About Food & Water First
Food & Water First is a movement dedicated to protecting Ontario’s prime farmland and source water regions. We are rural and urban citizens who understand that our province’s rare agricultural soils and water resources provide us with a great bounty that must be preserved. We encourage the Ontario government to adopt a Food & Water First policy so our vital agricultural sector and source water regions are given priority in land-use planning.
Short Description:
Food & Water First says land use planning in Ontario must prioritize food land & source water before development. Protecting tomorrow by starting the conversation today. #FoodAndWaterFirst
According to the 2011/16 census, Ontario is losing the equivalent of 175 acres of farmland every day — a significant improvement over the 2006/11 census, which measured the loss at 350 acres per day, but is still far too much. (source)
Questions:
Have you/will you take the Food and Water First pledge?
Do you support the Greenbelt?
Do you support Ontario’s Growth Plan?
What steps will you take to secure fresh food and clean water for future generations?
Suggested Tweets
#FoodAndWaterFirst
Ontario is losing equivalent of 175 acres of farmland/day to development #ProtectPrimeFarmland #ONElection2018 #FoodAndWaterFirst
Did you know that only .5% of Canada’s landmass is Class 1 farmland & half of that is in Ontario? #FoodAndWaterFirst #ProtectPrimeFarmland #ONElection2018 #ProtectOurWater
ON needs a policy statement to #ProtectPrimeFarmland #ONElection2018 #FoodAndWaterFirst
ON’s land use planning values development before food & water–talk to your MPP candidate #ONElection2018 #ProtectPrimeFarmland #ProtectOurWater #FoodAndWaterFirst
What steps will your ON MPP candidate take to protect food & water for future generations? #ONElection2018 #ProtectOurWater #ProtectPrimeFarmland #FoodAndWaterFirst
9 billion people by 2050 is a lot of mouths to feed #ProtectPrimeFarmland #ProtectOurWater #ONElection2018 #FoodAndWaterFirst
Short-term thinking jeopardizes future generations–elect an MPP who recognizes the problem & thinks long-term #ONElection2018 #FoodAndWaterFirst
Southern Ontario has some of Canada’s most productive farmland #ProtectPrimeFarmland #ONElection2018 #FoodAndWaterFirst
A mere 0.5% of Canada’s farmland is Class 1 soil – 20% of that is in Ontario #ProtectPrimeFarmland #ONElection2018 #FoodAndWaterFirst
Ontario’s agri-food sector is largest in Canada w/781,639 people employed (2014) & $34 billion impact #ProtectPrimeFarmland #ONElection2018 #FoodAndWaterFirst
Sprawl devours prime farmland – at what cost to future? #ONElection2018 #ProtectPrimeFarmland #ProtectOurWater #FoodAndWaterFirst
Aggregate (#ONpq)
“Food And Water First” born of #StopTheMegaQuarry movement to #ProtectPrimeFarmland #ProtectOurWater #ONElection2018 #ONpq #FoodAndWaterFirst
Aggregate extraction applications must include Agricultural Impact Assessment #CommonSense #ProtectPrimeFarmland #ONElection2018 #ONpq #FoodAndWaterFirst
Pits & quarries must not be allowed on Class 1-4 soils (prime farmland) #CommonSense #ProtectPrimeFarmland #ONpq #FoodAndWaterFirst
Ban aggregate extraction below-water-table in source water areas #CommonSense #ProtectOurWater #ONpq #FoodAndWaterFirst
Greenbelt (#GrowOurGB)
Half of Ontario’s fruit farms & 20% of vegetable farms are protected by Greenbelt legislation #GrowOurGB #ProtectPrimeFarmland #ProtectOurWater #FoodAndWaterFirst
Growing the green; protecting the blue #GrowOurGB #FoodAndWaterFirst http://www.growourgreenbelt.ca/
NIMBYISM
Yes, I protect my backyard — proud to be a NIMBY! #ProtectPrimeFarmland #ProtectOurWater #FoodAndWaterFirst
See also:
Places to Grow – Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe
Take the Food & Water First Pledge
Food & WaterFirst Handbook 