Stand Up for Food Security in Bruce Grey: Endorse the Bruce Grey Food Charter
Every person in Grey Bruce deserves access to healthy, affordable, and culturally appropriate food. But achieving that vision doesn’t happen by accident—it requires shared values, bold leadership, and community commitment.
What Is the Bruce Grey Food Charter?
The Bruce Grey Food Charter is more than just a document—it’s a community declaration of our shared values around food. It sets out the principles that should guide local food policy and decision-making, emphasizing:
- Health & Nutrition
- Local Food Production & Sustainable Agriculture
- Education & Food Literacy
- Environmental Stewardship
- Social Justice & Equity
- Economic Development rooted in Food Systems
- Respect for Cultural Food Traditions
This Charter reflects our belief that everyone—from farmers to families, from local councils to community kitchens—has a stake in how we grow, share, eat, and dispose of food.
Why Your Endorsement Matters
By endorsing the Bruce Grey Food Charter, you’re making a powerful statement:
That our region deserves a just and sustainable food system—and that you’re part of the solution.
Community leaders, organizations, and individuals alike can use this Charter to:
- Influence municipal and regional food, water, and agriculture policies
- Collaborate on grassroots food security initiatives
- Advocate for systemic change that supports our most vulnerable neighbours
- Inspire a movement toward health, equity, and resilience in our local food systems
Ready to Endorse?
We’re calling on you—residents, nonprofits, businesses, educators, and advocates—to add your voice. Join dozens of organizations already backing the Charter.
Step 1: Read the Bruce Grey Food Charter
Step 2: Fill out the Endorsement form
Step 3: Send it to:
Jill Umbach
Planning Network Coordinator, Bruce Grey Poverty Task Force
c/o United Way of Bruce Grey
380 9th Street East, Owen Sound, ON, N4K 1P1
📞 519-376-1560
📧 povertytaskforce@yahoo.com
A Growing Network of Support
The Bruce Grey Food Charter is proudly supported by the Bruce Grey Poverty Task Force and funded through a grant from The Ontario Trillium Foundation..
It is already endorsed by a growing list of organizations who believe in a food-secure future for all. Add your name. Be part of the movement.
Together, we can build a resilient, inclusive food system—one that nourishes everyone in Bruce and Grey. Let’s grow this vision, together.
The Bruce Grey Food Charter is currently endorsed by the following organizations:
