Food for Thought: Fighting Food Insecurity on Campus

Welcome to the last segment of our one-episode podcast! In this podcast, we were able to highlight 6 diverse student perspectives, representing different aspects of campus life and knowledge on food. We would like to sincerely express our gratitude to Alexei, Parker, Sep, Troy, Ethan and Andie for sharing their thoughts and insights on campus food insecurity. If you’re facing food insecurity or st...

This segment of our one-episode podcast is hosted by Ian and Janae. This segment features Andie Bartolome, a fifth-year International Economics student and the Associate Vice President, Sustainability of Alma Mater Society. Tune in as Andie talks about the initiatives and policies of the AMS related to promoting food sustainability and food justice. Andie also shares about her thoughts on why stud...

This segment of our one-episode podcast is hosted by Ian and Janae. This segment features Ethan Lui, a fourth-year International Relations student and a volunteer at the AMS Food Bank. Tune in as Ethan shares his insights on campus food insecurity based on his experience as a volunteer for the Food Bank and as a researcher for similar initiatives. "Food insecurity is always an income problem. It’s...

This segment of our one-episode podcast is hosted by Ian and Janae. This segment features Troy Chong, a sixth-year Microbiology and Immunology student and a Community Eats Assistant at the Sprouts Cafe. Tune in as Troy discusses some of the initiatives, challenges faced, and practices used at the Sprouts Cafe. Troy also offers his thoughts on why it is important for students to get involved in foo...

This segment of our one-episode podcast is hosted by Joyce and Ian. This segment features Sepehr Kamal, a UBC alumni who co-founded Campus Nutrition as a student in 2019. Tune in as Sep provides his insights on campus food insecurity, and shares his experience as a founder of a non-profit organization that aims to provide solutions in food affordability and availability on campus. “There shouldn’t...

This segment of our one-episode podcast is hosted by Joyce and Jane. This segment features Parker Haga, a third-year International Relations student at UBC. Tune in as Parker shares about her experience as an international student in France ( Sciences Po ), and their thoughts on campus food insecurity as a student who have worked for NGOs such as United Way BC and A Better Life Foundation . Parker...

This segment of our one-episode podcast is hosted by Joyce. This segment features Alexei Villareal, a fourth-year English Honours and History student and an on-call volunteer at the Sprouts Cafe. Tune in as Alexei provides his thoughts on campus food insecurity as a student who participated in the Hungry for Change Walkout, organized by Sprouts in 2022. "I do feel like the organizations we have on...

Welcome to Food for Thought, the show where we dive into one of the biggest issues affecting UBC students today – food insecurity. In 2024, 51% of the 4,148 AMS Academic Experience Survey respondents reported feelings of worry that they would not be able to afford adequate groceries as students. As the Government of Canada defines it, “food insecurity is the inability to acquire or consume an adeq...