Building a Just and Resilient Food System in Edmonton

 
 

Welcome to the Food Security and Food Justice Ecosystem of Edmonton (FSFJE)

We are a growing collective of mutual aid groups, grassroots leaders, community organizations, and advocates committed to advancing food justice, sovereignty, and resilience in our city.

This ecosystem emerged from the collective recognition that access to food is a human right and that the current system is failing too many. Through community-driven solutions, we aim to build stronger relationships, influence systems change, and support local initiatives that grow, cook, and share food with dignity.

Working Together

The FSFJE brings people and organizations together through five working groups to achieve the following:

  • Designing a staircase of growing success to support an equitable and diverse food environment and ecosystem in YEG.

  • Mapping food assets and food resources in Edmonton that support community access to food support and strengthening opportunities for collaboration.

  • Mobilizing our collective knowledge by creating space for the sharing of stories, experiences, and wisdom from community to inform our food ecosystem.

  • Creating pathways for systems change that advocate for food as a human right and advances policy change to support food resilience.

  • Developing a sharing and communication platform to facilitate info sharing and collaboration across food stakeholders.

Art by Joely BigEagle Kequahtooway

 

Get Involved

Whether you are part of a grassroots group, growing food in your neighborhood, supporting community meals, or just care deeply about food justice—there is a place for you here.

  • Write a letter to your local City Councillor, MLA and MP to urge them to take action and invest in strengthening food resilience and justice.

  • Share your story or initiative. How are you working locally to facilitate food resilience and justice? Let us add you to the staircase of growing success!

  • Join the WhatsApp community. If you are a group or individual supporting food distribution, growing or diversion work, join our community. Send an email to jessica@jhcentre.org 

  • Attend an upcoming gathering or learning session. Send an email to jessica@jhcentre.org to be added to email list or the whatsapp group.

Partners Involved in Working Groups

Alberta Health Services (AHS) - Public Health Nutrition
Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Edmonton Region & 211 Alberta
CANAVUA
City of Edmonton - Community Safety & Well-Being (CSWB) Implementation Team
Council of Muslims Aging Gracefully (COMAG)
Edmonton Meals on Wheels
Edmonton Seniors Coordinating Council (ESCC)
Edmonton Social Planning Council
Islamic Family and Social Services Association (IslamicFamily)
John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights (JHC)
Leftovers Foundation
M.A.P.S Edmonton
Multicultural Health Brokers Cooperative (MCHB)
New Grocery Movement (NGM)
Prairie Urban Farm & Explore Edmonton
Rock Soup Greenhouse & Food Bank
Self Advocacy Federation (SAF)
University of Alberta - Faculty of ALES
University of Alberta - Public Health Faculty
We Together Strong

Friends of the Working Groups

The Connected Kitchen Project (TCKP)
U of A Campus Food Bank
Waste Services - City of Edmonton
WECAN