Looking Back to Move Ahead
Looking Back to Move Ahead

Nova Scotia has consistently reported some of the highest rates of food insecurity in Canada and there is growing momentum to increase access to nutritious and culturally appropriate food produced in socially just, ecologically, and economically sustainable ways – in ways that advance food justice and food sovereignty.
Thanks to a SSHRC Connection grant, FoodARC has embarked on the project: Looking Back to Move Ahead: Outreach, Knowledge Mobilization, and Intersectoral Exchange to Advance Food Security in Nova Scotia.
The project involved collaborating with local organizers to co-host a series of regional gatherings that serve as opportunities for outreach, knowledge and story sharing, action planning, and capacity building, and which focused on local priorities and interests.
The project also involved engaging new and existing partners in a visioning and planning session to map out FoodARC’s next direction and priorities in the areas of food security, sovereignty, and justice research in Nova Scotia.
Launch of Report on 2015 Participatory Food Costing
See below for the presentation slides and harvest reports of regional gatherings that have taken place to date, including the launch of FoodARC’s Report on 2015 Participatory Food Costing that launched in March 2017.
Harvest Report – Report on 2015 Participatory Food Costing
(April 7, 2017 | PDF, 1.9 MB)- Slides – Can Nova Scotians Afford to Eat Healthy? The launch of the 2015 Report on Participatory Food Costing
(March 2, 2017 | PDF, 4.1 MB) - Event information & details »
South Shore Regional Gathering
- Harvest Report – South Shore Community Gathering
(April 20, 2017 | PDF, 3 MB) - Slides – Making Food Matter: Building Momentum for Action
(April 20, 2017 | PDF, 3.3 MB) - Event information & details »
Kings County Food Summit
- Harvest Report – Kings County Food Summit: Empowering food for all
(June 10, 2017 | PDF, 3.8 MB) - Slides– Food action: Addressing the roots of household food insecurity & supporting seeds of action to build community food security
(June 10, 2017 | PDF, 3.4 MB) - Event information & details »