Our Goals

The Vancouver Food Policy Council supports the development of a just and sustainable food system for the city of Vancouver that fosters:

  • sustainable and equitable food production, distribution and consumption
  • nutrition
  • community development
  • environmental health

VFPC Tries To:

Contribute in a meaningful way to the eradication of hunger in Vancouver.
Help ensure access by all Vancouverites to adequate, safe, nutritious and culturally appropriate food in a dignified manner.
Encourage personal, business and government food practices that foster local production, distribution and sale of food in a way that protects our natural and human resources.
Encourage food-related activities that build community, foster civic engagement, celebrate Vancouver’s multi-cultural food traditions and increase public participation in the food system.

Some of VFPC's Contributions

The Food Policy Council has helped shape policy and made recommendations on city projects including:

  • Creating the Vancouver Food Charter
  • The 2010 Community Gardening initiative
  • Hobby Beekeeping (Urban Apiculture) Guidelines
  • Long-term planning for farmer’s markets

The Vancouver Food Policy Council meets once a month at Vancouver City Hall 453 West 12th Street.
Meetings are open to the public.
Minutes from VFPC meetings and information about future meetings are posted online at
www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/commsvcs
/socialplanning/initiatives/foodpolicy/policy
/council.htm

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