A Vancouver Island community has seen a dramatic shift in how it approaches food insecurity — and hopes the change is here to stay. Maurita Prato, executive director of LUSH Valley Food Action Society and co-ordinator of the Comox Valley Food Policy Council, lives and works in the Comox Valley. Prato and her team, with help from other community members, organizations and funders, were able to start a "Good Food Box" program, where healthy, free boxes were delivered directly to people’s homes at the beginning of the pandemic. Get top stories in your inbox. Our award-winning journalists bring you the news that impacts you, Canada, and the world. Don't miss out.