November CFAI E-brief‏

The Community Food Action Initiative (CFAI) is a health promotion initiative that has a goal of increasing community food security for all British Columbians. Community food security is attained when all residents obtain safe, culturally acceptable, nutritionally adequate diets through sustainable food systems that maximize community self-reliance and social justice. The primary objectives of the CFAI are to increase awareness of food security, access to local and healthy food, food knowledge and skills, increase community capacity to address local food security as well as develop and use policy to support community food security. Food is a determinant of health. With funding from The Ministry of Healthy Living and Sport, implementation by the five Regional Health Authorities, provincial coordination by Provincial Health Services Authority and guidance from a multi-sector, provincial advisory committee – CFAI supports actions that build food security in BC communities.

Through our E-Brief’s we hope to disseminate important and impactful information that will engage, empower and propel our province to be food secure.

Contents

1. Food Security.
2. Uniting Around Food to Save an Ailing Town.
3. Michael Pollan urges the next President to "Eat the View!". 2
4. An NPR interview with Michael Pollan- Food as a National Security Issue.
5. Food for Thought and Action: A Food Sovereignty Curriculum...
6. Elections Toolkit on Food Security from BC Food Systems Network.
7. Q&A: World food prices.
8. World Food Crisis at Critical Juncture
9. The food crisis, by numbers.
10. How to Start a Community Garden.
11. Rooftop Garden Project.
12. Canada’s First Inland Distribution of Grain by Sailboat.
13. Food Safety
14. Ontario farmer convicted in raw-milk trial, seeks maximum penalty.
15. Food and Agriculture.
16. Rules on Bioengineered Animals- FDA to Release Guidelines for Stages of Genetic Modification.
17. Organic farming 'could feed Africa'
18. Food and Environment.
19. UK urged to slash food-related carbon emissions.
20. GLOBAL: Food wasted is water lost.
21. U.N. Says Biofuel Subsidies Raise Food Bill and Hunger.
22. Food and Health.
23. Dining through the decades.
24. Obesity is killing us!
25. Supermarkets 'Push Fatty Foods'
26. Gene 'links food and fertility'
27. Water and What Else?
28. Workshops and Courses.
29. Distance learning course Urban Agriculture Types January-April 2009.
30.Community Food Charters: What they are and when to use them- November 19th.
31. "Collaborate to Compete" Value Chain Workshop- November 26th and 27th.
32. Funding/ Requests for Proposals/Call for Papers.
33. New Horizons for Seniors.
34. The BC School Fruit and Vegetable Nutritional Program.
35. Columbia Basin Trust Community Development Program.
36. Conferences.
37. Addressing Inequities in Health: The Role of Public Health- PHABC AGM, December 2, 2008 Vancouver, BC.
38. Food - Today, Tomorrow, Together: Ensuring Healthy Local Food for All Albertans January 29 to 31, 2009 in Edmonton Alberta.
39. Community Population Health Research November 12-14, 2008.
40. International Diabetes in Indigenous Peoples Forum Vancouver, BC.
41. International Eco Health Forum 2008 (Merida, Mexico)