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Kitchen Table Talks Sweep the Country!
PFPP's launch of cross-country Kitchen Table Talks has been producing successful results from coast to coast. With talks already tabled across the country, and more scheduled to take place in upcoming weeks, citizen input and ideas are shaping and strengthening the cross-country policies that will define the future of food in Canada.
Check out what Canadians are talking about by browsing the Kitchen Table Talk Stories below.
Urban Agriculture
Oct. 14th's Talk in New Brunswick surrounded individual interests and values and focused specifically on the policy of Urban Agriculture. With participants having a broad range of interests and knowledge on the subject matter, discussion of personal food choices and individual values brought light to what a national food value system might look like. The talk then led to a discussion of Canada's urban agriculture- community food security and what people can do to get involved.
Where to go from Policy Formation
Oct. 18th in Nova Scotia brought together engaged members of the Food Action Committee, and focused on discussing the "now what?" of existing policies. This KTT focused on where to take the policies, and how to be involved as citizens. The discussion was focused on three main themes:
-what was done in the past to support policy change
-what will push these policies forward, and
-what tools, knowledge and skills are needed to do this work successfully?
"Politics and Agriculture" amongst Farmers in Quebec
October 25th in Quebec brought together neighbors for an intimate potlatch discussion on politics and agriculture in Quebec. The focus was specifically on politics and the union in Quebec. The group discussed food access with food transportation, and the pressures that farmers face. It was an elaborative discussion that explored new topics, and plans are in the making for another round.
Ontario Students Engaged in Discussion
October 14th, as part of World Food Day in Ontario, a university class held a Kitchen Table Talk discussion focusing on two topics: What are the barriers that prevent you from actualizing the food system you would like to have, and what are the policies needed to address the barriers?
Environmental Conference and Connections with First Nations Communities
October 26th through October 28th was the Matawa Environmental Conference for Northern Ontario in Thunder Bay, with the morning of the 27th being organized and facilitated as one large Kitchen Table Talk. Animator LeeAnne Chevrette in Ontario has done two presentations with First Nations organizations introducing PFPP and KTTs, and November 24th or 25th will see a video streamed KTT to First Nations organizations in the North West.
Broad Range of Engagement on PEI
September 28th to October 18th saw a variety of participation, topics, and lively discussion topics being addressed on PEI. With 7 KTTs already successfully completed and 7 more scheduled to happen, PEI has seen a large range of people contributing to the PFPP initiative. The varied engagement comes from all levels of the community, from seniors, nurses, students, youth, farmers, chefs, eaters and food-security activists. PEI is standing out as a community leader in the country-wide food movement.
PFPP's launch of cross-country Kitchen Table Talks has been producing successful results from coast to coast. With talks already tabled across the country, and more scheduled to take place in upcoming weeks, citizen input and ideas are shaping and strengthening the cross-country policies that will define the future of food in Canada.
Check out what Canadians are talking about by browsing the Kitchen Table Talk Stories below.
Urban Agriculture
Oct. 14th's Talk in New Brunswick surrounded individual interests and values and focused specifically on the policy of Urban Agriculture. With participants having a broad range of interests and knowledge on the subject matter, discussion of personal food choices and individual values brought light to what a national food value system might look like. The talk then led to a discussion of Canada's urban agriculture- community food security and what people can do to get involved.
Oct. 14th's Talk in New Brunswick surrounded individual interests and values and focused specifically on the policy of Urban Agriculture. With participants having a broad range of interests and knowledge on the subject matter, discussion of personal food choices and individual values brought light to what a national food value system might look like. The talk then led to a discussion of Canada's urban agriculture- community food security and what people can do to get involved.
Where to go from Policy Formation
Oct. 18th in Nova Scotia brought together engaged members of the Food Action Committee, and focused on discussing the "now what?" of existing policies. This KTT focused on where to take the policies, and how to be involved as citizens. The discussion was focused on three main themes:
-what was done in the past to support policy change
-what will push these policies forward, and
Oct. 18th in Nova Scotia brought together engaged members of the Food Action Committee, and focused on discussing the "now what?" of existing policies. This KTT focused on where to take the policies, and how to be involved as citizens. The discussion was focused on three main themes:
-what was done in the past to support policy change
-what will push these policies forward, and
-what tools, knowledge and skills are needed to do this work successfully?
"Politics and Agriculture" amongst Farmers in Quebec
October 25th in Quebec brought together neighbors for an intimate potlatch discussion on politics and agriculture in Quebec. The focus was specifically on politics and the union in Quebec. The group discussed food access with food transportation, and the pressures that farmers face. It was an elaborative discussion that explored new topics, and plans are in the making for another round.
"Politics and Agriculture" amongst Farmers in Quebec
October 25th in Quebec brought together neighbors for an intimate potlatch discussion on politics and agriculture in Quebec. The focus was specifically on politics and the union in Quebec. The group discussed food access with food transportation, and the pressures that farmers face. It was an elaborative discussion that explored new topics, and plans are in the making for another round.
Ontario Students Engaged in Discussion
October 14th, as part of World Food Day in Ontario, a university class held a Kitchen Table Talk discussion focusing on two topics: What are the barriers that prevent you from actualizing the food system you would like to have, and what are the policies needed to address the barriers?
October 14th, as part of World Food Day in Ontario, a university class held a Kitchen Table Talk discussion focusing on two topics: What are the barriers that prevent you from actualizing the food system you would like to have, and what are the policies needed to address the barriers?
Environmental Conference and Connections with First Nations Communities
October 26th through October 28th was the Matawa Environmental Conference for Northern Ontario in Thunder Bay, with the morning of the 27th being organized and facilitated as one large Kitchen Table Talk. Animator LeeAnne Chevrette in Ontario has done two presentations with First Nations organizations introducing PFPP and KTTs, and November 24th or 25th will see a video streamed KTT to First Nations organizations in the North West.
October 26th through October 28th was the Matawa Environmental Conference for Northern Ontario in Thunder Bay, with the morning of the 27th being organized and facilitated as one large Kitchen Table Talk. Animator LeeAnne Chevrette in Ontario has done two presentations with First Nations organizations introducing PFPP and KTTs, and November 24th or 25th will see a video streamed KTT to First Nations organizations in the North West.
September 28th to October 18th saw a variety of participation, topics, and lively discussion topics being addressed on PEI. With 7 KTTs already successfully completed and 7 more scheduled to happen, PEI has seen a large range of people contributing to the PFPP initiative. The varied engagement comes from all levels of the community, from seniors, nurses, students, youth, farmers, chefs, eaters and food-security activists. PEI is standing out as a community leader in the country-wide food movement.
Lively Seniors Discussion
Seniors in Charlottetown PEI raised the issues of the amount of food seen in stores, the limited access to locally grown food, the difficulties for low-income families to buy healthy food, and the limited importance governments place on food and the will of the people.
Nurses Tackle Women's Issues and Health Concerns
A small group of interested PEI nurses tackled women's issues and health concerns at their KTT on October 5th. Working women feel time constraints in relation to healthy food as the main providers for meals, food preparation and healthy diets. They discussed the need for healthy food options at daycares and schools, and from a nursing perspective, discussed the need for a greater focus on healthy eating, with obesity, diabetes and hypertension becoming increasingly prevalent in today's youth and general population.
High Interest amongst High School Students
A grade 12 chemistry class on PEI participated in a KTT on October 5th, bringing up the need for more information about where food is grown and the chemicals used in processing. They explored the importance of personal food choices, from expiration dates, salt content and preservatives, to buying local and eating organic. They discussed the obstacles to eating well: ignorance, time and money, and opting for cheap and easy (fast food and junk food) convenience. Another issues raised was the fact that large companies make profit by controlling what is in stores, while farmers are forced out of the market. They also brought up the need for parents packing healthy lunches.
Enthusiastic Youth explore Environment, Social Issues and Food Literacy
October 15th on PEI saw super-enthusiastic youth covering a broad range of facts, concerns, issues and ideas. The group explored the high costs of healthy food, products in grocery stores lacking enough information for the consumer to make an informed choice, and the need to access locally produced and processed food. The fact that people focus less time and skill to prepare foods has produced the need for food literacy as food knowledge decreases. Environmentally, climate change and other disasters are destroying crops and leading to food shortages, and farm land is being developed instead of preserved for our ability to grow our own food. Crop subsidization is irresponsible, small and sustainable production is at risk in the global markey, and there needs to be a balance of human and habitat needs. Governments are increasingly in support of large agribusiness instead of small farmers. The youth discussed the current food system and how it produces a lot of waste: a lot of food goes bad, packaging is excessive, and the high usage of energy consumption in industrial food production, not to mention the threat of industrialized food to safety and food-supply, and the scary truths of practices used in the production and distribution of imported foods.
Seniors Discuss Safety, Self-Sufficiency
October 15th on PEI, an active seniors choir discussed safety concerns with food contaminants, the need to promote self-sufficiency, supporting local producers and the need for programs to teach life skills about food availability and information about processed foods, etc.
Cost of Food, Local Food Access and Health Issues
October 16th on PEI, diverse community representatives tackled local food availability, childhood obesity, and cost of food, taking a notice in the new community-wide interest in buying local and eating healthy. Childhood obesity has many causes: available technology, social patterns, family and individual behaviour, and fast-food advertising. The lack of local food in grocery stores is caused by: bulk-buying efficiency of large retailers, decline of diversified farming and one product mass production, farms getting bigger and unable to maintain product quality, and the power of the corporate sector that controls the retail sector. Cost of food is high compared to what producers receive because of big businesses being in the position to name their price and small farmers having no voice. They also agreed that it's about time that Canada had a food policy!
Ensuring a stable good system must be Government Priority
October 18th on PEI brought together diverse community representatives who agreed on the importance to love good food and know where it comes from. They discussed the rich perspective added from farmers and gardeners first-hand experience, and how eating local and healthy can be too expensive for some people. It is cheaper to grow in other countries and ship to Canada, the cheap labour overseas and the lack of regulations make it cheaper to import products that can be produced in Canada, putting local producers at a disadvantage, hindering a fair price for their food. Labelling is often misleading, the country of origin should be labelled on food, and governments don't have their priorities straight, our farmers could be kept in business if they put efforts into maintaining local processing facilities. Ensuring a stable food system must be a priority, money should be put into agriculture instead of infrastructure and tourism, governments do not place high priority on sustainable food sources- What are their priorities in terms of food and food sovereignty? Politicians will not implement changes unless people demand it. An adequate local food supply needs to be a focus of governments. Farmers and citizens are intimidated to speak out about their concerns of food sovereignty. There have been some positive changes, farmers markets have been expanding, people have been asking more for local food lately, people are becoming more educated on healthy food and eating, and people are linking diet to health more than ever.
With more KTTs across the country coming your way, check out PFPP's calendar to find events near you and get involved! Spread the word! Make food discussion part of your agenda.
A small group of interested PEI nurses tackled women's issues and health concerns at their KTT on October 5th. Working women feel time constraints in relation to healthy food as the main providers for meals, food preparation and healthy diets. They discussed the need for healthy food options at daycares and schools, and from a nursing perspective, discussed the need for a greater focus on healthy eating, with obesity, diabetes and hypertension becoming increasingly prevalent in today's youth and general population.
A grade 12 chemistry class on PEI participated in a KTT on October 5th, bringing up the need for more information about where food is grown and the chemicals used in processing. They explored the importance of personal food choices, from expiration dates, salt content and preservatives, to buying local and eating organic. They discussed the obstacles to eating well: ignorance, time and money, and opting for cheap and easy (fast food and junk food) convenience. Another issues raised was the fact that large companies make profit by controlling what is in stores, while farmers are forced out of the market. They also brought up the need for parents packing healthy lunches.
October 15th on PEI saw super-enthusiastic youth covering a broad range of facts, concerns, issues and ideas. The group explored the high costs of healthy food, products in grocery stores lacking enough information for the consumer to make an informed choice, and the need to access locally produced and processed food. The fact that people focus less time and skill to prepare foods has produced the need for food literacy as food knowledge decreases. Environmentally, climate change and other disasters are destroying crops and leading to food shortages, and farm land is being developed instead of preserved for our ability to grow our own food. Crop subsidization is irresponsible, small and sustainable production is at risk in the global markey, and there needs to be a balance of human and habitat needs. Governments are increasingly in support of large agribusiness instead of small farmers. The youth discussed the current food system and how it produces a lot of waste: a lot of food goes bad, packaging is excessive, and the high usage of energy consumption in industrial food production, not to mention the threat of industrialized food to safety and food-supply, and the scary truths of practices used in the production and distribution of imported foods.
October 15th on PEI, an active seniors choir discussed safety concerns with food contaminants, the need to promote self-sufficiency, supporting local producers and the need for programs to teach life skills about food availability and information about processed foods, etc.
October 16th on PEI, diverse community representatives tackled local food availability, childhood obesity, and cost of food, taking a notice in the new community-wide interest in buying local and eating healthy. Childhood obesity has many causes: available technology, social patterns, family and individual behaviour, and fast-food advertising. The lack of local food in grocery stores is caused by: bulk-buying efficiency of large retailers, decline of diversified farming and one product mass production, farms getting bigger and unable to maintain product quality, and the power of the corporate sector that controls the retail sector. Cost of food is high compared to what producers receive because of big businesses being in the position to name their price and small farmers having no voice. They also agreed that it's about time that Canada had a food policy!
October 18th on PEI brought together diverse community representatives who agreed on the importance to love good food and know where it comes from. They discussed the rich perspective added from farmers and gardeners first-hand experience, and how eating local and healthy can be too expensive for some people. It is cheaper to grow in other countries and ship to Canada, the cheap labour overseas and the lack of regulations make it cheaper to import products that can be produced in Canada, putting local producers at a disadvantage, hindering a fair price for their food. Labelling is often misleading, the country of origin should be labelled on food, and governments don't have their priorities straight, our farmers could be kept in business if they put efforts into maintaining local processing facilities. Ensuring a stable food system must be a priority, money should be put into agriculture instead of infrastructure and tourism, governments do not place high priority on sustainable food sources- What are their priorities in terms of food and food sovereignty? Politicians will not implement changes unless people demand it. An adequate local food supply needs to be a focus of governments. Farmers and citizens are intimidated to speak out about their concerns of food sovereignty. There have been some positive changes, farmers markets have been expanding, people have been asking more for local food lately, people are becoming more educated on healthy food and eating, and people are linking diet to health more than ever.
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