Well, if you ask me, it’s an exciting time to be involved in food work!  As discussed in this blog, a National Food Policy is in the works (after approximately 30 long years of work towards that goal!).  Food Secure Canada...

Written by guest blogger, Kim Tilsley from GlenRyan Farms in Margaree Harbour, Cape Breton. ______________________________________________________________________________________ This time of year is all about traditions; rituals and customs that...

We invited Simone Spears, Halifax Community Food Leader Participant, to share with us a bit about the BEEA Honey with Heart project.  Simone supports this project through her work at Family SOS in Halifax. —– Imagine growing up...

When I meet someone I don’t know, I am often asked, “What do you do?” Responding that I work on food policy usually gets me a puzzled look or a quick change in topic. Everybody eats, so why is it...

Our Food SENB hosted the 4th annual Creating a Place for Food Gathering on November 17, 2017 at Legends Restaurant at the Moncton Coliseum. The breakfast gathering presented an opportunity to connect, learn, and share with 60 attendees, and hear...

There’s this familiar story that climate change is mostly going to mean good news for our food system. If the days are getting warmer, the story goes, farmers in the Maritimes will have more days to grow food, and the...

We are very excited to announce that the Plants to Plates Activity Guide is ready, and free to download here.  What is Plants to Plates you might ask? The aim of the Plants to Plates program is to educate kids...

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...

This growing season I had the pleasure to take part in the CFAN (Cumberland Food Action Network) Farm to Food Bank Project. A total of 8 free sessions were planned, partly designed by the availability of seasonal local produce, affordability,...

As I walk down Isleville street, through Halifax’s North End, it’s quiet and familiar, however I come across a warehouse with the doors wide open. I peer inside… wait a second… there’s quite the buzz in there! People...