2009 food matters manitoba annual report

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Food Maters ManiobaHome o the Manitoba Food Charter, Inc.

2008-09 Annual Report to the Community

Engaging Manitobans Toward Healthy, Fair, Sustainable Food for A


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Food Matters Manitoba (FMM) has compleed is ourh year as an organizaion and con-

inues o srenghen he ood securiy o Manioba individuals and communiies. Te organizaions

long erm goal is o engage Maniobans oward healhy, air, susainable ood or all. FMM ocuses on

hree major objecives: public educaion and awareness; developing neworks and parnerships; and

increasing communiy and organizaional capaciy.

FMM had he opporuniy o connec wih over 52,000 Maniobans a more han 150 communiy dis-

plays and evens. Many more Maniobans had he opporuniy o learn abou ood securiy and FMM

hrough media coverage in papers such as he Winnipeg Free Press and he Manioba Co-operaor. A

oal o 34 sories in publicaions across he province shared inormaion abou FMM and ood secu-

riy wih he broader public, and here were over 233,000 his on heir websie in 2008-2009.

In addiion o implemening over 20 ood securiy projecs, FMM parnered wih more han 125 or-

ganizaions in 2008-2009 o bring skil ls, knowledge, programs and resources o groups and individu-

als ha have idenied needs relaed o ood securiy. FMMs major evens brough ogeher large

numbers o people who proved o be a very recepive audience, and hey saw huge increases in public

paricipaion his pas year - mos noably a conerences, armers markes, healh and nuriion o-

rums, and gardening evens. Te organizaion also beneed rom nearly 4000 voluneer hours rom

is Board and oher supporers.

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Eat Local, Buy Local ProjectTe Ea Local, Buy Local pilo projec involves a bilingual public ed-

ucaion campaign ha includes grocery sore shel signage o Mani-

oba grown and processed producs, a sore ron display eauring

educaional maerials on he benes o eaing locally, and local ood

reques cards. Te projec can be ound in 16 sores hroughou ur-ban, norhern and rural Manioba.

Food Miles School WorkshopsTis projec delivered ineracive workshops on ood miles, local

ood sysems, and susainable agriculure o sudens a all grade

levels and o communiy groups across he province. Tere have

been more han 20 workshops a 12 schools and venues, reaching

over 700 sudens and eachers. An ineracive Food Miles Jeop-

ardy Game was also developed and aken o armers markes across

Manioba.

Food Security &Northern Harvester NewslettersTe organizaion is in is hird year o disribuing quarerly newsle-

ers ha prole sories ranging rom new Canadian urban armers,

universiy suden gardens, norhern communiy ood champions,

eaing locally, heirloom vegeables and radiional plans, global

ood issues, and upcoming evens. A second quarerly newsleter

ocuses specically on ood securiy projecs in norhern Manioba.

Boh newsleters are an imporan connecion or our geographi-

cally broad nework o parners and sakeholders, and go ou o over1000 groups and individuals.

Food Security Network WebsiteIn parnership wih he Bayline Regional Roundable, FMM main-

ains he Manioba Food Securiy Nework websie a www.mani-

obaoodsecuriy.ca. Te websie highlighs upcoming evens, ea-

ures communiy ood projecs, and hoss resources. FMM plans o

launch a public educaion websie in 2010.

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Community food security is a situation in which all community residents obtain a safe,

culturally acceptable, nutritionally adequate diet through a sustainable food system that

maximizes community self-reliance and social justice. (Hamm & Bellows, 2003)


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Northern Harvest Forumin ThompsonTe Norhern Harves Forum included hands-on

workshops eauring raising chickens in he norh,

ood preservaion, ood dehydraing, radiional

ood producion, gardening in he Norh, mobi-lizaion o communiies, and sraegic planning

around ood. Te orum saw a 50% increase in

atendees, wih over 120 paricipans rom across

he norh. Te even was a chance o showcase ex-

ising nuriion, healh, and ood securiy projecs

in he Norh, as well as develop new skills and

communiy capaciy, wih norherners growing

good ood or hemselves.

Growing Local 2009 FoodSecurity ConerenceTe Growing Local, Geting Vocal ood securiy

conerence was held February 20-21 a Universiy

o Winnipeg, wih nearly 300 atendees, 30 work-

shop sessions, and 75 preseners. Te conerencewas a chance o showcase exising ood securiy

projecs and develop new skills, as paricipans

worked owards greaer ood securiy in Manio-

ba. A highligh was a local ood dinner eauring

Manioba cuisine rom eigh resaurans and eigh

arms, which provided an opporuniy o increase

rural-urban connecions and consumer awareness

o he availabiliy o local ood.

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World Food Day &Golden Carrot AwardsTe 2008 Golden Carro Awards recognized 40 o

Maniobas Own Communiy Food Champions

in he Rounda a he Manioba Legislaure on

World Food Day, Ocober 16. Te awards honourManioba individuals or groups who are working

oward a more jus a susainable ood sysem or

all. Award caegories include Rural, Norhern,

Urban, Media, Business, and Educaion Com-

muniy Food Champions. Te same day, FMM

parnered o hos he playUnequal Harvest: Voices

fom the Global Food Crisis, conaining eigh rs-

hand accouns rom around he world ha high-

ligh jus how conneced we all are in he global

ood sysem.

Northern Grocers Forumsin Thompson & The PasFMM parnered wih Bayline Regional Rounda-

ble o coordinae wo norhern grocers orums o

explore how o increase he availabiliy o healhy,

afordable ood in sores in norhern Manioba. Avariey o sores, rom independen small grocers

and convenience sores o larger chain sores and

a ood mail carrier were invied. Presenaions

included such opics as communiies looking

o sar heir own sores and ood buying clubs,

he Norhern Healhy Foods Iniiaive, Healhy

School Snack and Lunch programs, and he

Freezer Purchase Program. Te orum generaed

a repor ha oulined seven sraegic opporuni-

ies o increase ood securiy in he Norh.

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Networks and PartnershipsPerhaps FMMs greatest strength is its ability to oster collabo-

ration and build partnerships with other organizations, lead-

ing to tangible outcomes and increases in the ood security o

Manitobans. FMM partnered with more than 125 organiza-

tions in 2008-2009 to bring skills, knowledge, programs and

resources to groups and individuals that have identifed needs

related to ood security.

Under the guidance o the Community Liaison, FMM also nur-

tured the development o six new networks, or a total o nine

across the province, including: The North End Food Security

Network, United Urban Growers Network, The Brandon Food

Security Network, The University of Manitoba Food Security

Network, Urban Farmers Market Network, and the Newcom-

ers Inner City Growers Network. The most successul o these

is an active ood security network in Winnipegs North End, with

more than 40 participating organizations.

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Local Food ProjectsFMM compleed is second year o work on local ood projecs in

communiies across he province. Resources were made available

or small-scale ood producion and nuriion projecs ha buil

communiy capaciy and ocused on diabees prevenion.

WILLIAM WHITE RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION

Tiry conainer gardens a hree sies in Winnipegs Norh Endwere se up.

ABORIGINAL VISIONING FOR THE NORTH END

A learning kichen or Aboriginal women a Aboriginal Visioning was

developed. Paricipans me on a weekly basis and learned nuriion

and cooking skills and were able o ake home ood o heir amilies.

FLIN FLON CHARTER CHAPTER

Over 100 communiy members paricipaed in a communiy con-

ainer gardening vegeable projec.

WINNIPEG COMMUNITY GARDENING NETWORK

A oal o 23 communiy gardeners atended wo waer barrel work-

shops. Paricipans learned how o make and mainain he barrels,

which were hen disribued o communiy gardens or everyones use.

ROBLIN NETWORK

More han 100 people atended a ase o Roblin Local Food Mar-

ke and Fesival held in he communiy las summer.

100 MILE MANITOBA

Approximaely 40 paricipans atended six workshops ocused on ood

preservaion, solar ood dehydraion, and canning and preserving.


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WINNIPEG BEACH COMMUNITY & SCHOOL GARDENS

Wih sudens playing an inegral role, he Winnipeg Beach School

creaed a communiy garden or sudens and he general public.

More han 80 sudens have paricipaed in gardening workshops

and classes a he sie so ar.

FARMERS MARKET ASSOCIATION OF MANITOBA

Sixeen producers rom armers markes hroughou he province

go o atend a direc markeing conerence. Te projec also sup-

pored he producion o FMAMs sickers promoing armers

marke producs.

THE THOMPSON ZOO

Tompson Zoo iniiaed a small-scale chicken producion aciliy.

Zoo visiors were able o see he chickens rom he chick sage on, and

more han 50 people paricipaed in chicken producion workshops.

CAMPERVILLE COMMUNITY COUNCIL

Six communiy leaders paricipaed in lasagne garden and compos

building workshops. Te sie is on he grounds o CampervillesCommuniy Council building.

RESEAU COMMUNAUTAIRE

A ood saey workshop was ofered and healhy eaing and com-

muniy garden ino sessions are planned.

THOMPSON COMMUNITY GARDENS

Communiy gardens are being developed in parnership wih he

Boys and Girls Club, Babys Bes Program, Tompson Personal Care

Home, and Tompson and Area Home Schooling Families Group.

CRANE RIVER

A communiy garden is planned, and hey prepared he sie his

year.

DAUPHIN RIVER

Commitee members are learning how o garden and use radi-

ional plans.

CAMPERVILLE FOOD BUYING CLUBA communiy animaor is developing a ood buying club and is work-

ing owards is rs order wih 15 people or groups paricipaing.

WEST BROADWAY GOOD FOOD CLUB

GOOD FOOD BOX

Tis projec suppors he delivery o a monhly box o resh rui

and vegeables o abou 30 amilies, rom a arm jus ouside he

ciy. Vegeables are also sold a a marke a reasonable prices.

SPENCE NEIGHBOURHOOD COMMUNITY BASED

FOOD RESEARCH PROJECT

Food Resilience A Low Income Goulash, underook inerviewswih 25 residens abou heir ood needs.

GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY GARDEN

Tis is being developed wih he Grand Rapids Head Sar program.

NORTHERN HEALTHY FOODS INITIATIVE COMMUNITY

FOOD PROJECTS

In parnership wih oher organizaions, FMM is supporing 15

communiies in norhern Manioba who wan o develop local ood

projecs.

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Provincial, Municipal, and Pan-CanadianPolicy AnalysisDuring a six monh inernship a Local Food Policy Analys Inern produced hree key repors.

Manitobas Local Food System: Growing Healthy Communities

Tis repor oulines challenges ha Maniobans are acing and curren governmen acion oaddress ood securiy issues. I also ofers 37 opporuniies or all levels o governmen o make

Manioba more ood secure. Te repor provides a pracical roadmap or governmen policies

ha will promoe ood securiy or all Maniobans.

Provincial Approaches To Food Security:A Scan of Food Security Related Policies in Canada

Tis repor, a rs or ood securiy in Canada, scans policies, programs, and repors rom pro-

vincial and erriorial governmens across he counry. I is a valuable guide or anyone iner-

esed in comparing provincial ood policies across he counry, developing policy based on

ineres and preceden in oher jurisdicions, or promoing policy change.

Manitoba Municipal Policy Guide:Growing Food Security in Our Communities

Tis repor highlighs numerous opporuniies or acion a he municipal level, wih a ocus

on he Ciy o Winnipeg in paricular. I provides ools o creae jobs, reduce landll coss, raise

ciizens qualiy o lie, develop healhy communiies, and provide opporuniies or recreaion

and physical exercise, all while increasing he economic prosperiy and environmenal susain-

abiliy o our ood sysem.

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