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Food Systems North PG Welcome to our Food Systems North PG Page! The Food Systems North PG Project is engaging in the development of a Prince George (PG) Food Charter and PG Food Policy Council (FPC). Learn More Below What is a Food Charter? What is a Food Policy Council? What is Food System (JEDI) Justice, Equity, Decolonization and Inclusivity? What Could a Food Charter & FPC do for PG? (JEDI) Justice, Equity, Diversity, Decolonization & Inclusion Food Charter (JEDI) in Food Systems Food Charter Food Policy Council Food Policy Council Visit Our JEDI Page Here What is JEDI/JEDDI: justice, equity, decolonization, and inclusion or (JEDDI) justice, equity, decolonization, diversity, and inclusion is a movement that strives to integrate the principles listed above within existing food systems and food system advancements and programming. This workshop will introduce and provide tools for those investing in food systems work within and around Prince George to integrate JEDI principles in their work. Core Values of JEDI in food systems focus on: - Empowering participatory approaches that build the capacity of participants. - Centering lived and living experiences. - Embracing ‘othered’ ways of knowledge. - Using multi-method and mixed methods research. - Embedding respect for self-determination. Food Charter: Details: Food Charters can play an important role in guiding what action and investments are made for and by a community. A food charter is a resource that is created with the community to outline a shared vision for the local food system. The goal of a Food Charter is to guide action and investments that contribute to the needs and wants of the community in both the short-term and food future contexts. Ways that a Food Charter can invest in a community can be: - Food Systems Planning, such as food policies, initiatives, programs or economic developments - Food Systems Advocacy, such as advocating for food access, sustainable food production, urban and rural food lands, and agricultural education/support - Food System Education, such as making food knowledge accessible to the community or supporting school food literacy programs - Community Engagement, such as creating opportunities for community participation and collaboration - Food Celebration, such as social food gatherings, story telling, and cultural food programs What is a Food Charter? Learn more here To see examples of food charters in BC please follow the links below: Food Charter: A Project by Vancouver Island Food Hubs: https://www.islandfoodhubs.ca/.../Island%20Food... Burnaby Community Food Charter: https://burnabynh.ca/bcfc/ Sunshine Coast Food Charter: https://onestraw.ca/.../full-sunshine-coast-food-charter... Vancouver Food Charter: https://vancouver.ca/files/cov/van_food_charter.pdf Food Policy Council Details: Food Policy Councils (FPC) can be in many forms, such as a community-led group or as part of the municipal government, but are all groups of people working together to invest in the local food system. FPC’s bring together a wide range of food actors and food interests across sectors and from all touch points of the food system, from producers to eaters, to food distributors and food recovery programs. FPC’s connect the diverse perspectives, needs, and realities of the community, and across the food system, around greater objectives to invest in the needs and the shared vision of community members - for food systems that benefit the entire community. In general FPC’s can contribute to community food systems in ways such as, enabling communities to influence food policy, advocating for community food needs, or supporting the development of food programming or food infrastructure. FPC’s often share similar objectives of supporting and evolving local food systems such as food system sustainability, food security, and food sovereignty. Examples of how FPC’s can support a communities food system can include: - Advocating for food policy, food work equity, or municipal support of local food - Liaising and delegating to different levels of government or public service organizations, such as Regional Districts - Supporting farmers and new-farmer programs and education - Support Indigenous Food Sovereignty and food system governance - Amplify youth voices and providing opportunities for youth involvement - Conduct research and evaluate ideas/programs - Create public campaigns for food systems change - Creating public education opportunities and support school food literacy programs - Improve food management / food waste management What is a Food System Network / Food Policy Council? Learn more here To explore examples of FPC’s please copy the list below: The Kamloops Food Policy Council: https://kamloopsfoodpolicycouncil.com/ Vancouver Food Policy Council: https://vancouver.ca/.../vancouver-food-policy-council.aspx Squamish Food Policy Council: http://www.squamishfoodpolicycouncil.com/ Comox Valley Food Policy Council: https://lushvalley.org/cvfpc/ Central Okanagan Food Policy Council: https://www.okanaganfood.com/ Central Kootenay Food Policy Council: https://ckfoodpolicy.ca/ Value About Call Us Like our Facebook Page for the latest updates throughout our project!

(JEDDI) In Food Systems Justice, Equity, Diversity, Decolonization& Inclusion Welcome to the Justice, Equity, Diversity, Decolonization and Inclusion page. The Food Systems North PG Project is engaging in the development of a Prince George (PG) (and region) Food Charter, and a PG Food Policy Council (FPC) / food governance body to help action and support food systems developments with the communities of PG and the region. The project is integrating principle of JEDDI to guide engagements and inform the development of both the Food Charter and governance body or FPC. What is JEDDI: Justice, equity, decolonization, and inclusion or (JEDDI) justice, equity, decolonization, diversity, and inclusion is framework that supports the integration of JEDDI values within exiting and emerging systems, programs and social structures. Core Values of JEDI in food systems focus on: - Empowering participatory approaches that build the capacity of participants. - Centering lived and living experiences. - Embracing ‘othered’ ways of knowledge. - Using multi-method and mixed methods research. - Embedding respect for self-determination. Summary gathered from: REIMAGINING FOOD SYSTEMS For a Sustainable and Equitable Future To learn more please follow link above. Email foodsystemsnorth@gmail.com if you have any questions. JEDDI Workshop: Recording & Materials: Please find below content from the recent Food Systems JEDDI workshop, facilitated by Colin Dring. Colin Dring: Dring's current research explores the necessary conditions for food actors/stakeholders to integrate social justice and decolonial practices into sustainable food system planning. You can learn more about Colin and view Colin's work here on the Royal Roads University Environmental and Sustainability page. Recordings: shared is the workshop recording and a 'Primer Video' by Colin with additional information and considerations for the workshop content. Resources: shared are resources helpful for further learning and exploring JEDDI integration within both the development of a new organization, program or project or the review of an existing operation to identify opportunities for JEDDI applications. Food Justice Community Planning Tool (useful for governance structures) Just Food System Evaluation Framework JEDDI in Prince George Food Systems Workshop Primer Workshop Zoom Video Meeting Recording JEDDI Breakout Room Discussion Questions About Call Us Like our Facebook Page for the latest updates throughout our project!

Improving regional food security & sovereignty ts'uhoont'i whuzahdel Welcome / We Are Glad That You Have Come As settlers on this land, we wish to acknowledge the 9000+ years of the Lheidli T'enneh Nation's stewardship. Their ancestors have cared for this beautiful land that feeds us all and we wish to continue to welcome their teachings and ancestral knowledge as we work towards food security for all people. ©The Exploration Place | Pius Family Photo Collection A Homegrown Food System, Together. The Everyone At the Table (EAT) collective acts to find closer to home solutions, big and small, to improve our local/regional food landscape. We invite your creative participation to enhance local-regional food security and food justice. We aim to bring together the community to find closer to home solutions, big and small, that could make a difference in our local food landscape. We aim to have a draft for a local food community strategy to bring to city council and present to funding opportunities, and perhaps the journey towards local food independence. Join Here Join Us Donate to Support Us Sam Peppard in her garden, photo credit: her mother April Ottesen SHARE YOUR VOICE// LEARN WITH US Our Projects The Canning Circle Food Systems North PG Project PG FoodScape List Resource Library PG Urban Farmscape Community partner Project LOCAL Food Landscape Local Food Producers Local Community Gardens Local Food Groups Local Farmers Markets A Vision TOGETHER Contact Contact To contact us, please message us below. If you prefer to chat, leave us a number and we will call you back. SHARE YOUR VOICE: If you have ideas you would like to share, we would love to hear from you. Contact Us Thanks for submitting! Submit