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FMM Northern Healthy Foods Initiative
Through the Northern Healthy Foods Initiative, Food Matters Manitoba works with 13 northern and remote Manitoba communities to develop and build on community food plans.
FMM helped develop local food projects in the communities, in order to increase their access to healthy and nutritious foods.
This past year most of the communities started gardens in which to grow their own fruit and vegetables. Through this initiative, communites and schools were provided with materials and equipment such as seeds and gardening tools, technical support and training.
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Throughout the gardening season, visits to the communities were made delievering workshops on seeds starting, basic gardening, composting, home canning and healthy cooking. |
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Along with individual garden visits and demonstrations on planting and tilling, this community support is an essential element of the gardening success.
Community Project Highlights:
We would like to share a few highlights from our community garden projects over the last year. We had many gardening successes to celebrate. Over 50 new gardens were started and over 20,000 pounds of vegetables were harvested. For many this was their first time having a garden and they were pleased with the harvest. Many of the participants would like to make their gardens bigger next year and plan to try other vegetables. Click on the links below to view highlights and photos of the various community gardening projects.
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Pimicikamak Cree Nation (Cross Lake, MB) Misipawistik Cree Nation (Grand Rapids, MB) Moosakahiken Cree Nation and Moose Lake Community Northlands First Nation (Lac Brochet, MB) |
Norway House Cree Nation O Pipon Na Piwin Cree Nation (South Indian Lake, MB) Shamattawa First Nation (Shamattawa,MB) Shamattawa Horticulture Therapy Project Teteskweyak Cree Nation (Split Lake, MB) York Factory Cree Nation (York Landing, MB) |
Root Camp 2010
Root Camp 2010 was a two day initiative of Frontier School Division and Food Matters Manitoba, that took place in Leaf Rapids. Over 50 teachers, elders and community leaders, from more than 10 Northern communities, participated in the event.
Grow North Conference 2011
The Grow North Conference 2011 was a two day initiative funded by the Province of Manitoba Northern Healthy Foods Initiative and was organized by partners: Food Matters Manitoba, Frontier School Division, Northern Association of Community Councils, Four Arrows Regional Health Authority, Bayline Regional Roundtable and Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Initiatives. Over 80 people representing 24 northern communities gathered at Leaf Rapids School to participate. The Conference provided participants with the opportunity the opportunity to share their successes and challenges, learn about gardening and other community food stories.
Click to view an overview and pictures of this event, written by Erika Frey
Contact Raquel Koenig, Northern Liaison for more information
If you are interested in the Northern Healthy Foods Initiative please visit the NHFI website