Food Down the Road
Food Down the Road was initiated by the farmers and eaters of the National Farmers Union, Local 316 in December 2006. Local 316 has a long history of successful advocacy work in Frontenac and Lennox-Addington counties and the City of Kingston.
Through visioning, researching, educating, advocating and partnership building, Food Down the Road is a vibrant community movement building a more vital and sustainable local food system. Visit the Food Down the Road website.
Governance Workshop
Local 316 (Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox-Addington) held a workshop recently on an introduction to the roles and responsibilities of directors of volunteer boards. The workshop opened with a presentation by NFU national vice-president, Paul Slomp, an Ottawa area farmer, on why the NFU’s advocacy for small and medium-sized family farms...Read More »
Local Food Charter
The local in Frontenac and Lennox-Addington counties and Kingston is working in an advisory role on a number of food and farm related initiatives: a local food charter, the Kingston Area Seed System Initiative and an ethno-cultural foods market research project. The food charter was recently endorsed by Frontenac County...Read More »
Contacts:
Executive
Dianne Dowling, President
dowling@kos.net – 613-546-0869
Brian Burt, Vice-President
brian@burtsgh.com – 613-386-3426
Rick Munroe, Treasurer
613-543-6009
David Hahn, Director
Orrie Cumpson, Director
Dave Perry, Director
Andrea Cumpson, Director
Peter Dowling, Director
Kathy Rothermel, Director
Mike Voith, Director
Ian Stutt, Director
Martin Oomen, Director
Jeff Peters, Director