1. Northern Healthy Foods Initiative Founding Ministers: Healthy Living, MAFRI, Aboriginal and Northern Affairs Northern Food Prices Report 2003 mandated by the Healthy Child Committee of Cabinet

2. Summary Recommendations of the Report 1. Northern Food Self-sufficiency (building community capacity for greater food self-sufficiency) 2. Milk Price Review 3. Northern Food Business Development 4. Northern Community Foods Program (food sharing programs) 5. Northern Greenhouse Pilot Project 6. Northern Gardens Initiative 7. Northern Food Prices Survey

3. Operationalizing the Report  Commenced operations in final quarter of 2004/05 Cabinet approved priorities: 1.Northern gardens 2.Local food self-sufficiency 3.Nutrition awareness 4.Local food business development

4. NHFI community grants budget 2005/062006/07 Description($ 000) Regional projects 66135 "Grow North" grants 4767 Agricultural support 3067 Education grants 990 Special community projects 5 90 Program administration 22 30 Total$179K $479K

5. NHFI community grants budget 2007/082008/09 Regional Partners120.0140.0 “Grow North” Agricultural Support 67.047.4 "Grow North" Material/Equipment 88.428.0 Education grants/projects 63.382.2 “Special Community Projects” 265.3287.2 Subtotal604.0 584.8 Program administration 30.0 Total$634.0K 614.8K

6. Service Delivery Model Service Delivery Model Healthy Child Text Healthy Living Conservation NHFIRegional Partners MAFRI Other Depts NGO FNIH PHAC

7. Our focus  Community level projects with those non- political people who are committed to their community.  Regional level organizations that provide support, organize stakeholders, and provide activism.  Creating a mix of projects, community/regional development, and turning “lessons learned” into an increasingly more effective program.

8. COMMUNITY PRIORITIES Food system change GROW GARDENS LOWER PRICES Unique local projects Lower Prices

9. “Grow North”

10. “Grow North” – Activities 8 Communities This is year one “Best practices” Frontier schools Germinating in 22 schools 28 - 30 Communities Large knowledge Deficit 4 Communities Chickens Goats 15 Families TotalTotal 160 + Freezers in Communities 3 Refrigeration Units Northern Greenhouse “Veggie Adventure” Gardening Other Local Agriculture Special Projects

14. Mb. Council on Child Nutrition/Healthy Living/ANA/FNIH “healthy bodies, healthy minds” project in North Eastern Manitoba Healthy Kids/Healthy Futures report Kids in the kitchen “Drop the pop” Breakfast for Learning School snack and lunch programs