GLEANING ABUNDANCE PROgRaM (GAP) This collaborative project brings together a coalition of groups & individuals passionate about bear safety and food security ABOUT SAFETY FIRST BOOK US JOIN US aBOUT gap DETAILS IMPACT USE OF APPLES The GAP is an initiative of the Everyone At the Table (EAT) collective in partnership with the Recycling & Environmental Action Planning Society (REAPS) and Eco Living Community (ELC). The original GAP aimed to complement and partner with existing initiatives like the Northern Bear Awareness Society (NBAS) and the Northern Lights Estate Winery. The Gleaning Abundance Program (GAP) connects fruit tree owners with volunteer gleaners to: Prevent food waste Improve bear and community safety by removing bear attractants Improve food security by storing the autumn bounty for the winter months Foster a community that works together What you get as a gleaning volunteer: Improved food security: Gleaners share up to ⅓ of the gleaned fruit among themselves The satisfaction of: reducing waste contributing to local food security contributing to bear and community awareness Build community What you get as a tree owner: Your tree is cleaned up We will give you up to ⅓ of your fruit Your yard is safer without bear attractants The satisfaction of: reducing waste contributing to local food security contributing to bear and community safety What the community gets: Improved food security Waste prevention Bear protection through the removal of attractant A safer community A more connected community 2025 IMPACT Impact About 2 Details Safety First How to use an orchard ladder safely? Check the VIDEO If you are uncomfortable climbing a ladder, please don’t climb it. You can pick the low fruit, clean up the fallen fruit, or help sort and weigh the harvest. Make sure ladders are stable and secure before climbing up. Be particularly careful on a slope or on soft ground. If in doubt, ask someone to hold the ladder while you are on it. Orchard ladders are not designed for use on hard surfaces like driveways or sidewalks. Use a regular ladder for those areas. Don’t overreach. The fruit is not worth risking a fall. Get down and move the ladder if you need to. Be conscious of other hazards such as pokey branches, holes in the ground, or tree stumps sticking up. Please ensure kids take part safely and respectfully – no running or yelling in consideration of homeowners and their neighbors. Safety First Use of Apples Gleaned As much of the fruit as possible is processed into sauces, jams, and juices by the Canning Circle of the Everyone At the Table Collective (EAT) and other community kitchens and shared amongst volunteer programs and people in need. The Canning Circle established the sharing network over a year in partnership with The Salvation Army Food Rescue Program, processing food that is shared with programs like Baby's New Beginnings, Knights Inn, Positive Living North, the Firepit, New Hope, and UNDU (Uniting Northern Drug Users UNDU’ing stigma). Excess fruit is received by the Northern Lights Estate Winery and local farmers for animal feeding, as the Northern Bear Awareness Society has successfully done for a years. In return, the winery donates money to support the Northern Bear Awareness Society in Prince George and the Northern Lights Wildlife Society in Smithers. Fall Fruit Fest Fall Fruit Fest , is an annual apple harvest and processing event that takes place around Prince George through partnerships between EAT, Northern Bear Awareness Society (NBAS) and UNBC sustainability who make up the active members of the organizing committee. This project brings together people and groups who care about bear safety and food security. Whether you have a tree full of fruit or you’re ready to help pick, there’s a way to get involved. Last year the aim was to collect 50,000 lbs of fruit from local yards to help keep bears moving along as they prep for winter — and to make sure good food doesn’t go to waste. Interested in learning more or joining for 2026: Contact REAPS at: +1 250 561 7327 or by email at: EATGleaningAbundance@gmail.com Partners: EAT: https://www.letseatlocalpg.com/who-we-are REAPS: https://www.reaps.org/ ELC: https://ecolivingcommunity.ca/ NBAS: https://www.northernbearawareness.com/ Use of Apples Book Us Register for Gleaning Register Now Questions: EATGleaningAbundance@gmail.com 🍎 **Priority given to those with mobility challenges** What you get as a tree owner: 🍎 Your tree is cleaned up We will give you up to ⅓ of your fruit Your yard is safer without bear attractants The satisfaction of: reducing waste contributing to local food security contributing to bear and community safety 🍎 If you are contacting us to glean your tree, we will do our best to match you with volunteers but we encourage you to also exercise the following options: 🍎 Connect with people who might want your fruit on the Northern Bear Awareness Society Fruit Exchange Facebook Page 🍎 Pick your apples and drop them off at the Northern Lights Estate Winery to feed farm animals. Bins have been set up outside and you can drop off 24/7 at 745 Prince George Pulpmill Rd 🍎 Hire the DART team to pick your apples and take them away DART: 250 563 6311 Register To Volunteer Register Now Questions: EATGleaningAbundance@gmail.com 🍎 To volunteer to pick, transport 🍎 What you get as a gleaning volunteer: Improved food security: Gleaners share up to ⅓ of the gleaned fruit among themselves The satisfaction of: reducing waste contributing to local food security contributing to bear and community awareness Build community 🍎 What the community gets: Improved food security Waste prevention Bear protection through the removal of attractant A safer community A more connected community

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 5 Years of Eat in Review View our Presentation Here 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

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(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!

Gleaning Abundance PROGRAM (GAP) this collaborative project brings together a coalition of groups & individuals passionate about bear safety and food security you can register below to volunteer to pick or to have your tree picked. REGISTER NOW To volunteer to pick, transport, or have your tree picked: *Priority given to trees of people with mobility challenges* The Gleaning Abundance Program (GAP) connects fruit tree owners with volunteer gleaners to: Prevent food waste Improve bear and community safety by removing bear attractants Improve food security by storing the autumn bounty for the winter months Foster a community that works together What you get as a tree owner: Your tree is cleaned up We will give you up to ⅓ of your fruit Your yard is safer without bear attractants The satisfaction of: reducing waste contributing to local food security contributing to bear and community safety What you get as a gleaning volunteer: Improved food security: Gleaners share up to ⅓ of the gleaned fruit among themselves The satisfaction of: reducing waste contributing to local food security contributing to bear and community awareness Build community What the community gets: Improved food security Waste prevention Bear protection through the removal of attractant A safer community A more connected community As much of the fruit as possible is processed into sauces, jams, and juices by the Canning Circle of the Everyone At the Table Collective (EAT) and other community kitchens and shared amongst volunteer programs and people in need. The Canning Circle already established the sharing network over a year in partnership with The Salvation Army Food Rescue Program, processing food that is shared with programs like Baby's New Beginnings, Knights Inn, Positive Living North, the Firepit, New Hope, and UNDU (Uniting Northern Drug Users UNDU’ing stigma). The GAP is an initiative of the Everyone At the Table (EAT) collective in partnership with the Recycling & Environmental Action Planning Society (REAPS) and Eco Living Community (ELC). The original GAP aimed to complement and partner with existing initiatives like the Northern Bear Awareness Society (NBAS) and the Northern Lights Estate Winery. FALL FRUIT FEST grew last year from the above partnerships with Northern Bear Awareness Society (NBAS) and UNBC sustainability now full active members of the organizing committee. E xcess fruit is received by the Northern Lights Estate Winery and local farmers for animal feeding, as the Northern Bear Awareness Society has successfully done for a few years. In return, the winery donates money to support the Northern Bear Awareness Society in Prince George and the Northern Lights Wildlife Society in Smithers. EAT: https://www.letseatlocalpg.com/who-we-are Contact us at: REAPS: https://www.reaps.org/ Phone: +1 250 561 7327 ELC: https://ecolivingcommunity.ca/ Email: EATGleaningAbundance@gmail.com NBAS: https://www.northernbearawareness.com/ Join us! REGISTER NOW 🍎 If you are contacting us to volunteer, yeah! We will do our best to match you with the tree owners who are continuing to contact us. Follow this link to register with us: https://forms.gle/8V6HSjhWgheEVsYt6 🍎 If you are contacting us to glean your tree, we will do our best to match you with volunteers but we encourage you to exercise the following options: 🍎 Connect with people who might want your fruit on the Northern Bear Awareness Society Fruit Exchange Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/groups/1518130775068186 🍎 Pick your apples and drop them off at the Northern Lights Estate Winery to feed farm animals. Bins have been set up outside and you can drop off 24/7 at 745 Prince George Pulpmil l Rd 🍎 Hire the DART team to pick your apples and take them away DART: 250 563 6311

Survey We invite you to contribute to our store of knowledge about local food Consumer Survey Consumer Survey The harsh experiences of COVID revealed some dangerous gaps in our capacity to feed our community when outside sources are disrupted. Bringing together people and ideas around how we can supplement food supplies from local sources is a prudent and visionary action. The survey should only take 5 minutes to complete. Opening the survey indicates your consent to participate. We will be using your answers to develop an action plan for moving our community forward towards greater food independence. The information you share will be gathered up and aggregated – meaning you can be completely honest as “aggregation” makes your answers anonymous. Only the research assistant will see the raw data. Producer Survey Producer Survey Our aim is to identify barriers to local food production and consumption in order to identify practical solutions and recognize areas we can work together as producers, retailers and consumers. The survey should only take 5 minutes to complete. Opening the survey indicates your consent to participate. We will be using your answers to develop an action plan for moving our community forward towards greater food independence. The information you share will be gathered up and aggregated – meaning you can be completely honest as “aggregation” makes your answers anonymous. Only the research assistant will see the raw data. Survey Results Food Waste Survey Food Waste Survey Given that in B.C. 29% of the contents of the average household bin is avoidable food waste and that producers surplus and imperfects are generally thrown away, food waste has a real and significant impact on our local food security. The survey should only take 5 minutes to complete. Opening the survey indicates your consent to participate. We will be using your answers to develop an action plan for moving our community forward towards greater food independence. The information you share will be gathered up and aggregated – meaning you can be completely honest as “aggregation” makes your answers anonymous. Only the research assistant will see the raw data.

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

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!

Safety First! How to use an orchard ladder safely? Check the VIDEO ! HARVEST SAFETY CHECKLIST If you are uncomfortable climbing a ladder, please don’t climb it. You can pick the low fruit, clean up the fallen fruit, or help sort and weigh the harvest. Make sure ladders are stable and secure before climbing up. Be particularly careful on a slope or on soft ground. If in doubt, ask someone to hold the ladder while you are on it. Orchard ladders are not designed for use on hard surfaces like driveways or sidewalks. Use a regular ladder for those areas. Don’t overreach. The fruit is not worth risking a fall. Get down and move the ladder if you need to. Be conscious of other hazards such as pokey branches, holes in the ground, or tree stumps sticking up. Please ensure kids take part safely and respectfully – no running or yelling in consideration of homeowners and their neighbors.