Source: The Tyee- October 19, 2012
Local fish, pulled from the cold water off the north coast, is a staple on the menu at the eight-bed hospital in Masset, a town of roughly 1,000 located on the largest island of Haida Gwaii.
Patient meals also regularly feature local potatoes and onions from nearby farmers; part of a farm-to-cafeteria initiative that got its start in the Masset public school two years ago under the leadership of Shelly Crack, a community nutritionist with the Northern Health Authority.
The program, though well received by hospital patients and the farmers involved, has been “on again, off again,” says Crack. Part of the reason, she says, is fear from some hospital staff that “maybe they’re breaking the rules.”
One might think that hospitals cooking fresh local food would be eager to spread the news…
