Central Food Policy Groups

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Growing Orillia’s Food Future!

The Sharing Place food bank, in partnership with Orillia Community Gardens, were awarded a grant through the Province of Ontario’s Healthy Community Partnership fund to initiate the development of food policy to promote food security within the city of Orillia. With the support of the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit and many other community food partners this grant has helped promote local food security and increase awareness and access to healthy food for all. [dropdown_box expand_text=”” show_more=”More” show_less=”Less” start=”hide”]

Name: Jacob Kearey-Moreland
Position: Project Director, Orillia Community Gardens
Email: orilliacommunitygardens@hotmail.com
Phone: (705)325-1261

Established: 2013
Level of Jurisdiction: Municipal
Region(s) Represented: Orillia
Website: no

Community Food Assessment: Yes
Food Charter: Yes (Simcoe County Food & Agriculture Charter)

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Harvest Haliburton

Harvest Haliburton is a grass roots, volunteer committee that supports the development of a local sustainable food system for Haliburton County. Through networks, partnerships and collaboration, Harvest Haliburton’s role is to raise awareness, create supportive environments and local food policies that are necessary for a local sustainable food system.

Top Priorities: food access, networking, community food assessment

Top Accomplishments: Engaged a variety of key stakeholders to work collaboratively on a Community Food Assessment
– Food Production and Consumption trends for our area
– Food Access by doing GIA mapping project
– Municipal Planning Policy research and report – advocating with municipal and county government for food system support through Official Plan land use policies.
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Main Contact: Rosie Kadwell
Position: Public Health Dietician, Chair of Harvest Haliburton
Email: rkadwell@hkpr.on.ca
Phone: 705 457-1391 ext 3238

Established: 2008 (Restructured in 2011)
Level of Jurisdiction: County
Region(s) Represented: Haliburton County
Website: Harvest Haliburton
Facebook Page: Harvest Haliburton

Haliburton County Local Food Infrastructure Report (Aug. 2011)
Haliburton County ABC’s of Local Food Local Food Guide Survey Summary (2013) [/dropdown_box]

Food Security Working Group (Huntsville)

Within the government, the Huntsville Working Group is supported by the Economic Development, Public Health, Planning, and Social Services departments, as well as by individual political representatives. In the coming year, they will be working on a Food Charter with Savour Muskoka and the District of Muskoka.[dropdown_box expand_text=”” show_more=”More” show_less=”Less” start=”hide”]
Name: Donna Glashan
Position: Chair, Food Security Working Group of Huntsville
Phone: 705 789 7956

Established: 2011
Level of Jurisdiction: Municipal
Region(s) Represented: District of Muskoka
Website: Town of Huntsville Sustainability

Community Food Assessment: Not yet
Food Charter: Not yet

Unity Plan: Huntsville’s Guide to a Sustainable Future (Mar. 2010)[/dropdown_box]