Introduction

The Delta Food Coalition held a strategic planning session in October 2009. The goal of the session was to build on the committee meetings and develop a focused action plan for the Delta Food Coalition in the areas of community outreach & education, communication & public relations as well as municipal engagement.

Thirteen people participated in the process; most of the participants either work or live in the community of Delta.

Background

The Delta Food Coalition includes community citizens and community organizations who are working together to increase food security in Delta. The Coalition is open to all sectors including business, labour, non-profit, residents and all levels of government. Community members may participate by choice at self-determined levels of capacity and interest, with the goal of increasing community capacity and building economic and social opportunities for the purpose of enhancing food security and sustainability.

The Delta Food Coalition has achieved many accomplishments to date and they are:

Accomplishments – secured - BCHLA seed money

Coordinator hired mid June, 2009
Public presentations
Corporation of Delta - Lunch and learn sessions
Delta Cable show
DFWT – A Day at the Farm
Earthwise - Grow Local Fair
Developing community partnerships
Developing community partnerships
Adopting ‘power to the parsnip’ logo
Public opinion survey launched
Hosted three ‘Let’s Talk Food’ Community forums
Presentation to Delta Child & Youth Committee
Brochure developed with ‘Harvesting Health, Creating Community’ tag line

Established Mission and Vision

‘A Sustainable Healthy Community with Food for All’. The Delta Food Coalition will do this through:

Community partnerships
Raising awareness
Encouraging community involvement
Inviting participation through Municipal engagement
Making recommendations to key stakeholders
Mapping local food sources Informing and educating

Areas to Focus Sustainability Efforts

Develop more stable sources of funding
Diversify funding
Terasen Gas
Van City
Envision
Service Clubs
Product sales (local food cookbooks, toolkits, templates for creating garden plots et cetera)
Endorsements
Individual donations
Memberships
Promote our success and work to date more extensively in community
Develop a communication strategy
Create a website
Develop a database for fund (friend-raising initiatives)
Establish an outcome evaluation of the program to better track success
Enhance and improve participation at the committee and community level to include more stakeholders
Recruit champions within Community of Delta
Active participation on the Corporation of Delta Agricultural Advisory Committee

Build capacity through collaborative and cooperative activities with both Earthwise Garden Society (Annual Grow Local Fair) and Delta Farmland and Wildlife Trust (A Day at the Farm).

For more information on the Healthy Food initiative, click
Delta Food Coalition

Delta Food Coalition Newsletter

The Delta Food Coalition produces a monthly newsletter.Volume 3 of the newsletter is now available to read or download. Click Volume 3 - May Delta Food Coalition Newsletter

To veiw earlier editions of the newsletter click on the version you would like to view.

Volume 2 - April Delta Food Coalition Newsletter.
Volume 1 - March Delta Food Coalition Newsletter

Incorporated Society

Deltassist is a non-profit society incorporated under the Societies Act of B.C. (incorporation # S-40503) and is a registered charity under the Income Tax Act of Canada (registration # 11888 4170 RR0002).

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