Food is Our Medicine
Food profoundly impacts health and well-being, while also holding the potential to improve health equity. Nourish’s Food is Our Medicine guides health care providers on the importance of including culturally mindful food choices and Indigenous foodways into health care menus as a comforting way of advancing Reconciliation.
Learn about the complex relationships between Indigenous foodways, Reconciliation, healing, and health care.
Nourish envisions a future in which the full potential of food as medicine is honoured and realized in our health and food systems. Food is Our Medicine showcases the importance of weaving Indigenous foodways into health care as a means of supporting Reconciliation and improved healing for all.
Register for the Food is Our Medicine learning journey
Nourish invites health care organizations to make a commitment to decolonizing menus and health care operations by enrolling your team in the Food is Our Medicine learning journey running June 2026.
Join us in this transformative learning journey to create a more equitable and nourishing world.
Registration extended until January 6, 2026.
Running until June 2026, join a group of like-minded peers to explore the intersection of food, culture, and healthcare.
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Learning Journey modules
Access five learning journey modules (Intro, Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer) filled with resource links and reflection questions.
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Virtual Learning Circles
Join six interactive virtual sessions led by Nourish and members of the Indigenous and Allies Advisory. These circles are an opportunity to hear from other learners, ask questions, and to learn directly from Indigenous leaders across Turtle Island.
Nov 12, Dec 10, Jan 14, Feb 25, Apr 29, June 17
*Plus, special welcome/catch-up session for new intakes on Jan 7 -
Community of Practice
Between virtual sessions, connect with peers from across Turtle Island for continued learning and support.
You can also access materials to share about Food is Our Medicine on social media and within your organization.
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Certificate of Completion
Receive a personalized certificate with your name and date upon completion.
Registration Pricing
Download the November 2025 – June 2026 Food is Our Medicine Pricing Overview, or scroll down to find the category that applies to you for detailed information and next steps to register your team.
Benefit from discounted rates to advance public health goals and improve access to culturally appropriate food in health care.
Pricing for hospitals, long-term care facilities, other public health care organizations and government departments:
• 1 seat: $750 *
• 2–4 seats: $650 each (–13%)
• 5–10 seats: $595 each ** (–23%) Most Popular (includes 2 x 60 min personalized check-ins)
• 11+ seats: $495 each (–34%) Best Value
*If you belong to an Indigenous community or are a low income or BIPOC individual without institutional funding see Solidarity pricing section below.
**Teams of 5 or more from the same organization receive a personalized 60 minute midpoint check-in and 60 minute debrief call.
Need a more flexible timeline for your team? Contact us for private group pricing that allows you to schedule the learning journey on your team’s timeline and to suit your learning objectives.
TO REGISTER – Individuals use this link
TO REGISTER – Teams: Complete the registration form linked below. Once we receive it we’ll prepare an invoice and send you customized registration codes for your team (seats are transferable until the first virtual learning circle).
Embark on the learning journey to work towards sustainability and equity goals.
Private sector businesses can access the November 2025 – June 2026 Food is Our Medicine learning journey with pricing of $900/person.
TO REGISTER – Private Sector: Complete the registration form linked below. Once we receive it we’ll prepare an invoice and send you customized registration codes for your team (seats are transferable until the first virtual learning circle).
Full access to the self-directed learning journey remains available at no cost to Indigenous communities to support health, well-being, and cultural revitalization.
Indigenous communities can access the animated community of practice via Solidarity Pricing below.
TO REGISTER – Indigenous Communities Self-directed: Complete the registration form linked below and we’ll be in touch with further information.
This price level may be for you if you are a member of a group or organization focused on collective liberation and/or economic justice owned or governed by Black, Indigenous, racialized community members, immigrants, individuals challenged with visible or non-visible disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+, or individuals in lower socioeconomic situations, particularly those without access to institutional funding and/or support.
Solidarity pay what you can (PWYC) $250-$500.
Students who are interested in Food is Our Medicine are encouraged to share the Post Secondary pricing below with their faculty.
TO REGISTER: Solidarity PWYC – Complete the registration form and we’ll follow-up with further information.
Built for universities and colleges ready to grow culturally grounded, climate‑aligned food leadership.
All tiers include personalized certificates for learners who complete Food is Our Medicine modules.
Please download the Post-Secondary Pricing flyer for the three different options for student groups:
1) Self‑Directed
2) Walking Together — Animated General Cohort
3) Sitting Around the Fire — Animated Private Cohort
Anchoring Reconciliation (Special Offering limited to 2 campuses)
For the post-secondary organization who is interested in bringing action to their reconciliation journey. This includes everything in Sitting Around the Fire plus: facilitation of a day‑long on‑campus kickoff workshop with students and faculty, and facilitation of a day‑long learning‑journey integration workshop co‑created with students.
- Add $15,000 to Sitting Around the Fire pricing plus workshop expenses and travel for a knowledge keeper and a facilitator. Note that we will prioritize local facilitators or those with existing relationships to your campus.
TO REGISTER: Post-Secondary – Complete the registration form and we’ll follow-up with further information.
Come as a team. (Un)learn as a system.
We strongly encourage group registrations for maximum impact from the learning journey.
Registration extended until January 6, 2026.
TO REGISTER – Individuals: use this link
TO REGISTER – Your Team: complete the registration form below to secure your team’s spot. (See Registration Pricing section above for details).
Program Acknowledgements
Terrelyn Fearn, Glooscap First Nation (Turtle Island Institute)
Melanie Goodchild, Biigtigong Nishnaabeg First Nation (Turtle Island Institute)
Mair Greenfield, Kebaowek First Nation (Nourish)
Tessie Harris, European settler (Nourish Indigenous & Allies Advisory)
Hayley Lapalme, French Canadian settler (Nourish)
Elisa Levi, Chippewas of Nawash First Nation
See current members of the Nourish Indigenous & Allies Advisory.
Briteweb, Digital Agency
Dimitra Chronopoulos, Editor
Brittnay Gauthier, Michipicoten First Nation, Beadwork Artist
RallyRally, Design Studio
Mariah Meawasige, Anishinaabekwe/settler from the northern shores of Lake Huron (Genaabajing (Serpent River First Nation) and Elliot Lake, Designer/Illustrator
The Frontline Fund
The McConnell Family Foundation
The Arrell Family Foundation
“This learning journey means the absolute world to me. It has taught me more about Indigenous foodways, practices, and culture in the last six months than any class I have taken in my 17 years of education. I loved how it was interactive and had a good mix of reading tools and videos.”
~ Food is Our Medicine learner
