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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!

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

Support our projects Donate Your financial contribution will help Everyone At Table with our mission to help build community capacity around food through programs, policy, partnerships, and our food action programs. Funds will help further develop capacity for projects such as our website, research, supporting local infrastructure, connecting producers to consumers, and more, and existing projects such as our: Canning Circle Gleaning Abundance Program Connecting Local Food Research to donate e-transfer Contribute what you can No amount is too small or too large **Everyone At The Table is a society but can not issue tax receipts** E-transfer your membership fee to everyoneatthetablepg@gmail.com In the message section of the e-transfer, please write “EAT Donation (your name if happy to share)”

The Food Systems North PG Project Connect With Us. Welcome to our Food Systems North Project PG Page! The Food Systems North PG Project is engaging in the development of a Prince George (PG) Food Charter and PG (and region) Food Policy Council (FPC). The project team is actively connecting with the PG community and food system actors to help inform what a PG Food Charter and FPC could be and how it can be established. If you are interested in meeting with the team to learn more or provide input and ideas, please reach out to foodsystemsnorth@gmail.com What is a Food Charter? Learn more here What is a Food System Network / Food Policy Council? Learn more here More details on both are below in our upcoming events description Join our Workshops. Workshop Details Below The project will be hosted three community engagement and public consultation workshops including: Upcoming Community Potluck - Saturday July 12th, 4pm at 2139 Queensway See event details here Past Workshops Food System (JEDI) Justice, Equity, Decolonization and Inclusivity education and skill building workshop (find recording and content from session here) 2. PG Food Charter 3. PG Food Policy Council 4. Online Gathering These sessions are free to attend, and an open invitation to all interested community members. Workshops (JEDI) Workshop Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion PG Food Charter Community Input Workshop (JEDI) Workshop Food Charter Workshop (FPC) workshop PG Food Policy Council Community Input Workshop Workshop took place Monday, February, 24th You can access the workshop recordings and resources by clicking below: Workshop Facilitator: Colin Dring: Royal Roads University: Dring's current research explores the necessary conditions for food actors/stakeholders to integrate social justice and decolonial practices into sustainable food system planning. What is JEDI/JEDDI: (JEDI) 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. Email foodsystemsnorth@gmail.com if you have any questions. ACCESS CONTENT HERE Workshop took place Monday, April 14th Location: Aboriginal Housing Society PG \ 1919 17th Ave, Prince George Event was an in-person event on April 14th to provide input on the development of a food charter for the city of Prince George and surrounding area. For details on what a food charter is and why it is important please read below. If you were unable to attend, or have questions or input you would like to provide to our project team please contact us at foodsystemsnorth@gmail.com 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 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 Workshop took place Monday, May 12th Location: The Prince George Native Friendship Centre \ 1600 3rd Ave, Prince George Event was for an in-person event to provide your input on the development of a Prince George Food Policy Council. Everyone Is Welcome! For details on what a Food Policy Council is and why it is important please read below. If you are unable to attend, or have questions or input you would like to provide to our project team please contact us at foodsystemsnorth@gmail.com 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 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!

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.

join the community take part 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. See more about the EAT collective’s vision & mission here Joining the EAT community, you can help grow local food initiatives, volunteer for our programs, or contribute ideas to benefit local and regional food projects and progr ams. opportunities to engage can include: hands-on engagement in our programs, website & social media Research & community engagement Grant writing More About Us Bylaws Certificate of Incorporation Constitution beco me a member membershi p fee Contribute what you can on a sliding scale from $2-$50 to become a member. as a member you can Participate in all society meetings including voting during the Society’s Annual General Meeting Take leadership to make your creative ideas come to life to initiate projects/research that align with the Society’s Mission and Vision Participate in the management of the society by running for a Director position Receive advance notice of meetings and upcoming events to join Please fill out our your details on our membership form "here" E-transfer your membership fee of $2-$50 to everyoneatthetablepg@gmail.com In the message section of the e-transfer, please write “EAT membership for (your name)” As a non-profit organization, Everyone At the Table PG counts on annual membership dues to assist with paying such things as: website, programs expenses, volunteer recognition and more. Because inclusion is one of our core values, we don’t want membership fees to be a barrier to joining, so we let you decide what you can comfortably contribute for your membership fee from $2.00 to $50.00

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