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Farmers' Markets Local Markets Downtown year Round farmers market 1310 3rd Ave, PG Saturdays 8:30am - 2:00pm East Line Market | Willow River Across from the Willow River General Store - 488 Railway Ave, Willow River Sundays 10:00am - 3:00pm Pineview Community market Pineview Community Hall - 6470 Bendixon Rd, PG Sundays 9:00am - 3:00pm Wilson square community farmers' market PG Courthouse front courtyard 250 George St, PG Saturdays 8:30am - 2:00pm Downtown Market Pineview Market Eastline Market WS Market

Who we Are We are a small group of local food security enthusiasts working hard to make the local bounty visible and accessible. Moved by our shared vision of a secure local food landscape, we came together to act in March 2021. Visio n “Growing the change we want to see in the world.” Mission “We are working collaboratively with all aspects of the regional food system to grow a regenerative food system for North Central BC by building community capacity around food through programs, policy, and partnerships.” EAT is an independent Collective. We partner and support multiple entities in the region, but we are not under the umbrella of any other organization. EAT organized in the shape of rippling circles. We have a working table, an advisory table and a project table. EAT i s engaged in researching and communicating existing food system activity in North Central BC and are creating a strong viable network of partners in the process. We are committed to grounding our actions in the voices of our communities through research. EAT actively supports the building momentum to create a food policy council currently emerging from both grassroots organizations and local and regional governance. Our actions and this website are meant to inform and nourish this momentum. Terms of Reference Developing a community driven vision into a community operation, where we have a range of options and actions, will need all of the talents and skills we can muster to be successful. We know we are not alone , that many in our community are dedicated to a local food system. We see you at Farmers’ Markets. You sign up for food boxes and CSAs. You look where it was grown before buying it at the store. You are local food producers growing fields of carrots, greenhouses of tomatoes, raising cattle and poultry. You have grown food in your backyard for years or are turning your lawn into a garden or joining a community garden. We want you all at the table with us to illuminate the strengths of our existing food systems and the places and ways in which they need strengthening. We built this space to allow us all to connect with each other to make our local/regional food systems visible. By connecting we can show each other what we are not aware of, celebrate what we have, notice what we are missing, and support each other to improve our local food system. sustainable local food system model Sustainable Local Food System Community resilience Environment Social Justice Health Economic Success All areas of our food systems from production to consumption to waste reduction & management can collectively contribute to healthy, sustainable and, socially just food systems. Where in your food community do you see these areas succeeding? have gaps? have room for improvement? What do you think can be done to strengthen or advance these areas in your community? or What do you know is already being done in your community that could be better supported? LFPGS Local Food Prince George Society

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Sustainable local food system Image adapted from the Simcoe Muskoka Health Unit Sustainable Local Food System wheel

Our Mission & Values Mission Support food security in Prince George's community. Equity Based on the GLEANING PRINCIPLE OF THIRDS, one ⅓ goes to the tree owner, another ⅓ to the pickers, and the last ⅓ to the Canning Circle and other community kitchens. Community The Everyone At the Table Collective (EAT) partners with organizations and programs like REAPS, the Northern Bear Awareness Society, and the Northern Lights Estate Winery; and we are excited to develop new partnerships while building community! Improve current and future food security by using missing resources, prevent food waste, and reduce bear encounters by connecting multiple local efforts, skills, and resources. Values Wildlife & Sustainability

Connect With Us. Welcome to the Food Up North Page (hosted by Everyone At the Table PG) Food Up North is a northern food campaign created by northern growers to promote and celebrate food systems of the north - from all those contributing to food on our plates to the lands and ecosystems that sustain us, and us eaters enjoying the bounty! Together, we want to highlight northern food action by: - sharing food stories - connecting around the foods we eat - showcasing seed savers, food producers, wild harvesters, food processors, knowledge keepers and educators, food distributors, food access programs, and more. Stay connected as we start sharing content! Follow our socials for ongoing posts and updates Find all of our links on our Linktree! Mail Contact us at: foodupnorthbc@gmail.com We want to highlight action Contact us at: foodupnorthbc@gmail.com We are mapping out and highlighting food action in the North. The good news is that there is a lot going on up here! If you know of any food action that should be highlighted and added to our link lists - please let us know! About Call Us Like our Facebook Page for the latest updates throughout our project!

community food resources Local food resources ASAP: Active Support Against Poverty / Shelter & food (250) 563-6112 / 1188 6 Ave AWAC: Association Advocating for Woman & Community multiple programs (250) 562-6262 https://awaccommunityservices.org/ Carrier Sekani Soup Bus 250-563-1281 / 835-3rd Avenue patrick@csfs.org https://www.csfs.org/services/community-linkages-soup-bus Elizabeth Fry Society multiple programs (250) 563-1113 / 1575 – 5th Avenue shelter@pgefry.bc.ca https://www.pgefry.bc.ca/prince-george/ free family food Fb group https://www.facebook.com/groups/557978114352608/?ref=share Kikino: Metis Children and Family Services Society multiple programs & warm meal list 1546 6 Ave, Prince George, BC V2L 5B5 Phone: (250) 563-1661 Meals on Wheels - Hart area 250-962-6712 6986 Hart Highway hartpioneer@shaw.ca https://hartpioneercentre.ca/ PG Native Friendship Centre multiple programs (250) 564-3568 / 1600 - 3rd Ave info@pgnfc.com http://www.pgnfc.com/ Prince George Council of Seniors Meals on Wheels 721 Victoria Street \ 250 564 5888 Ext 14 nicole.pgcos@gmail.com https://www.pgcos.ca/ Saint Vincent De Paul Meals, Hampers & Food Bus 250-564-7871 / 1220 - 2nd Ave svdp@shaw.ca Salvation Army / Food Bank 250-564-4000 / 3500 18th Ave Food Bank coordinator Terra.laflamme@salvationarmy.ca https://www.sapg.ca/services/food-bank/ Youth For Christ loonie lunch 250-562-7110 info@princegeorgeyfc.ca

PG community gardens Community gardens AimHi Community Gardens Kerry Street Susan Wilson 250-564-6408 ext 252 Growing Community Gardens (Christian Reform Church of PG) 20th & Willow Elmarie Marais 250-563-2639 growingcommunitygarden@gmail.com elmariemppe@gmail.com Our Saviours lutheran church's eco community collective *PENDING* 3590 Dufferin Ave. Sequoia Oak 250-563-3877 ; Church office: (250) 564-4336 sequoiaoak9@gmail.com Fort George Baptist Church 1600 Johnson St, Ashley Rowland Church office: (250) 564-6287 ashley.rowland@hotmail.ca *Note: not operating in 2024, may restart operation in 2025, not confirmed* PG PIRG UNBC (250) 960-7474 pgpirg@unbc.ca Queensway Community Gardens 2121 Queensway Pat Queenswaygarden2013@yahoo.ca Mennonite Central Committee McIntyre community 250-640-3415 communityconnections@mccbc.ca Three Sisters Lane Garden *No longer in service* Connaught Youth Centre*PENDING* 1491 17th Ave Catharine Kendall (250) 561-1467 connaughtyouth@gmail.com Connecting Communities *PENDING* 2121 Queensway Jody Holmes 778-281-0144 info@connect-communities.org Watch this space grow as we cultivate new resources! Below, you'll find a blossoming list of community gardens and schools, connecting you to local green spaces. Le Cercle des canadiens francais 1752 Fir St. Prince George, BC V2L 1E7 250-561-2565 https://www.ccfpg.ca/ Rotary Community Garden *NEW* 3333 University Way UNBC – DDBGS expansion info@ddbotgarden.bc.ca School gardens Edgewood Elementary Sacred Heart Westwood Elementary Quinson Elementary Exploration Place (daycare kids) Vanway Elementary Immaculate Conception Van Bien Elementary Pinewood Elementary

THE LIVE EVENT Our Event This event is an additional step towards creating a homegrown food system in Prince George. Building off of the shoulders of many local food advocates and food producers, our aim is to hear your voice on matters of local food production, and on what you would like to see happen in our community food landscape. When: Thursday May 27th/2021 @ 12-1:30pm Where:zoom Live Event Link Mission If COVID-19 taught us anything, it showed how fragile our food system is. Many of us are coming out of the fear and paralysis that motivated the panicked buy of a year ago, and has made us determined to find new ways to be more independent of a global system and subject to shocks we can do nothing about. Many of us are much more interested in a shop at home approach. If we can find closer to home solutions we need to come together and figure out all the ways, big and small, that could make a difference. From teaching children to plant potatoes in the school yard to investing in local farmers’ crops. Developing a community driven vision into a community operation where we have a range of options and actions, will need all of the talents and skills we can muster to be successful. If this mission interests you, then join us. On May 27th 12-1:30pm where we will host an online facilitated gathering to get ideas on the table. Please join us online on zoom (link above) Outcomes: 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 food independence… If you can’t make the meeting – worry not – there is a survey where you can submit your ideas.