The Community Food Security Coalition (CFSC) www.foodsecurity.org is a North American organization of social and economic justice, environmental, nutrition, sustainable agriculture, community development, labor, anti-poverty, anti-hunger, and other groups. The Coalition has 325 organizational members in 41 states, 4 Canadian provinces and the District of Columbia. We are dedicated to building strong, sustainable, local and regional food systems that ensure access to affordable, nutritious, and culturally appropriate food to all people at all times. We seek to develop self-reliance among all communities in obtaining their food and to create a system of growing, manufacturing, processing, making available, and selling food that is regionally based and grounded in the principles of justice, democracy, and sustainability.

The Coalition achieves its goals through a comprehensive blend of training, networking, and advocacy to further the efforts of grassroots groups to create effective solutions from the ground up. We provide a variety of training and technical assistance programs for community food projects; support the development of farm to school and farm to college initiatives; advocate for federal policies to support community food security initiatives; and provide networking and educational resources.

Bridging Borders Toward Food Security - Conference
The joint conference of the Community Food Security Coalition and Food Secure Canada will be held October 7-11 in Vancouver, BC.

This year's event features plenaries on food and health, indigenous food systems, and farmers' visions for food sovereignty. Other events include 60 cutting edge workshops on such themes as food and cities, food and communities, and global food issues, short courses, and more than a dozen field trips to highlights of the Vancouver area food system. Fantastic local food will be served at all meals.
Registration and full conference information is now available at www.bridgingbordersconference.org