Aldergrove’s Food System Project

Overview

Township of Langley, in partnership with Langley Meals on Wheels, wants to gather thoughts and opinions from people in Aldergrove, and the surrounding area, to assist our community to work towards strengthening food security by increasing our understanding of Aldergrove’s food system.

The Township of Langley’s Social Sustainability Strategy addresses the quality of life of both current and future generations. The Strategy’s Priority #3: Housing and Food includes an action to develop a food strategy that complements the Agricultural Viability Strategy and explores opportunities to increase access to healthy, safe, culturally appropriate, and local food. The Township, with the assistance of Langley Meals on Wheels and the Let’s Talk Food Aldergrove group of non-profits, has initiated a pilot project to gain insights into Aldergrove’s access to local food.

Background

The goals of the project are to:

• Identify the barriers to, and opportunities for, community food security and food access in the area;
• Identify existing food assets in the community;
• Raise public awareness about food security in the community; and
• Identify champions who will support the implementation of the recommendations of the Food Systems pilot project.

Food security: Food security exists when all residents have access to sufficient, safe, culturally-appropriate, and nutritious foods at all times, that meet individual dietary needs and food preferences.

Food system: The food system involves the growing, harvesting, processing, packaging, transporting, consuming, and managing food waste, as well as the policies and programs influencing the food sector.

Public engagement opportunities

Survey

Thank you for completing the survey, and providing your input. The survey closed on Sunday, December 10, 2023. The results will inform and guide the recommendations of this project. Project consultation will include engagement with community stakeholders, food industry experts, and agriculture consultants.

Questions

If you have specific questions about this initiative, email us at cpp@tol.ca.

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