Food bank use in NL went up by 12 percent from March of 2022 to March of this year. A major reason is the cost of groceries, which increased by an average of 10 percent each year since the pandemic began. Food security advocates say the best way to fix the problem is by having more local food made available to more people. Dan Rubin is founding chair of the Food Producers Forum, which is responsible for a provincial food network project. Philip Thornley owns the Campbellton Berry U-Pick.