Current Projects

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Regional Food
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We’re working across the province to inspire and support community food action.

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Next Steps for School Meals

Our province-wide consultation about the next steps for a school lunch program in Newfoundland and Labrador.

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Lived and Living Experience Advisory Group

LLEAG uses their personal knowledge of poverty and food insecurity to advocate and inform policies.

Labrador Anchor Collaborative

A group of Indigenous, government, health care, and community organizations working together to improve access to traditional foods.

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Western NL Food Hub

Our online store and physical pick-up/packaging location in Corner Brook. We connect local food producers directly with customers. Our goal is to help get local food on every plate.

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Food on the Move

Our pop-up shop and mobile library partnership with the N.L. Public Library that brings affordable fresh produce and library services to neighbourhoods around St. John’s.

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Avalon Food Hub

An online store connecting local food producers and customers in the St.John’s/Metro area. Launching in fall 2025.

Rethinking Food Charity

We’re working with food charities and other organizations to rethink the future of the sector in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Institutional Food Work

Getting more healthy, local food into our public institutions, like schools and hospitals.

St. John’s Food Policy Council

We work with the City of St. John’s to co-chair the St. John’s Food Policy Council.

 

Past Projects

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St. John’s Food Assessment

We led this multi-phase, community-led process with guidance from a working group. It inspired local food action and built connections within St. John’s.

Great Things in Store: Retail Partnerships

We worked with retailers and communities from across N.L. to co-design and implement solutions to improve food access for all.

Our Food NL

We supported a variety of community-led solutions to food security issues in rural and remote regions of the province.

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Everybody Eats

We brought together more than 20 partners to plan for vibrant food systems that allow people and places to flourish.

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Seniors Food Skills

These projects shared traditional food knowledge among seniors in N.L. and with the next generation.

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Healthy Corner Stores NL

We worked with corner stores to increase the variety of foods and fresh foods they offered. A precursor to Great Things in Store.