We acknowledge that we are on the land that is the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinabek, and Haudenosaunee Peoples.
A food charter is a statement that is made by a community. It talks about how a community wants their food system to be cared for. A food charter helps people talk and learn about their food system: what’s going well and what can be made better. It is not a law, but is a starting point for the local government and for people planning community activities. A food charter helps brings together voices from many different parts of a community.
Adapted from: Sustain Ontario. Food Charters in Ontario and Beyond.
How Can the Food Charter Be Used?
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Consists of a group of people who support a farm operation. This way the farm belongs to the whole community. Farmers and consumers provide support for each other, and share the risks and rewards of food production.
Adapted from: United States Department of Agriculture. (2018). Community supported agriculture. Retrieved from: https://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/community-supported-agriculture
The concept that all people have an inner worth or value. The Universal Declaration of Human Rightsincludes this concept.
Source: Schachter, O. (1983). Human dignity as a normative concept. Am J Int Law, 77(4),848-854. https://doi.org/10.2307/2202536
All processes involved in growing, harvesting, processing, packaging, transporting, marketing, consuming, and disposing of food and packaging. A sustainable food system works in a way that maintains and enhances the quality of land, air and water for future generations, and allows people involved to earn a living wage.
Ontario Food and Nutrition Strategy Group. (2017). Ontario food and nutrition strategy: a comprehensive evidence informed plan for healthy food and food systems in Ontario. Retrieved from: http://sustainontario.com/work/ofns/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2017/07/Ontario_Food_and_Nutrition_Strategy_Report.pdf
Inadequate or insecure access to food due to financial constraints. It ranges from worrying about running out of food, to eating less healthy food or smaller meals, to going whole days without eating, due to lack of money for food.
PROOF Food Insecurity Policy Research. (2018). Household food insecurity in Canada. Retrieved from: https://proof.utoronto.ca/food-insecurity
The hourly wage that a person needs to earn to cover their basic expenses and participate in their community. A living wage is not the same as minimum wage. A living wage reflects the actual costs of living and participating in a specific community.
Ontario Living Wage Network (n.d.). What is the living wage? Retrieved from: http://www.ontariolivingwage.ca/what_is_the_living_wage
Regenerative agriculture is a system of farming principles and practices that increases biodiversity, enriches soils, improves watersheds, and enhances ecosystem services. By capturing carbon in soil and aboveground biomass, regenerative agriculture aims to reverse global climate change. At the same time, it offers increased yields, resilience to climate instability, and higher health and vitality for farming communities.
Terra Genesis International. (n.d.) Regenerative agriculture: A definition. Retrieved from: http://www.terra-genesis.com
Does not compromise the environmental, economic, health, or social well-being of present and future generations.
Ontario Food and Nutrition Strategy Group. (2017). Ontario food and nutrition strategy: a comprehensive evidence informed plan for healthy food and food systems in Ontario. Retrieved from: http://sustainontario.com/work/ofns/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2017/07/Ontario_Food_and_Nutrition_Strategy_Report.pdf
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