Cowichan Food Security Plan

Ensuring our community is on the right path towards food security.

The Cowichan Food Security Plan was developed in 2007 and updated in 2010 to track food security developments in our community and ...

"Food Security" means that all members of our society have access to enough food at all times. The food must be nutritious, sufficient, safe and environmentally sustainable. Presently on Vancouver Island, we do not have food security. 90% of our food is brought in from the outside. There are 6 food banks in the Cowichan Valley alone. There are many schools which have had to institute food programs for the students.