B.C. Green Party released a five-part comprehensive plan to provide British Columbians access to healthy, local food. 

In a press conference held Wednesday, Oct. 16 at the B.C. Greens' headquarters in downtown Victoria, leader Sonia Furstenau outlined some of the party's B次元官网网址渇orward thinkingB次元官网网址� plans to address food insecurity if elected.

These include expanding regional community food hubs and increasing funding for the FarmersB次元官网网址� Market Nutrition Coupon Program.

To guarantee a secure water supply for agriculture, Furstenau says the party would be creating an agricultural water reserve giving farmers and ranchers priority access in times of drought or water scarcity. 

Investing in local food systems would also be one of the partyB次元官网网址檚 game plans to support small-scale and cooperatively owned businesses. 

Furstenau said creating a universal school food program is also a priority to ensure B次元官网网址渆very child in B.C. has access to nutritional food in schools.B次元官网网址�

Finally, Greens would support Indigenous food sovereignty by investing in community-led initiatives that enhance access to traditional foods for Indigenous communities. 

The partyB次元官网网址檚 five-step plan, Furstenau said, goes hand-in-hand with addressing the challenges of climate change to help farmers build resilient food systems. 

Speaking alongside Furstenau, Cammy Lockwood, Green candidate for Cowichan Valley, said, B次元官网网址淔arming is, at the best of times, difficult work but trying to produce food in the face of climate catastrophe is an immense task that cannot be undertaken alone.

"As a farmer myself, I fully support the partyB次元官网网址檚 food security policies that centres (around) farmers, Indigenous food sovereignty and water security,B次元官网网址� Lockwood said.