Season 1 of the CFS/RCÉA podcast, "Digesting Food Studies"/"Concentré d'études sur l'alimentation" is now wrapped, but Season 2 is on its way! Find us on your favorite podcasting service or at rss.com/podcasts/dig...

Digesting Food Studies—Episode 120: Carceral Food Systems rss.com/podcasts/dig... This episode considers carceral food systems and the roles food plays in expressing identity and liberty, as well as oppression and power.

Digesting Food Studies—Episode 119: Kids’ Lit and Food Insecurity rss.com/podcasts/dig...

Digesting Food Studies—Episode 118: Reading Menus as History rss.com/podcasts/dig...

Digesting Food Studies—Episode 116: Social Economy of Food rss.com/podcasts/dig... Sharing, gifting, and informal economies have been around forever, and they might be seeing a new resurgence that offers promise for the long-term.

Hear two episodes of Digesting Food Studies podcast "Welcome to Food Studies" and "School Food Programs" from @foodstudies.ca Listen on: 📻CFRU 93.3 📅Feb 26 ⏰10am 🛜Hear anytime: rss.com/podcasts/dig... rss.com/podcasts/dig... #foodstudies @theontarion.bsky.social @arrellfoodinst.bsky.social

Following the University of Regina Press’s tagline, “A Gathering of Many Voices,” we’ve pulled together two voices from their catalogue, offering possible research, teaching, and travel inspiration on or in the Northern Great Plains.

Showing that no discipline is an island, we connect Food Studies and Feminist Studies by way of a book-turned-bridge and a podcast-turned-boat. Plus: rice pudding! First, read "Food and Femininity" by Kate Cairns & Josée Johnston. (Read Jennifer Braun’s review of it here: doi.org/10.15353/cfs...)

Digesting Food Studies—Episode 115: Fisheries Diversification rss.com/podcasts/dig... Something not so fishy is going on in the Gulf of St. Lawrence! Well, actually, it is pretty fishy, but in a good way: the diversification of a First Nations fishery… photo: Hannah Robinson

Futures and histories collide! Is it science fiction? time travel? Nope, it’s Food Studies! Your reading pleasure this weekend = the future of food + a HISTORY of the future of food. (That is, a book review plus a companion media piece, as curated by us…)

A Shared Lunch, Part IV! Next to share lunch—which is not strictly speaking a lunch—is CFS author, Jen Brady. She writes, “Not being much of a lunch eater, I made a wrap with eggs and chili crisp for Second Breakfast, which I ate at my desk after getting my kids to school.” photo: Jennifer Brady

Food Farm Talk is partnering with @foodstudies.ca to broadcast episodes of their "Digesting Food Studies" podcast on CFRU 93.3 FM over coming months. Stay tuned! 🚜🌱🍽️🥣 #foodstudies #cdnag #foodhistory @theontarion.bsky.social rss.com/podcasts/dig...

Digesting Food Studies—Episode 114: Flexitarianism rss.com/podcasts/dig... Are you a carnivore? A vegan? A frugivore? Or do you fall in between categories of eater, identifying more as a flexitarian? photos: Alexia Moyer

A Shared Lunch, continued! Fieldwork yields so much more than data, as Jennifer Temmer shares with this mashup of Northern food and Mexican inspiration... "While this is not my current lunch, I wish it were!" says Temmer... photo: Jennifer Temmer

CAFS is hiring! L'ACÉA embauche ! CAFS is currently accepting applications for a new Administrator and Research Coordinator. All individuals who meet the qualifications are welcome to apply. See the job posting at: foodstudies.info/cafs-is-hiri.... The application deadline is January 30th, 2026.

Digesting Food Studies—Episode 113: Eating and Social Isolation rss.com/podcasts/dig... Do you eat alone, or with others? Is it by choice, or are your commensality options dictated by your social condition, your domestic situation, your access to shared space? photo: Patrick Ma

Shared Lunch! Next up, Chloe Alexander, whose article in CFS addresses food loss and waste as it meets jurisdiction. How do the federal, provincial, territorial, and municipal governments in Canada address food loss and waste? canadianfoodstudies.uwaterloo.ca/index.php/cf... photo: Chloe Alexander

A Shared Lunch! Vol. 12 No. 3 of Canadian Food Studies is about being “in it” together, so we thought we’d follow that ethos and share our lunch with you… Or actually, our authors’ lunches. canadianfoodstudies.uwaterloo.ca/index.php/cf... photo: Elaine Power

Digesting Food Studies—Episode 112a: Toward 2026 (mini-episode) rss.com/podcasts/dig...

CFS as food studies matchmaker? Yep! We’re putting together a book review and a memoir for your weekend reading pleasure… What are the true costs of an industrial food system? How can we get a better perspective by taking both an insider and outsider look at farming?

Check out Vol. 12, No. 3 of Canadian Food Studies (canadianfoodstudies.ca), now out! Six articles, a Choux Questionnaire, an editorial from Sara Edge, and beautiful cover art from illustrator and sustainable food systems consultant, Laurence Deschamps-Léger (laucolo.com).

Digesting Food Studies—Episode 112: Centralization of Power in Food Systems rss.com/podcasts/dig... Do you ever wonder about the amount and varieties of power in food and food systems...? image: Johnson Martin on Pixabay

As the fall 2025 university and college semester wraps up, what inspires you about teaching or learning food studies? Perhaps a Canadian Food Studies article on pedagogy? image: Lucy Godoy

Digesting Food Studies—Episode 108: Un-learning and Re-Learning rss.com/podcasts/dig... Should all food knowledge be freely shared? When we learn in university contexts, what structures shape our understanding? What should we try to un-learn? To re-learn? To reimagine? photo: Bonnie McDonald

Heads up, #InstitutionalFood and #SchoolFood researchers! Can a breakfast be secular? Does lunch have a religion? If you serve halal or kosher food to someone without their knowing it’s halal or kosher, is it? Here’s to injecting some critical food studies knowledge into our houses of government…

Heads up, #InstitutionalFood and #SchoolFood researchers! Can a breakfast be secular? Does lunch have a religion? If you serve halal or kosher food to someone without their knowing it’s halal or kosher, is it? Here’s to injecting some critical food studies knowledge into our houses of government…

Kids’ lit and food… L’alimentation et la littérature pour enfants… Food studies starts early! Il existe parfois des parallèles inattendus entre nos articles et nos critiques de livre par-delà le temps et les langues.

Digesting Food Studies—Episode 111: Lunch Box Identities rss.com/podcasts/dig... What is “Canadian food”? And how does the dominant food culture affect our identities and sense of belonging—especially in our primary and secondary schools? In other words, what’s in your lunch box?

Concentré d’études sur l’alimentation (le podcast de la RCÉA)—épisode 107 : Les pesticides et la politique rss.com/podcasts/dig... C’est quoi ça dans ta bouche ? Des pesticides ? D’autres produits chimiques ? Fais attention à ce que tu manges ! photo : Kath Clark/USC Canada

How did Canadian housewives become “housesoldiers”? And can food actually win wars? Read on! Canadian Food Studies suggests you start with Jennifer Brady’s review of Ian Mosby’s first book, "Food Will Win The War: The Politics, Culture and Science of Food" (doi.org/10.15353/cfs...).

Digesting Food Studies (the CFS podcast)—Episode 106: School Food Programs rss.com/podcasts/dig... Instead of a food fight, how about commensality and care?

Digesting Food Studies—Episode 105: Indigenous Food Sovereignty Although Indigenous food sovereignty has been attacked by multiple colonial histories, rebuilding it can happen—through intergenerational learning and land-based practices. rss.com/podcasts/dig... Image: Jacques Gaimard on Pixabay

Doing a little course planning? Looking for reading list additions? Canadian Food Studies book reviews offer great inspiration! Start with Taarini Chopra’s review of 'Growing Resistance: Canadian Farmers and the Politics of Genetically Modified Wheat' by Emily Eaton. doi.org/10.15353/cfs...

Digesting Food Studies—Episode 110: Feminist Food Studies Feminist studies and food studies have a fascinating history of difference, alignment, and emergence. This episode covers some of that span, starting with a laborious recipe for baked rice pudding (without eggs…!) rss.com/podcasts/dig...

Check out the work of Dr. Jade Crimson Rose Da Costa to learn more about resistance and digital story telling! #MeetTheBoard #FoodStudies #FoodJustice #DigitalStoryTelling #Communications #FoodInsecurity youtu.be/9Q8jT2uEX34

Interviewed Dr. Bryan Dale about his recent @foodstudies.ca journal article, interviewing farmers and alternative food organizations in Ontario and Québec. We discuss tensions between producers & consumers, the role of state interventions in food systems, & more! www.anthrodish.com/episodes/bry...

Read a good food book lately? Seen a food-art show or design expo? Marathoned a food doc? CFS is always looking for media and event reviews! Email (reviews [aht] canadian food studies [dawt] ca) or click on the “Submit a request” button at canadianfoodstudies.ca. image: David Szanto

Digesting Food Studies (the CFS podcast)—Episode 104: Infant Food Security rss.com/podcasts/dig... photo: Erik De Leon; visual effects: Natalie Doonan

Digesting Food Studies (the CFS podcast)—Episode 103: Food Art & Material Practice What can we learn about #foodsystems from making #art and getting our hands on the #materiality of food? Oh so very much! rss.com/podcasts/dig... image: Susan Goldberg

Are you exploring Alternative Food Networks? You should check out the work of Dr. Alissa Overend! Alissa currently serves on the CAFS Board. Watch the webinar on their 2021 book here: youtu.be/QqwpGxtR8J8 #CAFS #Sociology #SocialTheory #IntersectionalFeminism #MediaAnalysis #DiscourseAnalysis

Feeling questioning? Or maybe a little reflective? Take a look at the “Choux Questionnaire,” our riff on the somewhat more literary “Proust Questionnaire.” Our respondents include food scholars, activists, philosophers, and writers. (Oh, and ChatGPT, for some pretty 'artificial' intelligence.)

Digesting Food Studies (the CFS podcast)—Episode 109: Food Waste Repurposing leftover Halloween candy as farm animal fodder? It may sound wild, but as you’ll hear in this #podcast, it’s just one odd recommendation within the complex hierarchies of dealing with food waste… rss.com/podcasts/dig...

Looking for some rich, hearty, and satisfying food studies readings? Check out the latest book reviews from Canadian Food Studies! Eating Like a Mennonite: Food and Community Across Borders (by Marlene Epp), reviewed by Aqeel Ihsan doi.org/10.15353/cfs...

Digesting Food Studies (the CFS podcast)—Episode 102: Teaching about Food Studies rss.com/podcasts/dig... Learning about food systems goes way beyond classroom lectures, involving #power and #justice, #reciprocity and #listening, getting your hands into #soil and getting your heart in a roil.

Do you care about school food programs, food policies, and the dynamics of school lunches? If so, CFS has you covered! Check out these articles from our archives (2018–25), covering the intersections of food systems, school systems, policy, pedagogy, and procurement. canadianfoodstudies.ca

Digesting Food Studies (the CFS podcast)—Episode 101: Introducing Meat Studies. rss.com/podcasts/dig... Carnivores, herbivores, omnivores unite! Meat Studies has something for everyone (including #pescatarians, #vegans and #frugivores. But is meat a product, a process, or both?

Are you concerned about the future of food studies in the era of artificial intelligence? We at Canadian Food Studies are, and would love to hear what you have to say about it. Check out our AI policy at canadianfoodstudies.uwaterloo.ca/index.php/cf...

Digesting Food Studies (the CFS podcast)—Episode 100: Welcome to Food Studies. rss.com/podcasts/dig... #DigestingFoodStudies #FoodStudies #FoodPodcast #FoodSystems

Enjoy the full plenary: "FOUNDATIONS—Food studies in Indigenous Territories and Canada," here: youtu.be/2Wqic9XsQEA #Food #IndigenousTerritories #Canada #FoodStudies #AfricanNovaScotians #Mikmaki

"Invitation to a Banquet: The Story of Chinese Food" with @fuchsiadunlop.bsky.social from @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social Hear on: 📻CFRU 93.3 📅Oct 16 ⏰10am 🛜Listen now: buff.ly/CFidaP0 #foodstudies #foodhistory @cdnfoodfocus.bsky.social @foodstudies.ca @theontarion.bsky.social @wwnorton.com