Building food security together
Here, you’ll find helpful information about our upcoming event, where we’ll connect, learn, and take meaningful steps toward a more food-secure future for the Fundy Region.
A Shared table: Building food security together
Join us for an interactive day to collaborate, learn, and be inspired.
February 26, 2026 from 9:30am-4:00pm (with a reception to follow)
Imperial Theatre
Lunch and snacks will be provided.
The symposium brings together leaders delivering food security supports from across the region. The day will be spent learning about impactful and innovative initiatives from across the Maritimes (including presentations and a keynote address), learning from each other, and developing concrete actions we can take to make life better for all community members.
Come experience the Imperial Theatre in a different way!
We will be gathering on the theatre stage.
Do you provide food security support?
Fill out our short survey to help us understand the amount of work being done across the Fundy Region!
The Six A's of Food Security
Food security in a community is a complex issue, and ensuring food security means that a number of factors must be met for every member of a community. These factors can be largely categorized into six domains, detailed below.
01
Availability
Selection available to residents is often dependant on choices and priorities of producers, buyers, processors, and distributors. While the availability of fresh food may vary based on season, in general there should be an adequate supply of healthy fresh food in all seasons.
02
Adequacy
Community members should have enough healthy food options that are high quality and provide adequate nutrient content. This means that healthy non-perishable and fresh foods need to be available in adequate quantities.
03
Appropriateness
Available healthy food must be appropriate to specific diets. This includes requirements or restrictions based on health concerns (ie. diabetes, food allergies, heart disease) or based on culture, religion, and traditions. It may include using traditional practices of obtaining and preparing food.
04
Accessibility
Healthy food should be accessible to all community members. It should be easy to get to food outlets, emergency food programs, and alternative food programs.
05
Affordability
All community members should be able to afford adequate healthy food without food banks or other emergency food programs and without sacrificing necessities like housing, transportation, and health care.
06
Awareness
Community members should be aware and given opportunities to know about their own food security and food system. There should be access to educational materials and programs about healthy food and diets and cooking skills to prepare these foods.