The Food Policy Council continues to engage with those involved in food systems (farmers, food processors and businesses, non-profits, local government) who live and work in the Columbia Basin to discuss our work, our challenges and to help find a path forward in this pandemic – for the immediate and the long term.
We are now meeting monthly on the first Thursday of each month.
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COVID-19 & Food Systems – New Meeting Schedule Read More »
On August 12th, The Food Policy Council was pleased to partner with Interior Health in a presentation on Migrant workers provided by Natalie Cryderman and Mio Lainchbury 5th year dietetics Interns.
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Migrant Workers and our Food System Read More »
The Food Policy Council is now hosting bi-weekly meeting to provide space for those involved in food systems (farmers, food processors and businesses, non-profits, local government) who live and work in the Columbia Basin to discuss our work, our challenges and to help find a path forward in this pandemic – for the immediate and
COVID-19 & Food Systems Read More »
When my son was little, he had an imaginary version of the world around him that he called “backwards land”. Since I myself did not inhabit backwards land, I had to assume that things were somehow opposite to what I experienced.
More recently, I have wondered about the wisdom of my wee son as I observed the antics and culture predominating in North America. As a one-time classics student, I have not been able shake the image of Emperor Nero fiddling while his Rome burned. It feels like we have all been dancing and spinning faster and faster with the distractions of accumulation and social media in order to avoid facing the reality of the world around us…
Righting the World – the journey towards food security Read More »
In the late 1990’s, I spent the better part of 2 years educating people about how to grow, make, and preserve food in their own homes. It was part of a pro-active measure taken by my then employer, the Kootenay Country Store Cooperative in Nelson BC, to respond constructively to the concern that many were feeling about the possible havoc that Y2K might wreak. Then, as now, people were concerned about the security of their food supply—though less so about toilet paper. If no fuel was available to run the trucks that bring so much of our food, how could we best protect and prepare ourselves locally? …
Y2K was a dry run: Reflections on COVID-19 and food Read More »
We all know things are changing – the weather is weird any time of the year; spring freshets are not happening the way they used to and are having an impact on water levels and flooding; increased heat and wildfire smoke is affecting livestock, tree fruit and crops. What does all this mean for our
Evidence-based Policy development project well underway! Read More »
The print version of the annual Central Kootenay Farm & Food Directory can be found throughout the Central Kootenay beginning in May of each year – look for it at farmers markets, in your local library, locally owned food stores and restaurants, and tourist information centres.
Regional Farm & Food Directory – at a location near you! Read More »
We all know things are changing – the weather is weird any time of the year; spring freshets are not happening the way they used to and are having an impact on water levels and flooding; increased heat and wildfire smoke is affecting livestock, tree fruit and crops. What does all this mean for our
Evidence-based Food systems policy development project Read More »
