growing community gardens in waterloo region

Building Healthy and Supportive Communities

Growing Community Gardens in Waterloo Region

• Carol Popovic– Region of Waterloo

Public Health

• Bring Food Home, Windsor, Ontario – November 18, 2013

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Bi-level municipal structure

Policy steps

• City of Kitchener policy workshop - 1997• Network and partnership development

(1997 -2009)• Regional Official Plan (2009)• Municipal official plans (2011 to present)• Food System Roundtable (2012)

Building Healthy and Supportive Communities

Making the case

• Policy value

• Financial value

• Environmental value

• Social value

Building Healthy and Supportive Communities

Policy implementation recommendations

• New developments• Zoning and by-laws• Inventory• Incentives• Start-up and maintenance• Education

Building Healthy and Supportive Communities

Regional policy becomes reality

Municipality Official Plans (2011-2014)

Thank-you!

• Contact Region of Waterloo Public Health for more information,

519-575-4400 extension 5336 • Visit our website http://chd.region.waterloo.on.ca/en/

Building Healthy and Supportive Communities