The Halifax Food Policy Alliance (HFPA) is a partnership of individuals and organizations that represent different sectors related to the food system. Together, we are working to achieve our vision: Halifax: where no one is hungry and everyone has nutritious food that they enjoy, for generations to come, sustained by local producers.
For more information on our approach and impact click here.
Did you know Canada is the only G7 country without a national school food program? Although, school food programs (primarily breakfast meals) are delivered in 93% of Nova Scotia public schools at no cost to students, these programs are currently supported by a patchwork of funding. We know schools, staff and parents are doing their best, but they need help to nourish kids while at school.
Nourish Nova Scotia, the Ecology Action Centre and partners have launched a new campaign calling for federal investment in a national school food program. All students need access to good food to fuel their minds and bodies!
You can help by signing the House of Commons e-petition. It takes less than a minute to #SpeakUp4SchoolFood.
Here are you some ways you can get involved:
For full details and access to the resources and tools click here!
On Oct. 17th, members of the Halifax Food Policy Alliance hosted an event called “Acting Together for Food Policy” in partnership with the Halifax and Chebucto West Community Health Boards. The focus of the day was to:
Graham Steele also provided helpful tips for communicating with politicians based on his book “What I Learned about Politics: Inside the Rise–and Collapse–of Nova Scotia’s NDP Government”.
There was real excitement in the room for mobilizing around the 2020 municipal elections (can never start too early!). Next steps include:
See the summary report Acting Together for Food Policy in Halifax_SummaryFinal
Graphic Harvesting by Susan MacLeod
Check out our new policy backgrounder on Food Waste Prevention for Community Food Security!
The Halifax Food Policy Alliance is pleased to finally share a summary of our Food Charter Engagement events. The report includes a summary of what we heard and next steps. Stay tuned for updates on the Food Charter and Strategy in the coming months. Thank you for your participation!
HFPA Food Charter Engagement Summary_Final_26June2018
Host a Conversation on the Draft HRM Food Charter with your community or organization!
HFPA Food Charter Discussion Guide_FINAL_March2018
This document was prepared in response to the HRM Smart Cities Challenge.
HFPA_FoodWaste_BriefingNote_22Mar2018
Last chance to fill out our survey on the Draft Food Charter for Halifax! Survey closes on Friday, Dec. 1st, 2017!
https://survey.nshealth.ca/TakeSurvey.aspx?PageNumber=1&SurveyID=983Mmm41&Preview=trueRead this blog post by Nancy Anningson to find out more!
On Monday, October 30, 2017, the Halifax Food Policy Alliance (HFPA) hosted two public engagement events. These events, entitled ‘Our Halifax, Our Food: From Charter to Strategy’, were an opportunity to discuss a draft Food Charter for Halifax and its potential impact. It was also a chance to gather input from participants about the actions they’d like to see to improve food security in their communities.
The afternoon panel session was hosted by moderator Catherine Mah from the School of Health Administration at Dalhousie University. The speakers were:
After a lively panel discussion, event participants moved to small group discussion about actions under the five principles of the Charter (Community Economic Development, Social Justice, Ecological Health, Individual…
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