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The Nova Scotia Food Security Network is a network of individuals and organizations that have expressed interest in working to build food security in Nova Scotia. We define food security as a situation that exists when "all people, at all time, have access to sufficient, nutritious, safe, personally acceptable and culturally appropriate foods that are produced, procured and distributed in ways that are environmentally sound, socially just and sustainable". The network strives to increase the proportion of Nova Scotians who have access to nutritious foods, and to increase the availability of safe, locally produced, nutritious foods and to support sustainable food systems in the province.
Below is the NS Food Security Network Newsletter for 1 Oct 09. 1. Food Security Network Development Opportunities, 19 Oct
2. The Acadia Community Farm presents: "The Farm in Education", 6-7 Nov
3. David Greenberg & Black River Farm: Entering the Stream Program
1. Food Security Network Development Opportunities, 19 Oct
2. The Acadia Community Farm presents: "The Farm in Education", 6-7 Nov
3. David Greenberg & Black River Farm: Entering the Stream Program 1. Food Security Network Development Opportunities, 19 Oct
Join us for a lively discussion and brainstorming session about the future activities of the Nova Scotia Food Security Network. The session will take place on Monday 19 Oct, 8:30 pm at the Blomidon Room, Old Orchard Inn as part of the Nova Scotia Food Summit.
How can we better connect those involved in the food movement? What role can you play? How can we live our mandate? We will explore these questions and more through an open space activity.
We hope you can join us.
2. The Acadia Community Farm presents: "The Farm in Education", 6-7 Nov
How can universities contribute to a new agriculture? How can we rethink how the Academy and the Farm intersect to promote a more resilient agricultural future?
On 6-7 Nov the Acadia Community Farm will host an open and participatory forum to discuss the role of the university in creating a better food system. Academics, growers, students, concerned citizens, and eaters alike are invited to come together to address this key issue. We are tying in our schedule with the Slow Food Film Fest, so participants will have a chance to attend food-related films on Friday evening and Saturday afternoon.
For more information and to register, please visit the Acadia Community Farm website. Registration is $20 per day (includes lunch, coffee and snacks), or $30 for the whole thing. For students: $10 per day (includes lunch, coffee and snacks), or $15 for the whole thing!
For inquiries, requests for posters, presentation and workshop proposals and RSVPs contact Alex at (902) 585-1311 or by
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3. David Greenberg & Black River Farm: Entering the Stream Program
Entering The Stream takes place on a 190 acre land trust fifteen minutes from Wolfville, NS. It is a working organic farm. We have a cow, horses, chickens and a dog, and grow a lot of our own food. In the winter, guests sleep in the farmhouse and in the summer there is a big yurt for accommodation as well. In this program we focus on gaining practical skills in cooking, gardening and farming. Learning how to cook whole foods, and garden is straightforward. We learn by doing it every day. There are classes and hands-on workshops on home gardening, and in the growing season we help tend the market garden. Topics include composting, seeds and seedlings, hand dug and sheet mulched gardens, pest control, planting schedules, weeding and more. In the barn we learn about caring for and milking the cow.
In the kitchen, we make our own cheese and butter, bake bread, and practice cooking simple, delicious food based on the bounty at our doorstep. Once the food is grown and cooked, the transformation work continues at the dining table. We learn to eat so that our digestion is functional. Good digestion is crucial to good health, and this takes a lot of care and focus. Chewing thoroughly, eating on a regular schedule, and taking time to relax at the table are subtle practices that lay the foundation for good eating habits.
Another factor of good health we work with is sleep. We wake up at 6:00 AM and go to bed by 10:00 PM. Getting up early, working and studying all day and going to bed with a sense of having done new things that make sense is the heart of the program. This is an affordable and effective way to find a healthy balanced lifestyle.
Entering The Stream is a twenty one day program beginning on a Saturday at 12:00PM and ending on a Friday at 1:00PM. The 2009 dates for Entering The Stream are:
17 Oct - 6 Nov
21 Nov - 11 Dec
The 2010 dates for Entering The Stream are:
2-22 Jan
6-27 Feb
6-27 Mar
3-24 April
1-22 May
5-26 June
3-24 July
7-28 Aug
4-25 Sept
2-23 Oct
For more information or to register, please visit our website or contact David Greenberg at (902)-691-6303 or by
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