Food Policy Council to develop comprehensive local food strategy

By Christena Lawrie, CFRC's Broadcast Journalist & Local Journalism Initiative Reporter.

The Food Policy Council (FPC) for Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington has announced they will be developing a a comprehensive food strategy for the region in the coming year. 

The Food Policy Council was formed in 2013 as a space for community members to discuss and investigate local food issues. Members now include municipal representatives, community groups, and academics. 

In a project completed in the spring in collaboration with the Queen’s PhD Community Initiative, students laid down pillars for a food strategy, including food education and literacy, food system governance, food infrastructure, food production, food access, and culture and community.

Practical applications of a food strategy could involve improvements ranging from changes within farmers markets to enhancements in transportation, all aimed at making local food more accessible.

Listen to the full story here, where FPC Co-chair Ellen Mortfield and Assistant Professor in Environmental Studies at Queen’s University Kristen Lowitt talk to CFRC News.