Sustainable Food Edmonton

Our History

Sustainable Food Edmonton is a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to supporting individuals and communities since 1989. In 2000, the association really began to focus on food issues in the Capital Region; in particular, connecting communities with their local food system by delivering such programs as City Farm, LittleGreen Thumbs, and Community Gardens. In 2011, the Board changed the name of the organization to Sustainable Food Edmonton to better reflect their work in the Capital Region. Our vision is to: To ensure Edmontonians benefit from urban agriculture. 

With a set of values that encompass experiential and lifelong learning, collaboration, cooperation, engagement, diversity, equity, creativity, innovation, and environmental stewardship, the following mission was developed and adopted in September of 2014: Sustainable Food Edmonton initiates and supports projects and programs to encourage the building of community through urban agriculture. 

Our Organization continues to evolve, in 2022 we developed a new strategic plan with the underlying message of, “How to feed the world without depleting our planet”. This brought us to a new and current Vision and Mission and new programs and direction!

Our Present

Vision: Communities connected and empowered by local sustainable food.

Mission: To enhance participation in food sustainability.

We currently offer 4 very successful programs:

Little Green Thumbs: An indoor gardening program run in 58 schools across 5 school divisions.

Community Gardens: More than 80 community gardens are provided with funding, resources, events, community and more.

Urban Ag High: An educator-centric program aimed to support teachers who are starting or continuing urban agriculture classes and programs at their high schools.    

The McCauley Community Orchard and Gardens: The largest public orchard on city land in Canada this is a space of learning, sharing and community.        

Your Opportunity    

As part of developing a stronger volunteer led organization, Sustainable Food Edmonton is seeking individuals with an interest in local food issues and a variety of experiences to provide leadership and expertise to our Board of Directors. Attached is  our application form. 

Board Application Form 

We accept applications year round for our Board of Directors and fill spots as needed. The Nominating Committee will contact all those who submit a completed application form. An interview will be performed to ensure a fit for both the applicant and Sustainable Food Edmonton. Once a new board member has been selected, they can choose 2 committees in which they would like to support.

The Annual General Meeting is held in June every year at which time openings on the executive Board will be filled via election.

Our board meets once a month, the last Monday of each month at 6pm. The general time commitment is approximately 5-10 hours per month.