What can the Food Cluster do for our community?

Eating fresh, local food

Builds consumer demand for local food through outreach and education

Creation of new jobs

Supports job creation in the production, processing, distribution, retail and marketing sectors by increasing demand for local foods

Economic opportunities for my business

Guides community in developing unique food strategies that create opportunities for new and innovative business roles and practices

A venue to share projects and learn from others

Connects community groups and individuals working on food projects to increase collective capacity and reduce redundancy

Health of all residents

Increases healthy food access by connecting residents directly with affordable, fresh and nutrient dense products

High impact projects

Enhance community efforts around specific, targeted projects that are highly doable and have a high impact for the broader community.

Monitoring public policy

Understand the range of existing public policies (at all levels) and identify gaps or barriers within existing policies.

Outreach and messaging

Provide the community with overview of the Food Cluster, its activities and its impacts.