OUR PROJECTS

JUST EAT IT TORONTO!

Just Eat It! Toronto, aims to change the food waste behaviours of Toronto residents by building awareness, building skills and knowledge, and  motivating residents to take action on food waste. The Toronto challenge is offered in partnership with Drawdown Toronto, EcoCaledon, WastelessFood and Canadian Climate Challenge, and has been modelled after a similar campaign run in Dufferin County, entitled “Plan to Save”.

GRATITUDE FOR FOOD!

We are thrilled to partner with Drawdown Toronto and Eco Caledon to explore ways in which individuals, families and communities can become more responsible stewards of our natural resources through the lens of food. Through the survey linked here we hope to gather information regarding current attitudes and behaviours around food waste prior to launching our community-wide food waste reduction campaign being planned for January 2021.

(This survey is targeting Toronto residents; if you're not from Toronto, but you're interesting in knowing more ... maybe even hosting a campaign in your area ... let us know!)

“A third of the food raised or prepared does not make it from farm or factory to fork. Producing uneaten food squanders a whole host of resources—seeds, water, energy, land, fertilizer, hours of labor, financial capital—and generates greenhouse gases at every stage—including methane when organic matter lands in the global rubbish bin. The food we waste is responsible for roughly 8 percent of global emissions.“ ~ Drawdown.org

THE PEOPLE'S ECOCHALLENGE

Our planet and our people need us all right now - to act, to learn, to reflect, and to align what we do with the values we uphold. Join us, and take action to create more environmental + social good.

​

Click here to join the NEST team and make a positive collective impact!

A JUST RECOVERY FOR ALL

NEST is one of hundreds of Canadian organizations that have endorsed a call for a Just Recovery post COVID.  Check out their webpage for more info on how you can participate!  Let us know if you want to help NEST identify strategies to enact its principles!

ACTIVETO

NEST joined in a city-wide effort to advocate for the urgent expansion of Toronto's protected bike lanes to enable more active transportation during the COVID pandemic and beyond.  The push was successful, but more is needed to relieve pressure on the Yonge Line of the TTC.  Visit here to see how you can help!

COMMUNITY GARDENS AND FOOD SECURITY

We are nurturing possible partnerships with a number of community agricultural programs working to address food security and nutrition literacy.  If you have an interest in this work and/or potential connections for us, please get in touch!

RELEASE RESTRICTIONS ON CHILDREN

We lobbied the Ontario Ministry of Education to lift restrictions on children in schools in September 2020.  Check out our open letter!