Westshore Food Security Initiative

Our Capital Families action, known as the Western Communities Food Security Initiative, is intended to meet three objectives:
1.) Increase awareness of food security issues and the need and potential for greater local food production.
2.) Raise support among local sectors of the food system in responding to the challenges and possibilities for greater food security here.
3.) Generate a practical, achievable community-based plan to increase sustainable food production here.

The focus of our actions is on five local target groups - farmers, gardeners (real or potential), marketers, students and educators plus municipalities. Using the same approach that proved successful with our previous initiatives, we raise awareness about food concerns and a sense of possibility followed by supporting community members to take part in the food concerns that they are prepared to act on. Our role is to offer support and assistance where needed. Since 2006 this has included working with the Goldstream Food Bank offering information on good food options, fostering the creation of a major regional farmers market, the Luxton Station Farmers Market, organizing a community garden in Langford, espousing and supporting local policy initiatives aimed at improving local food security, education and awareness raising about local foods through such "vehicles" as our mobile garden "Gardens in Motion", supporting the creation of more community gardens as well as our soon to be available website www.westshoreharvest.ca and a Where to Buy Local Food brochure.

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Also see:

• The good and bad of West Shore food security
• WestShore Harvest
• Seeds Of Progress Community Garden
• Gardens In Motion
• The Good Food Box Program
• Food Security Archives