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Who is foodcoreLGL?

foodcoreLGLis a working group of people concerned about healthy, accessible, affordable, sustainable food in Leeds, Grenville and Lanark County. Our stewardship group has reps from farming, food production, municipal and provincial government, community health and community food programs. We developed the local Food Charter and resources to help implement it. We organize events like the Good Food in Schools forum. We share information through the Food Inventory, our website and Facebook page.

Why does Leeds, Grenville and Lanark need a Food Charter?

A Food Charter promotes food that is fresh, accessible, safe and affordable, and an agricultural system that is strong both now and in the future. A Food Charter can help strengthen the local economy, support local producers, promote environmental conservation and improve the health and well-being of residents.

What can a Food Charter do for me and my community?

A Food Charter can:

• Express a community’s vision for their food system
• Start conversations about food and agriculture
• Make connections between different people and groups interested in food
• Help improve food security and ensure that all residents have enough safe, nutritious and culturally-acceptable food
• Promote food that is grown and produced in Leeds, Grenville and Lanark and increase its availability to consumers
• Help to protect farmland and to provide more opportunity for growers and producers
• Promote the availability of healthy food choices
• Help to protect the environment.

How was the charter developed?

An information meeting for community members and stakeholders was held in March 2013 to discuss what a Food Charter is, to assess the interest in developing a charter for Leeds, Grenville and Lanark, and to identify key principles. There were over 50 participants at this event.

Volunteers came forward from the food, farming and community sectors to sit together on a steering committee (now known as foodcoreLGL).

foodcoreLGL  developed an initial draft of the Food Charter based on feedback obtained from community members and stakeholders from the information meeting in March 2013. We sought feedback from as many individuals, groups, organizations, farmer, growers etc. as we could from November 2013 to the end of February 2014.  The results were compiled and changes made to the initial draft to ensure that final charter represents the priorities of the residents in Leeds, Grenville and Lanark.

• You can see the food charter here.
  
  
• You can endorse and engage in the charter by clicking here.

Where can I go for more information?

Please email foodcoreLGL@gmail.com or you can call 613-283-2740 ext. 2436 for more information.

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