Speaker: Carol Popovic Session: Exploring the Role of Municipalities in Community Food Growing

1. Growing Community Gardens
in Waterloo Region
• Carol Popovic– Region of Waterloo
Public Health
• Bring Food Home, Windsor, Ontario –
November 18, 2013
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2. Bi-level municipal structure
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3. Policy steps
• City of Kitchener policy workshop - 1997
• Network and partnership development
(1997 -2009)
• Regional Official Plan (2009)
• Municipal official plans (2011 to present)
• Food System Roundtable (2012)
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4. Making the case
• Policy value
• Financial value
• Environmental value
• Social value
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5. Policy implementation
recommendations
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New developments
Zoning and by-laws
Inventory
Incentives
Start-up and maintenance
Education
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6. Regional policy becomes reality

7. Municipality Official Plans
(2011-2014)

8. Thank-you!
• Contact Region of Waterloo
Public Health for more information,
519-575-4400 extension 5336
• Visit our website
http://chd.region.waterloo.on.ca/en/
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