Food Producers Forum

A new provincial co-operative is being launched to rebuild local production, education and direct distribution of food in Newfoundland and Labrador! The founding AGM and information session will be held Thursday, June 25, from 7 to 9 PM at St. David’s Presbyterian Church on 98 Elizabeth Avenue in St. John’s. The Provincial Food Network Community Service Co-op has emerged from a province-wide two-year project that connected Indigenous communities, farmers, gardeners and foragers across...

In March, Food Producers Forum brought together fourteen people who work across the NL food system — farmers, fishers, food scientists, researchers, processors, educators, nonprofit reps and policy advocates — for a wide-ranging conversation on its problems and potentials. The first result is a new report: How Do We Feed Ourselves? A Report from the Provincial Food System Think Tank. One afternoon was never going to resolve the formidable issues in play, but the session established a...

On Friday, May 8, Food Producers Forum and the Faculty of Medicine at Memorial University are hosting Waste Not! — a full-day symposium on food waste and food sovereignty in Newfoundland and Labrador. The event will feature four panel sessions moving through the full food chain — terrestrial production, fisheries, retail and consumer waste, and a final integration session focused on priorities and pathways forward. Panelists include researchers, farmers, government and industry...