Guelph Wellington Food Round Table



Recently I pedged to support a food strategy with the Guelph Wellington 

Food Round Table.




The Guelph Wellington Food Round Table is an amazing resource and 

Guelph is fortunate to have such caring citizens.

Here is their website





Here is their about page

direct link 


Our Vision

Everyone in Guelph-Wellington has access to nutritious, healthy food that 

is produced and distributed in ways that enable local communities, food 

producers and natural living systems to flourish.


Our Mission

We believe that through advocacy, action, planning, education, 

networking and coordination, our work will lead to a thriving regional food 

system that is socially, economically and environmentally sustainable so 

that we have nourishment for everyone.


Our Strategic Directions

  • Build a network for coordinated action based on the principles of collaboration, open dialogue and transparency.

  • Research advice, and advocate for food policies that create an accessible and fair food system in Guelph and Wellington.

  • Foster relationships between stakeholders in the local food system to increase viability of local food.

  • Promote social learning within the community that will bring about systemic change and movement towards a fair and democratic food system.

  • Support infrastructure development that furthers access to healthy food.

  • Launch and support programs and services that address local food needs.

Working Groups


A coordinating committee provides logistical support to the Round Table 

and the working groups. For more on our working groups, visit these pages:

Our Funders


We are grateful for the current or past financial support of:
- See more at: http://www.gwfrt.com/about#sthash.oWlSIn8z.dpuf 


Goal


The purpose of the food access working group is to support collaboration

 to ensure those experiencing economic hardship in Guelph and

 Wellington County have access to culturally acceptable, safe and

 nutritious foods to meet their dietary needs; in a manner that maintains 

 human dignity.


Objectives

1) To decrease the number of barriers in accessing emergency food 

services for individuals experiencing economic hardship.

2) To collaborate and strengthen partnerships to increase the capacity 

and quality of service of the emergency food system in Guelph and 

Wellington County.

3) To partner with the Guelph Wellington Poverty Task Force and the 

Guelph Wellington Food Round Table Policy Working Group to influence 

policy to increase access to healthy foods and to raise awareness about 

food related issues that people living in economic hardship experience.

4) To collaborate and partner to increase the number of opportunities for 

nutrition education and food skill development to those experiencing 

economic hardship in Guelph and Wellington county.


Membership

The Food Access working group is open to any members of the public. 

We also invite members  from various social service organizations, 

emergency food providers, and the wider community who are interested 

in food security issues.  Please view our terms of reference and new 


Meeting Times

The Food Access Working Group generally meets every 3rd Tuesday of 

the month. Specific meeting times and locations will be posted on the 

events page as scheduled, as well as visible on the side-bar.


- See more at: http://www.gwfrt.com/working-

groups/foodaccess/#sthash.dRAfxvfc.dpuf
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