The Chutney Reader is a spicy mix of food news, analysis and tips for all you underpaid, overworked staff and volunteers in community-based food programs-- as well as all of you unaffiliated folks who are just interested in food isues from soup to nuts. We'll be reporting from the food security front line: the latest trends, innovations, program models in nutrition, agriculture and food justice. We might even throw in a recipe or two. We intend the Chutney Reader to act as resource that will provoke and inspire you to take creative action to build a food system that truly nourishes people and communities.

Just who is this "we": The Chutney Reader is an occaisional co-production of FoodShare Toronto and the Toronto Food Policy Council, co-edited by Laura Berman and Wayne Roberts. Feedback, and submissions are welcomed: please send to chutney@foodshare.net.

For those who'd like to keep their finger right on the everyday pulse of food issues, the Food Policy Council operates a list-serve that puts out daily articles on a wide range of topics related to food. To subscribe, contact tfpc@city.toronto.ca

Our scope of topics will be wide-ranging, so consider subscribing whether or not you live in Toronto. At the end of each bulletin there will be a local events and news section, definitely sign up if you want to keep up with latest FoodShare and TFPC doings.