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Ottawa Food Action Plan Is a Community Response to Local Food Issues and Concerns Otawa Food Acton Plan The Otawa Food Acton Plan is a community response to local food issues and concerns. Food for All has provided the structure, supports and resources, linkages to academic researchers, community partners and organizatons, and a forum to explore food issues together, but these proposals have been writen, researched, and edited largely by community members. The Acton Plan Proposals are community solutons, and the document is a living document. 2012 BACK TO TOP Ottawa Food Action Plan is a community response to local food issues and concerns. Food for All is a community process that involves everybody – residents, government, students, researchers, and organizations. The research, writing and editing work that went into this Food Action Plan has been a collaborative effort: the Food Action Plan proposals have been researched and written by policy writing teams made up of Ottawa community members. It was then reviewed, edited and further researched by a team of volunteer editors from the community, as well as the Food for All Steering Committee and Food for All project partners. Food for All has provided the structure, supports and resources, linkages between academic researchers, community partners and organizations, and a forum to explore food issues together. The Action Plan Proposals are community solutions based on research and evidence, and the document is a living document. This work was guided by the Food for All Steering Committee. Food for All Steering Committee Food for All would like to thank our team of Community Editors who played a large role Elizabeth Kristjansson, University of Ottawa in researching, writing, and editing this Food Moe Garahan, Just Food Action Plan: Erin Krekoski, Just Food Caroline Andrew, University of Ottawa Brynne Sinclair-Waters Cathleen Kneen, Just Food & Food Secure Claire Sales Canada Leela Ramachandran Christina Marchant, Centretown Community Marnie McKinistry Health Centre Sara Klimes Elaine Murkin, Ottawa Public Health Sara Lyons Jason Gray, Ottawa Food Bank Deidre Khes-Kovacs Leonore Evans, City of Ottawa Sara Brouillette Olly Wodin, Sandy Hill Community Health Centre Chloe Poitevin Peter Andree, Carleton University Victoria Ho Vivien Runnels, University of Ottawa Food for All would also like to thank everybody who participated in workshops, policy writing teams, and other Food for All events. This Food Action Plan is only possible because of your participation! 2 | P a g e The Ottawa Food Action Plan Table of Contents ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 1 BACK TO TOP ................................................................................................................................................................ 2 Table of Contents ................................................................................................................................................................. 4 SUMMARY .......................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Healthy Food Environments ................................................................................................................................................ 9 A. Toward a Breastfeeding Friendly Ottawa – A Call to Action .............................................................................................. 9 B. Healthy School Food Environments in Ottawa ..................................................................................................................... 13 Food Access ....................................................................................................................................................................... 19 C. Access to Healthy Food and Local Food – Planning & Zoning ......................................................................................... 19 D. Healthy Corner Stores ............................................................................................................................................................. 26 E. OC Transpo & Food Access .................................................................................................................................................. 36 Strengthening Food Programs and Services ..................................................................................................................... 41 F. Income and the Cost of Eating ................................................................................................................................................ 41 Health Canada, (2011). “Household Food Insecurity,” Household Food Insecurity In Canada in 2007-2008: Key Statistics and Graphics, accessed online at http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/surveill/nutrition/commun/insecurit/key- stats-cles-2007-2008-eng.php ........................................................................................................................................... 42 G. Community Programming for Food Security, Food Education and Awareness ................................................................... 45 Growing Urban Agriculture ............................................................................................................................................... 61 H. Community Gardening on Private Land and City of Ottawa Land ...................................................................................... 61 I. Community Gardening and Urban Agriculture on National Capital Commission (NCC) Lands in Ottawa ........................ 73 J. Edible Landscaping in the City of Ottawa .............................................................................................................................. 82 K. Promoting Healthy Soils: Prevention, Identification and Remediation of Soil Contamination .......................................... 89 L. Hens in Urban Areas ............................................................................................................................................................... 98 M. Bees in Urban Areas ............................................................................................................................................................. 113 A Forum for Addressing Food Policy in Ottawa .......................................................................................................... 119 N. A Food Policy Council for Ottawa ....................................................................................................................................... 119 If you have questions about this document, please contact: Just Food [email protected] The Ottawa Food Action Plan SUMMARY The Ottawa Food Action Plan is a community response to local food issues and concerns. Food for All has provided the structure, supports and resources, linkages between academic researchers, community partners and organizations, and a forum to explore food issues together. These proposals have been written, researched, and edited largely by community members. What is Food For All? Food for All is a collaborative, community-based food research and action project in Ottawa. Through capacity building, community-based research and action planning, Food for All is working towards community food security and a sustainable food system in Ottawa. The core goals of this project are to: 1) Develop an OTTAWA FOOD ACTION PLAN; 2) Create and test a COMMUNITY FOOD ASSESSMENT to understand food issues on a neighbourhood level; 3) Build CAPACITY as a community to take action on food issues; 4) Record and SHARE experiences with others. The Food Action Plan proposals document food needs in our community, examine ways of strengthening the activities that already exist, and propose actions that we can take as a community to make our food system more just and sustainable. Who is involved? Food For All is a community-based project led by Just Food and the University of Ottawa, made possible through three years of funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. The process has been overseen by a Steering Committee comprised of representatives from community organizations, academic institutions, and others. The public has participated in multiple workshops, consultations, and policy-writing teams. Over 300 community members have participated in workshops, research, policy-writing teams, and volunteering for the Food for All project. This number continues to grow and is a reflection of the enormous energy within the community to participate in food action and food policy initiatives. What are the needs? Food is a multidimensional issue that touches on issues including zoning and by-laws, economic development, community programming and services, city and rural planning, poverty reduction, and social, cultural, economic and environmental sustainability. While food production was once considered an exclusively ‘rural’ issue and consumption considered a mostly ‘urban’ issue, those lines are being blurred with the rapid loss of farmland, increased rural-to-urban migration rates, and a loss of viable urban agricultural systems. Building a food secure community requires the participation of many organizations and individuals with involvements and interests in food, such as non-profit community groups, environmental organizations, small and medium-sized
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