Agricultural Land and Food Security

FOOD SECURITY ISSUE: If you live within The Capital Region, but outside of Edmonton, we need you.

WHAT: WE NEED DOZENS OF REGIONAL CITIZENS ON FEBRUARY 19TH, 2009- 9 A.M.

The Greater Edmonton Alliance has had a major impact in our work to preserve high yield farmland in the Capital Region.

The "This Land is our Land Campaign" has put food security, a local foods economy and land preservation firmly on the agenda of the City of Edmonton and the Capital Region Board of the twenty-five mayors.

BUT THERE IS STILL TENSION: The mayors of the rural counties are resisting the preservation of high yield farm land because they DON'T WANT TO BE TOLD WHAT TO DO WITH THEIR LAND!

They mostly believe they have the right to develop that land as they see fit and that food security and local food economies are not important.

The Vote on how much land will be preserved and how it will be preserved will likely take place on the 19th. The Greater Edmonton Alliance will be presenting a set of win-win solutions in conjunction with Green Hectares, a new group working to get young people into farming at the next CRB meeting.

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WHO: We need dozens of REGIONAL CITIZENS to attend this meeting to show these regional mayors that working out a solution to preserve high yield farmland is critical.

People from the counties, towns and cities outside of Edmonton are needed

WHEN: Thursday, February 19th, 2009, 9:00 A.M.

WHERE: Chateau Louis Hotel Conference Centre, 117th Street and Kingsway

RSVP: If you can make it, please RSVP to jessie@thebluepear.com Please include what town or region you live in.