Community Food Security
The Future of the Good Food Box Program
Good Food Box programs are designed to provide individuals and families with affordable and healthy fruits and vegetables. This project is a collaborative effort of the Food Security Work Group of the Ontario Public Health Association, FoodNet Ontario and the Ontario Healthy Communities Coalition.
Healthy Food, Healthy Community
BRING FOOD HOME: Conference Registration
BRING FOOD HOME: Connecting Ontario Farm and Food Systems
REGISTRATION FOR THE BRING FOOD HOME CONFERENCE IS NOW CLOSED
Regional Food Distribution Association
The Regional Food Distribution Association of North Western Ontario (RFDA) is an excellent example of community stakeholders coming together to improve the quality of life in their area. Having identified the need for a more coordinated strategy for the delivery of donated food to community members throughout northwest Ontario who are experiencing food shortages, the RDFA was formed in June 2003.
Community Food Security Workshop
Many communities across Ontario are working to achieve community food security and sustainable local food systems.This workshop will raise awareness of both the importance of adequate access to nutritious food as a determinant of health as well as community food security initiatives as important health promotion strategies.
A Community Systems Approach to Food Security in Waterloo Region
Posted March 9, 2004
by: Katherine Pigott, Manager, Healthy Communities and Policy, Region of Waterloo Public Health
Eating out of the Palm of your Neighbours Hand
posted January 23, 2006
Fiona Morrow
OHCC Communications Coordinator
In these days of rising health care costs, we are bombarded with the message to lead an active and healthy lifestyle. Eating healthy foods is a big part of healthy living. It used to be that buying and eating your veggies was enough, but these days, - the vegetables should be organic, and ideally, locally grown as well!
Bringing Emergency Food Close to Home
posted March 2004
by Ted Town, Community Development Resource Coordinator
London Community Resource Centre
Consider the following scenario. Circumstances have forced you to go to the food bank. But, you and your young family have to take two or three buses across town to get there. The money for bus fare could better be used to buy food, but nobody seems to be paying attention to that fact, except for you.
Food For Thought: The Sudbury-Manitoulin Visioning Day
posted March 31, 2004
Around the world, people are working towards making their communities healthier places in which to live. The food security movement brings together issues such as health, economy, environment and equity to create a vision for sustainability. Food security is a goal of healthy communities, one that not only works towards increasing access to families living in poverty, but also, towards increasing community spirit, stimulating local economic development, and ensuring environmental stability.
Our mission is to create innovative solutions to meet community challenges and build strong, equitable and sustainable communities through education, engagement and collaboration
