The Food and Hunger Action Committee was not re-established. The following information is provided for archival purposes.

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Tending the Garden
July 2003

Tending the Garden
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In March 2001, Toronto City Council demonstrated its commitment to food security by unanimously adopting the Toronto Food Charter as well as The Growing Season, an action plan for food security proposed by the Food and Hunger Action Committee.

The Growing Season represents an important milestone for the City of Toronto. It integrates diverse approaches from the former area municipalities into a shared vision of the new City's roles and responsibilities with respect to food security. It proposes achievable, affordable, innovative and creative approaches that can benefit everyone, while unifying Torontonians behind a set of shared values. And it reinforces the importance of partnerships by bringing together a wide variety of community groups and agencies from across Toronto to work with City Councillors and staff.

The Food and Hunger Action Committee celebrated the launch of the Toronto Food Charter and Toronto Public Health's Peer Nutrition Program at a public ceremony in June 2001. Featured were two of Canada's leading food security experts - Graham Riches of the University of British Columbia and Jennifer Welsh of Ryerson's Canadian Centre for Food Security - both of whom praised the City of Toronto for its leadership and vision.

We have had two busy years since the launch. The Food and Hunger Action Committee would like to present to Council and the community this report on implementing recommendations in The Growing Season. This report outlines what was achieved and what was not. It discusses some of the challenges to implementation, and recommends future City initiatives that build on the successes achieved thus far.