The Thunder Bay and Area Food Strategy is committed to creating a healthy, equitable, and sustainable food system that contributes to the economic, ecological, and social well-being and health of the city of Thunder Bay and Area. The Thunder Bay and Area Food Strategy builds on years of community-led efforts to create a healthy, equitable, and sustainable food system for Thunder Bay and Area. Supported by the Ontario Trillium Foundation, the strategic action plan carries forward the principles engrained in the Thunder Bay Food Charter in order to achieve long-term community food security. By addressing the social, economic, health, and environmental dimensions of food, community food security promotes regional food self-reliance, healthy environments, and thriving economies. The Thunder Bay and Area Food Strategy provides a coordinated approach to achieving food security through the implementation of pertinent research, planning, policy, and program development. The Thunder Bay and Area Food Strategy is built upon seven pillars of a sustainable food system
Food Access
Forest and Freshwater Foods
Food Infrastructure
Food Procurement
Food Production
School Food Environments
Urban Agriculture
By strengthening these pillars, the Thunder Bay and Area Food Strategy is committed to contributing to the economic, ecological, and social well-being and health of Thunder Bay and Area.
