Missanabie Cree First Nation Food Survey - April 2025

MCFN Locally Produced Food Consumption Survey

This survey is for MCFN community members to help determine the amount of fresh fruits and vegetables consumed in the community, and determine the operating structure of a future food growing operation.

This growing operation is not guaranteed, but pending the results of the survey, MCFN will explore options for development and will continue to update members as it progresses.

The survey return date is Sunday, May 25th by 3pm for electronic or printed copies.

To thank you for your time, survey respondents will be entered into 3 x $100 pre-paid credit cards that can be used at any store.

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* 1. How often do you reside on reserve (or in Missanabie, Ontario)?

More than 10 months - Year Round

Seasonal - 4-6 months

Seasonal Visitor - under 1 month

Occasionally - a couple days here and there

Less than 2 days per year

Never

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* 2. How important are fresh fruits or vegetables to you and / or your family?

Extremely important

Very important

Somewhat important

Not so important

Not at all important

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* 3. How often do you or someone in your household participate in the following Food Sovereignty activities in MCFN?

	Never	Rarely	Sometimes	Often	No Response
Maintaining a personal garden(s)	Maintaining a personal garden(s) Never	Maintaining a personal garden(s) Rarely	Maintaining a personal garden(s) Sometimes	Maintaining a personal garden(s) Often	Maintaining a personal garden(s) No Response
Cooking meals from scratch	Cooking meals from scratch Never	Cooking meals from scratch Rarely	Cooking meals from scratch Sometimes	Cooking meals from scratch Often	Cooking meals from scratch No Response
Preserving food for eating later (ie. canning, smoking, drying)	Preserving food for eating later (ie. canning, smoking, drying) Never	Preserving food for eating later (ie. canning, smoking, drying) Rarely	Preserving food for eating later (ie. canning, smoking, drying) Sometimes	Preserving food for eating later (ie. canning, smoking, drying) Often	Preserving food for eating later (ie. canning, smoking, drying) No Response
Gathering food or medicinal herbs	Gathering food or medicinal herbs Never	Gathering food or medicinal herbs Rarely	Gathering food or medicinal herbs Sometimes	Gathering food or medicinal herbs Often	Gathering food or medicinal herbs No Response
Cooking traditional foods	Cooking traditional foods Never	Cooking traditional foods Rarely	Cooking traditional foods Sometimes	Cooking traditional foods Often	Cooking traditional foods No Response
Hunting or fishing	Hunting or fishing Never	Hunting or fishing Rarely	Hunting or fishing Sometimes	Hunting or fishing Often	Hunting or fishing No Response
Making traditional medicines	Making traditional medicines Never	Making traditional medicines Rarely	Making traditional medicines Sometimes	Making traditional medicines Often	Making traditional medicines No Response

Other (please specify)

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* 4. How often do you eat fruits and vegetables?

At least once per day

At least 4 times per week

Up to 3 times per week

At least once per week

Rarely (once or twice per month)

Never

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* 5. How would you describe your eating habits?

Eat everything and anything

Only meat, no vegetables

Pescatarian (vegetarian + eating fish)

Vegetarian

Vegan

Healthy - I carefully watch what I eat

Other (please specify)

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* 6. Has your household gone without food in the past year?

Yes

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* 7. What is your biggest obstacle to accessing enough food for your household? (Please drag boxes and /or rank in order, 1 = most important)

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* 8. How often do you go out to eat or use tv dinners / frozen pre-made meals each week?

At least once per week

Twice per week

Three times per week

Four times per week

Five times per week

Six times per week or more

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* 9. What is your favourite type of vegetable(s)?

(Please fill in all rows!)

	Never eat it	Don't like it but will eat it	it's ok	it's good!	It's my favourite!
Carrots	Carrots Never eat it	Carrots Don't like it but will eat it	Carrots it's ok	Carrots it's good!	Carrots It's my favourite!
Onions	Onions Never eat it	Onions Don't like it but will eat it	Onions it's ok	Onions it's good!	Onions It's my favourite!
Potatoes	Potatoes Never eat it	Potatoes Don't like it but will eat it	Potatoes it's ok	Potatoes it's good!	Potatoes It's my favourite!
Sweet Potatoes	Sweet Potatoes Never eat it	Sweet Potatoes Don't like it but will eat it	Sweet Potatoes it's ok	Sweet Potatoes it's good!	Sweet Potatoes It's my favourite!
Cabbage	Cabbage Never eat it	Cabbage Don't like it but will eat it	Cabbage it's ok	Cabbage it's good!	Cabbage It's my favourite!
Broccoli	Broccoli Never eat it	Broccoli Don't like it but will eat it	Broccoli it's ok	Broccoli it's good!	Broccoli It's my favourite!
Zucchinis	Zucchinis Never eat it	Zucchinis Don't like it but will eat it	Zucchinis it's ok	Zucchinis it's good!	Zucchinis It's my favourite!
Squash	Squash Never eat it	Squash Don't like it but will eat it	Squash it's ok	Squash it's good!	Squash It's my favourite!
Corn	Corn Never eat it	Corn Don't like it but will eat it	Corn it's ok	Corn it's good!	Corn It's my favourite!
Tomatoes	Tomatoes Never eat it	Tomatoes Don't like it but will eat it	Tomatoes it's ok	Tomatoes it's good!	Tomatoes It's my favourite!
Cucumbers	Cucumbers Never eat it	Cucumbers Don't like it but will eat it	Cucumbers it's ok	Cucumbers it's good!	Cucumbers It's my favourite!
Beans or Peas	Beans or Peas Never eat it	Beans or Peas Don't like it but will eat it	Beans or Peas it's ok	Beans or Peas it's good!	Beans or Peas It's my favourite!
Peppers	Peppers Never eat it	Peppers Don't like it but will eat it	Peppers it's ok	Peppers it's good!	Peppers It's my favourite!
Lettuce, Kale or Spinach	Lettuce, Kale or Spinach Never eat it	Lettuce, Kale or Spinach Don't like it but will eat it	Lettuce, Kale or Spinach it's ok	Lettuce, Kale or Spinach it's good!	Lettuce, Kale or Spinach It's my favourite!
Herbs or other greens	Herbs or other greens Never eat it	Herbs or other greens Don't like it but will eat it	Herbs or other greens it's ok	Herbs or other greens it's good!	Herbs or other greens It's my favourite!
Mushrooms	Mushrooms Never eat it	Mushrooms Don't like it but will eat it	Mushrooms it's ok	Mushrooms it's good!	Mushrooms It's my favourite!
Brussel Sprouts	Brussel Sprouts Never eat it	Brussel Sprouts Don't like it but will eat it	Brussel Sprouts it's ok	Brussel Sprouts it's good!	Brussel Sprouts It's my favourite!
Pumpkins	Pumpkins Never eat it	Pumpkins Don't like it but will eat it	Pumpkins it's ok	Pumpkins it's good!	Pumpkins It's my favourite!

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* 10. What are your favourite types of fruits (rank from 1-10 from your favourite to least favourite. 1 would be your most favourite, and 10 your least favourite).

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* 11. Is there a fruit or vegetable from the lists above that are your favourites? If so, list your top 2.

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* 12. Which of the following traditional medicines do you use in your day to day life?

Cedar

Sage

Sweet Grass

Tobacco (traditional, not cigarettes)

Other (please specify)

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* 13. Have you, or a household member visited a food pantry, food bank or other food assistance program in the past 3 months?

Yes

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* 14. How many days in the past month did you or a member of your household need food assistance?

0 days (Not Applicable)

1-2 days

3-5 days

6-8 days

9-12 days

12+ days

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* 15. Do you have any experience in gardening or growing plants?

Extremely familiar

Very familiar

Somewhat familiar

Not so familiar

Not at all familiar

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* 16. Would you be interested in training? If so, describe level of training (introductory, intermediate, advanced)

Introductory / Beginner

Intermediate / I know a bit

Advanced / I know a lot

I'm not too sure but would like to see what training is offered

Other (please specify)

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* 17. Would you prefer to have large community gardens or smaller personal gardens at your house?

(drag to Rank, top = highest preference)

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* 18. If a garden was developed, would you be interested in working at the garden as a volunteer?

Yes

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* 19. In your opinion, where should the food initiative (indoor or outdoor growing) be located?

Dog Lake Camp

at individual residences (Missanabie or on Reserve / MCFN)

EVAC Shelter - near entrance

Keekinaw Multipurpose Building

On Nolan Road Loop

Island View Camp

Other (please specify)

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* 20. What age demographic is closest to your age group?

Under 18

18-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55+

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* 21. Are you currently employed now?

Yes

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* 22. Where is your primary residence?

in MCFN / Missanabie / in community

Wawa

Sault Ste Marie

Other (please specify)

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* 23. Are you interested in joining the MCFN Food Security Imitative? Meetings will continue throughout 2025. Fill in your first and last name if so.

First and Last Name

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* 24. Do you have any comments on this survey, future growing operations or any other feedback that you would like to provide?

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* 25. DRAW ENTRY! Thank you for your responses! If you would like to enter into the survey draw, please fill in your name, email and / or phone number below.

Name

Email Address

Phone Number

Missanabie Cree First Nation Food Survey - April 2025

MCFN Locally Produced Food Consumption Survey

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* 1. How often do you reside on reserve (or in Missanabie, Ontario)?

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* 2. How important are fresh fruits or vegetables to you and / or your family?

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* 3. How often do you or someone in your household participate in the following Food Sovereignty activities in MCFN?

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* 4. How often do you eat fruits and vegetables?

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* 5. How would you describe your eating habits?

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* 6. Has your household gone without food in the past year?

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* 7. What is your biggest obstacle to accessing enough food for your household? (Please drag boxes and /or rank in order, 1 = most important)

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* 8. How often do you go out to eat or use tv dinners / frozen pre-made meals each week?

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* 9. What is your favourite type of vegetable(s)? (Please fill in all rows!)

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* 10. What are your favourite types of fruits (rank from 1-10 from your favourite to least favourite. 1 would be your most favourite, and 10 your least favourite).

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* 11. Is there a fruit or vegetable from the lists above that are your favourites? If so, list your top 2.

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* 12. Which of the following traditional medicines do you use in your day to day life?

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* 13. Have you, or a household member visited a food pantry, food bank or other food assistance program in the past 3 months?

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* 14. How many days in the past month did you or a member of your household need food assistance?

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* 15. Do you have any experience in gardening or growing plants?

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* 16. Would you be interested in training? If so, describe level of training (introductory, intermediate, advanced)

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* 17. Would you prefer to have large community gardens or smaller personal gardens at your house?(drag to Rank, top = highest preference)

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* 18. If a garden was developed, would you be interested in working at the garden as a volunteer?

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* 19. In your opinion, where should the food initiative (indoor or outdoor growing) be located?

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* 20. What age demographic is closest to your age group?

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* 21. Are you currently employed now?

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* 22. Where is your primary residence?

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* 23. Are you interested in joining the MCFN Food Security Imitative? Meetings will continue throughout 2025. Fill in your first and last name if so.

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* 24. Do you have any comments on this survey, future growing operations or any other feedback that you would like to provide?

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* 25. DRAW ENTRY! Thank you for your responses! If you would like to enter into the survey draw, please fill in your name, email and / or phone number below.

* 9. What is your favourite type of vegetable(s)?

(Please fill in all rows!)

* 17. Would you prefer to have large community gardens or smaller personal gardens at your house?

(drag to Rank, top = highest preference)