Community engagement
What’s Your Recipe for a Better Food System? were community engagement allowing the community to provide input for A Food Policy for Canada.
Food Secure Canada members hosted 23 in-person events across Canada and 4 web sessions between July 15 and September 30, 2017.
REPORT - Civil Society Engagement Towards A Food Policy for CanadaPrepared for Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada by FSCWritten and managed by Jennifer Reynoldspublished March 12th 2018 |
Past community engagement events hosted by FSC members
in-person conversations
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Credit: What we heard report – A Food Policy for Canada, Government of Canada |
July 15 - Hosted by BC Food Systems Network, in Vancouver
July 25 - Hosted by Ecology North, in Yellowknife
July 31 - Hosted by Yukon Anti-Poverty Coalition and the Arctic Institute of Community-Based Research (AICBR), in Whitehorse
August 14 - Hosted by Sudbury Social Planning Council, in Sudbury
August 24 - Hosted by Ecology Action Centre, in Halifax
August 29 - Hosted by Food Matters Manitoba, in Wabowden
August 30 - Hosted by UFCW, in Montreal
September 7 - Hosted by Food Matters Manitoba and Winnipeg Harvest, in Winnipeg
September 12 - Hosted by Antigonish Food Security Association, in Antigonish
September 12 - Hosted by Dawson College and Système Alimentaire Montréal, in Montreal
September 13 - Hosted by Edmonton Food Council, Alberta Food Matters, Alberta Flavour Learning Lab, University of Alberta's Sustainable Food Working Group, Alberta Agriculture and Forestry & City of Edmonton, in Edmonton
September 14 - Hosted by Canning Recreation, in Kings County
September 19 - Hosted by Dartmouth North Community Food Centre, in Dartmouth
September 20 - Hosted by Family Resource Centre, in Hants County
September 22 - Hosted by NDG Food Depot, in Montreal
September 25 - Hosted by EarthSave, in Ottawa
September 25 - Hosted by Ecology Action Centre and SeaChoice, in Truro (this event is focused on seafood)
September 25 - Hosted by the Annapolis Community Health Board, in Bridgetown
September 26 - Hosted by Pictou County Food Security Coalition, in New Glasgow
September 27 - Hosted by Community Connections Society, in Revelstoke
September 27 - Hosted by Cape Breton University, in Sydney
September 28 - Hosted by the Department of Geography & Environment of Mount Allison University, in Sackville
September 28 - Hosted by the Toronto Youth Food Policy Council and partners, in Toronto
ONLINE DiscussionS (organized around themes):
September 21 - New Farmers
September 25 - Food Entrepreneurs (Récolte)
September 26 - Institutional Food Procurement
September 28 - Food Insecurity
How we worked with members: FSC's Event Guide for Hosts
Download Partnership Agreement
Download Full Event Guide (PDF)
Step One: Planning |
Contact FSC to discuss the proposed event date and target audience Sign partnership agreement Invite community members and your Member of Parliament Spread the word on social media. Optional - send a press release (template provided) |
Step Two: Day-of Event |
Intro to session and facilitate discussion questions Gather direct quotes (2 to 5) from participants Take notes during the discussion to prepare report back Invite participants to complete an event evaluation Offer sign-up sheet for updates from FSC |
Step Three: Report Back |
Send report back to FSC within one week of event FSC will compile results of all events into a final report |