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NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release Friday, January 22, 2010 

Durham local ood eforts gets boost rom Greenbelt

 The Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation is pleased to announce today $35,000 in unding or a newinitiative in Durham Region.

Starting immediately, the Community Development Council Durham (CDCD) will be taking up the

task o putting into action the goals and mandate o the Durham Region Food Charter. The Charteris a document that reects the communities’ values and belies or ood security in the region. It was

endorsed by Durham Regional Council last December.

 The CDCD will be working closely with their community partners and with the Region o Durhamto develop a community-based Action Plan and a Working Group ocused on ood security anddeveloping the local ood economy.

 This project is intended to put structure and plans in place that will see some o the goals o theCharter become a reality. The ultimate goal will be to establish a Food Policy Council or the Regiono Durham.

Long-time advocate o the Greenbelt and anti-sprawl planning policies, Bonnie Littley, RegionalCouncillor, Ward 1, Pickering states, “A cornerstone o long-term sustainability is ood. So to promoteenvironmental, economic, and social sustainability there must be planning or the uture o ood.Currently several departments in Regional government, as well as a multitude o individuals,armers, not-or-proft and agricultural organizations work on various aspects relating to ood and

ood security. A Region o Durham Food Policy Council would provide opportunities to bring localpeople and their ideas and knowledge together, not only to build on previous accomplishmentsin the Region, but would also establish a collaborative approach to fnding solutions and creatingpositive change.” An important aspect o this project is continued involvement and consultation with local armers

and arm groups.

“This is an amazing git or our community and one that could take us a huge step towards actuallyimplementing the Durham Region Food Charter that many individuals and concerned groups inDurham have spent years trying to secure,” says James Blair o the newly ounded DurhamCulinary Association, teacher and member o the arming community.

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“We must look at new ideas o ood production and security and how to achieve it, while at the same

time not completely turning our backs to the many tried and proven methods that were employed byour present and past arming communities.”

23% o the Greenbelt’s arms are located in Durham, the most o any region in the Greenbelt. 57% arelivestock arms. There is also a huge diversity o ruit and vegetable crops rom the region, particularlycorn, tomatoes, pumpkins and squash, and the region has more apple, strawberry and raspberry

producing acres than anywhere else in the Greenbelt.

 The commencement o this project comes the same week that the Foundation celebrates theGreenbelt’s Fith Anniversary at the Oshawa Generals/SaginawSpirits game at the General MotorsCentre. The game is this Sunday at 6:00 pm. To order tickets visit www.oshawagenerals.com/greenbelt .

Funds will be raised or the Durham Child Nutrition Project .

 To read the Durham Food Charter go to:

www.durhamlives.com/healthy_eating/oodCharterDurham.pd 

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For more inormation contact: Jennier Story, Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation, 647.966.6310 (cell) orBen Earle, Community Development Council Durham at (905) 686-2661 ext 115