca/programs/sym... #KindaChic #NourishLeadership
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Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
We look forward to hosting our session, Farm to Hospital – A multi-solving approach to bring local farm produce to hospitals, at this year's Victoria Forum. 🥬 Learn more and join us 👉 victoriaforum.ca/forum/victor... #VictoriaForum #HealthCare #FoodSystems #100MBetterBites #NourishLeadership
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Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
"We created the Food Strategy for People & Planet - adopted by all Health Authorities, this milestone is providing a framework for collaborative action on health care food." 🫐 Learn more from Team BC, one of the five teams in Nourish's Third Anchor Cohort 👉 nourishleadership.ca/knowledge-hu...
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Team BC Lower Mainland Impact Report - Nourish
A Journey Continued When joining Nourish’s Third Anchor Cohort program, Team BC Lower Mainland aspired to increase plant-based options on patient menus, create more coordination and coherence on food ...
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Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
🗣️ Announcing Dr. Trevor Hancock, Hon FFPH (UK) - co-founder of @cape-acme.bsky.social and @ccghc.bsky.social - for Nourish's 2026 Food for Health Symposium: Who Health Care Feeds! 🌽 🫐 Benefit from early bird pricing for a limited time. 👉 nourishleadership.ca/programs/sym... #NourishSymposium
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Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
🎬 You're invited to a special online screening of the film 'Low Priority' - a lived story of food is medicine. Our panel will have a particular focus on #food and its interconnections to #healthcare and well-being. 🍲 Join us Sept. 3 👉 nourishleadership.ca/knowledge-hu... #FoodIsMedicine #Nutrition
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Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Are you or your organization seeking unlearning & professional development? Looking for ways to act on Truth & Reconciliation in health care? Join Nourish's Food is Our Medicine Animated Learning Journey this September. 🍓 👉 nourishleadership.ca/programs/foo... 🌽
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Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Did you miss our #Coolfood webinar? Check out the recording, now available in the Nourish Knowledge Hub. 🌎 Access the Coolfood program and take #DeliciousClimateAction in health care with your organization's Nourish Commons Membership. 👉 nourishleadership.ca/knowledge-hu...
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WEBINAR July 22: Reducing Food's Footprint - Nourish
A Coolfood Pledge Information Session Climate action can start on the tray. This webinar offers an introduction to the Coolfood Pledge: a practical, evidence-based framework helping hospitals reduce t...
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Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
"We use approximately 40% of land and 70% of freshwater to produce food. Agriculture drives nutrient pollution, biodiversity loss, and a significant share of greenhouse gas emissions. No matter how you measure it—land, water, chemistry, or carbon—food systems are central." #planetaryhealth 🌎
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Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
SHHHHHHHH....... 😉 👉 nourishleadership.ca/programs/sym... #NourishSymposium
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Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
"The Ogyǫhsraniyǫ́hsdǫh Project emerged from a clear message from the Six Nations community: a desire to reconnect with and access original Haudenosaunee foods."🍓 Learn more from Team Six Nations, one of the five teams in Nourish's Third Anchor Cohort 👉 nourishleadership.ca/knowledge-hu...
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Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
🗣️ Announcing David Speight for Nourish's 2026 Food for Health Symposium: Who Health Care Feeds! 👨‍🍳 🫛 David will join us for our learning journey at UBC Farm. Join us 👉 nourishleadership.ca/programs/sym... 🐦 This is the last week for early bird registration!
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Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Over 2023 to 2025, Nourish’s third national cohort worked locally and nationally on projects making a difference in #foodsystems and #healthcare. Learn more about these teams & join us in celebrating their work that our world and systems so vitally need. 👉 nourishleadership.ca/programs/anc...
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Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
🔔 One week! 🔔 That's how long you have left to take advantage of early bird registration for Nourish Symposium 2026: Who Health Care Feeds. See our speakers, learning journeys, and register today to join us in Vancouver this October 👉 nourishleadership.ca/programs/sym... #NourishSymposium
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Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
The ✨ Nourish Awards ✨ recognize and celebrate leadership, honouring longstanding changemakers and emergent voices in food for health transformation. It takes less than five minutes to recognize your colleague or organization. Nominations close Friday, July 24, 2026 👉 nourish.fillout.com/awards
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Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Do you want to take delicious climate action in health care? Join Nourish for a special free webinar on the #CoolfoodPledge this Wednesday. Hear directly from hospitals implementing #Coolfood and how you can make a difference to your patients and our planet. 🌎 👉 nourishleadership.ca/knowledge-hu...
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Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
🗣️ Announcing Chef Ned Bell for the 2026 Food for Health Symposium: Who Health Care Feeds! Early bird registration is open until July 31. 👉 nourishleadership.ca/programs/sym... Nourish is proud to collaborate and co-host with Vancouver Coastal Health. #NourishSymposium #Healthcare #HospitalFood
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Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Looking to deepen your climate action through food? 🥬 Join us for Reducing Food's Footprint: #Coolfood Info Session on July 22. This webinar will introduce the benefits of joining the Coolfood community & share lessons from Coolfood hospitals. Join Us! nourishleadership.ca/knowledge-hu...
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WEBINAR July 22: Reducing Food's Footprint - Nourish
A Coolfood Pledge Information Session Climate action can start on the tray. Join healthcare foodservice leaders from across Canada for an introduction to the Coolfood Pledge: a practical, evidence-bas...
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Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
"The question isn’t whether we know how to farm better. The question is do we have a #foodsystem in place capable of supporting the people who are making the food the way we want it?" We're asking the same question about #healthcare #food systems to be able to respond with a resounding YES. 🥬
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Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
🗣️ Announcing Chef Rick Powless M.Ed., OCT. for the 2026 Food for Health Symposium: Who Health Care Feeds! Early bird registration is open until July 31. 👉 nourishleadership.ca/programs/sym... Proud to collaborate and co-host with Vancouver Coastal Health. #NourishSymposium #Healthcare #HospitalFood
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Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
🗣️ Announcing Dr. Ojistoh Horn as speaker for Nourish's 2026 Food for Health Symposium! Dr. Horn promotes the inclusion of traditional knowledge & ways of being for providing holistic & primary care to her people. 🍓 Go to 👉 nourishleadership.ca/programs/sym... #NourishSymposium #IndigenousHealth
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Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
🌞 This summer, cool off in the Nourish Commons, home of the national food for health movement. Find community, courses, resources, and RSVP for all Nourish events by heading to the Commons at nourish-commons.mn.co 🌞 #NourishLeadership
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Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
🍓 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗔𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆: 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲-𝟮𝟳 𝗞𝗶𝗻, 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿. Guiding health care on the importance of culturally mindful food choices & Indigenous foodways in health care menus for Truth and Reconciliation. 👉 nourishleadership.ca/programs/foo...
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Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
📣 Join us to celebrate Mackenzie Health as a founding Member of the Nourish Commons. A signatory to the #CoolfoodPledge, their leadership is showing how it's possible to take #DeliciousClimateAction in health care in ways that benefit patients, staff, and community. 👏👏👏 👉 nourish-commons.mn.co
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