Upcoming...
Ken Proudfoot Potato Festival
Saturday, September 25th, 2009 from 10 am - 4 pm at the Memorial University of Newfoundland Botanical Garden is the Ken Proudfoot Potato Festival. A family affair with plenty of fun, educational events and a traditional Jiggs Dinner!
Admission: Non-perishable food item or monetary donation contributed to the Community Food Sharing Association
Learn more here
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FSN Has Moved Offices!
Come visit us at:
44 Torbay Rd. Suite 110
St. John's, NL
Contact us at:
Tel. 709.237.4126
Fax. 709.237.4231
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Provincial Food Security Initiative Inventory
Check out the new FSN Food Security Initiative Inventory! This is an ongoing project for FSN, so if your initiative is not included in the inventory please email info@foodsecuritynews.com
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New "Root Cellars Rock!" Blog
FSN is blogging! Click here to check out our blog - an interactive online space to learn and engage in discussion all around local food, from planting, to picking, to preparing, preserving, to purchasing!
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FSN Monthly E-News!
To get the latest information about food security in Newfoundland & Labrador, including News, Events, Great work in Food Security, and Resources, email info@foodsecuritynews.com
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NEW! NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR NUTRITIOUS FOOD BASKET 2008 DATA RELEASED!
Please click here for data sheets
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"Evidence suggests that the local food supply can
affect the nutrition of the local population, in that the food
produced, distributed and sold within the region can play a major role
in how well the population eats."
- Katharine Piggott, Manager, Healthy Community & Policy, Region of Waterloo, ON
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Our 2007 assembly was a sound success. Please click here for the Conference Proceedings. We would love to hear about
any projects that you are working on as a result
of participating in the conference. Please contact
us.