Many communities within Metro Vancouver and the Sunshine Coast have active grass roots food systems projects in the works. Some have collaborated with their municipal governments to have a Food Charter endorsed and some Official Community Plans even mention local food systems. However, a gap still remains when municipalities are presented with these issues and… Read More
Food Policy
North Shore 2014 Election Survey Results
The 2014 Municipal elections are coming up on November 15th. Have your say and get out and vote! We’ve been doing a little work to help you learn more about the candidates and their views on urban agriculture and food security. The past few weeks, we sent out a survey to all the north shore 2014… Read More
From the Ground Up North Shore Table Matters Network Plants Seed for Change – North Shore News
Vancouver Coastal Health provides about $40,000 a year to further community food security on the North Shore and support Table Matters. “We stretch it a long way,” says Broughton. The network’s work is guided by a steering committee, comprised of local leaders involved in a variety of food securityfocused initiatives, and volunteers at large. Table… Read More
Food Charter and Policy Council Proposed
Table Matters Network: North Shore Food Charter and Food Policy Council In recent months and years, municipal councils have seen an increasing number of delegations and had requests from a range of community groups around food ranging from community gardens, to bees, to urban farms to municipal green waste. CNV Council has committed to developing… Read More