Community Food Security Stakeholders Committee:

This advisory sub-committee of the Board of Health was formed in June 2008 to move Hamilton towards food security.

Community Food Security is defined as "a situation in which all community residents obtain a safe, culturally acceptable, nutritionally adequate diet through a sustainable food system that maximizes self-reliance and social justice."

Brochure (pdf)
Terms of Reference (pdf)

Minutes:

2012

October 2012
September 2012
June 2012
May 2012
April 2012
March 2012
January 2012

2011

December 2011
November 2011
October 2011
September 2011
June 2011
May 2011
April 2011
March 2011
February 2011 - meeting cancelled
January 2011

2010

December 2010

Reports:

• Dundas Valley 50-Year Vision and Strategy – Anjula Ramgoolam
• Feeding Hamilton: A Self Sufficiency Assessment – Lisa Ohberg
• A GIS-based Methodology for Improved-Access Farmers' Market Siting: Hamilton, Ontario Case Study
• Citizens Committee Report on Farmers' Market White Paper
• Farmer Training Programs

Presentation and Deputations:

• Feeding Hamilton
• Citizens Community Report presentation on the Farmers' Market White Paper
• Growing Hamilton: The Important Role of the Community Garden Coordinator - Sarah Wakefield
• Farmer Perspectives on Agrifood Systems at the Local Level - Julie Fleming

Food Charter:

A food charter is a vision of a food system – how it should function and/or how local policies and programs should contribute to the strength of that system. Help create a Food Charter for Hamilton by providing input at a consultation session.

• A Food Strategy for Hamilton – Dave Carson, CFSSC presentation to the Board of Health, October 15, 2012.
• CFSSC Food Charter Consultation - Dave Carson, November 2011
• Food Charter Impact Project Summary - Lynnette Hornung, December 16, 2011
• Food is First: A Food Charter for Hamilton - September 2012
• To show support for the Food Charter go to: www.hamiltonfoodcharter.wordpress.com, p.6.

Resources:

Professionals:

• Food Access Guide 2012 (pdf)
• The Cost of Basic Nutritious Food (pdf)
• How Much Does Healthy Eating Cost? (pdf)
• Food and Farming: An Action Plan 2021 (pdf)

Consumers:

• Food Access Guide: Food Banks and Emergency Food listing (pdf)
• Food Access Guide: Free Meals listing (pdf)
• Food Access Guide: Prenatal Nutrition Programs listing (pdf)

Links:

Community Food Centres Canada
The Mustard Seed – Hamilton's Cooperative Grocery Store
Eat Local
Environment Hamilton
FoodNet Ontario
Food Secure Canada
Food Share
Greenbelt Fresh
Ontario Public Health Association (OPHA)
Sustain Ontario

Contact Information

Email: publichealth@hamilton.ca

Last Updated: February 28, 2013