Food Matters Manitoba has deep respect for northern communities and the food systems that have sustained people for generations. 

We know the North carries unique strengths, responsibilities, and challenges. Food access is shaped by distance, freight, winter roads, seasonal access, climate pressures, infrastructure gaps, and the ongoing impacts of colonization on land, food, and community systems. 

We also know northern communities are not defined by barriers. 

The North is home to harvesters, growers, knowledge holders, youth, families, leaders, and community members who continue to build, adapt, teach, feed, and care for one another. 

Food Matters Manitoba remains committed to supporting northern food systems in ways that honour local knowledge, community leadership, traditional foods, land-based learning, and long-term relationships. 

We love the North, and we will continue to show up for the North.