• FOOD SECURITY
• NT VALLEY FOOD COALITION PROJECTS
  • Gleaning
  • Community Kitchens
  • Community Gardens
  • Farmers Market
  • Food Share
  • Regional Food Policy Development

Food Security:

“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.”

Everyone has the right to healthy, affordable food that is easy to buy and preferably locally grown...... But, is this type of food available to everyone in the North Thompson?  Are we working together to support food security? 

People from Blue River to Barriere are working together as a team. Bernie Graffunder and Karen Molliet from Vavenby, Alida and Ric Irving from Barriere, Elsie Karl from Little Fort, Jamie Bryce from Avola, Mandy Richter and Marie-Luise Kunkel from Clearwater, Joni Miller, Cathy Baird and Shannon from ChuChua and Lolly Fehr from Blue River are just a few of the people who have already become involved with food security in the valley.

For information on food security initiatives contact Cheryl Thomas at 674-3260 (cell 674-8488)

1. Gleaning:  through the use of volunteers surplus fruit and vegetables are collected and  distributed to other members of the community.  This includes indigenous fruits and berries. Food is then used within the community.

2. Community Kitchen:   A pilot project will be offered in Clearwater for four weeks this October.  If you are interested in being a member of this Kitchen, please phone 674-2600 by September 30th and leave
your name and contact number.

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3. Community Gardens Project:  Avola , Barriere and Clearwater have active Community Gardens.

        Contacts for  Community Gardens are : 

• Avola:  Bob Jensen 678-2320

• Barriere:  Susan Garland 672-5103

• Clearwater: Cheryl Thomas 674-3260

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4. Farmers Market Project:    We are promoting awareness with signage, and newspaper coverage to  enhance  and expand both the Clearwater and Barrier Farmers Markets.  Our goal is to increase the number and variety of vendors and the idea of  buying locally.  Local contacts are Anne Baker 674-3444 or Lorraine Thiessen at 672– 0156.

5. Food Share Project:    We collaborative with the Kamloops Food Share program and wish to ultimately establish a process for collecting and delivering food between Kamloops and the North Thompson communities, as well as to enhance client use in the region.

•  Barriere Food Bank 672-0029

•  Clearwater Food Bank  674-3402

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6. Regional Food Policy Development Project: We are working with local and regional government bodies, and recommending that an Agricultural plan to support a local food supply be developed.

NT Food Coordinator Cheryl Thomas meets with volunteer committee member Ted Richardson on food policy issues

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