FLOW Partnership

Faris Ahmed on COP16 (CBC Radio)

Transforming Food Systems (by Molly Anderson)

Mexico’s planned glyphosate ban (The Conversation)

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The FLOW (Food, Learning and Growing) Partnership

The goal of the FLOW Partnership is to support, track, and communicate about sustainable, resilient regional food systems through an extensive international network of food system researchers, practitioners, and community partners. Our research will map and monitor the pathways between specific practices and impacts across social, environmental, and economic factors as we work to build increasingly just, equitable, ecological, and circular regional food systems.

With our partner organizations, we will create compelling, indicator-driven narratives about the interrelated effects that these practices have on the regional level, using them to amplify meaningful, long-term change among a range of audiences. In all, FLOW will contribute to innovation in both the theory and practice of sustainable regional food systems.

for policy makers

inform decision-making, develop policies to support food systems transformation (read more…)

for community partners

amplify your successes, grow capacities, connect to a global community of practice (read more…)

for researchers

identify indicators, map impact pathways, connect with students, share knowledge (read more…)

FLOW’s Regional Partners

Learn more about our community and institutional partners on each region’s profile page.

latest news

Faris Ahmed on COP16 (CBC Radio)

FLOW Partnership Expert Advisor, Faris Ahmed, appeared on the CBC’s Ottawa Morning radio show on Oct. 24, 2024, discussing his perspectives on the COP16 meeting in Cali, […]

Transforming Food Systems (by Molly Anderson)

In July 2024, FLOW Partnership Expert Advisor Molly Anderson published her new book, Transforming Food Systems: Narratives of Power (Routledge).

Mexico’s planned glyphosate ban (The Conversation)

In August 2024, team leaders for the Veracruz region FLOW project published “Mexico’s planned glyphosate ban helped […]

Understanding Agroecology’s Connections

Currently attending the COP16 (United Nations Biodiversity Conference) meetings in Cali, Columbia, FLOW friends from the Agroecology Coalition have recently shared these short, animated […]

Montreal Job Posting: Project Coordinator

The Montreal FLOW Team is hiring! Want to join a team of researchers and faculty who are working with community organizations to build more resilient and equitable food systems […]

Updates from Brazil (Oct. 2024)

The Southern Brazil team is working to strengthen traditional erva-mate production systems for farming families and Indigenous communities in Southern Paraná. Over the past months, the team has continued […]

Podcast: Brazil’s “Voices of Mate”

The Center for the Development and Education of Traditional Erva-Mate Systems—CEDErva—is a collaborative network of people who have an interest in the production and development of […]

FLOW is recruiting PhD positions!

The Food Learning and Growing (FLOW) Partnership is hiring for multiple PhD positions to support key thematic areas of the Regional FLOW Teams. PhD […]

Podcast: Voices of FLOW

During the launch meeting in Montreal in May 2024, local podcaster David Szanto spent some time talking with members of the expanded project team to learn more about food […]

FLOW receives SSHRC funding!

The FLOW Partnership was formally awarded funding by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada in Summer 2023. We are excited to get the ball rolling and start […]

FLOW in Montreal

The FLOW Partnership team met in Montreal, Québec, Canada from May 13 to 17, 2024, to formally kick things off. Over the four days, the regional partners shared their project […]

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The FLOW Partnership is funded in part by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Wilfrid Laurier University acts as the project’s institutional manager.

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Introducing the next regional team: Vancouver Island! 🫐🍒

Building from years of work on bioregional food systems in BC led by @kwantlenu, this FLOW project brings together key food system actors from across Vancouver Island to collaboratively prioritize actions and inform regional food system resilience planning.

@capregfair, @lushvalleyfood, Naut'sa mawt Tribal Council, City of Victoria, Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District Government

#sustainablefoodsystems #resilience #flowpartnership #vancouverisland #bc #canada #foodplanning #bioregion

Time to introduce you to our next Regional FLOW Team: Southern Brazil! 🇧🇷

🌿 Based in the South of Paraná, the research team work focuses on agroecological production of erva-mate to support sustainable livelihoods and protect the native ecosystem of the Atlantic Forest. 🌳✨

Project partners include @cederva.br @embrapa @fetrafparana @sindicato.trabalhadoresrurais @guayaki @idrparana

#Agroecology #SustainableFoodSystems #ErvaMate #brasil

The Food Learning and Growing (FLOW) Partnership is hiring for PhD positions! 📚

Phd students are key links between FLOW Regions to develop thematic areas and support our Communities of Practice.

The FLOW Partnership offers PhD candidates $15,000 to support research and travel costs related to the project.

Learn more on our website for details and application procedures. Link in Bio!

We're excited to introduce you to our regional projects! Up first, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada led by partners from Carleton University and @justfoodottawa 🍎🌻

Team Ottawa is focusing on four sub-projects:
- The Just Food Community Farm
- Community Gardening Network Strategy
- Ottawa Food Strategy
- Digital Storytelling.

Read more on our website - link in bio!

#FLOWPartnership #ottawa #communityfarm #urbanagriculture #communitygardening

This past May, FLOW partners gathered in Montreal for an 4-day kick-off meeting. We met teams in-person, learned about each regional projects, delved into rich discussions on regional scale, agroecological production, food policy, and sustainability. We left inspired with new ideas and excitement to accomplish our project goals!

Montreal was the perfect place for this meeting as we had the chance to tour the sustainability initiatives at Dawson College, and visit local community food initiatives across Montreal neighbourhoods.
Thanks to the Montreal team @justicealimentairedurablemtl for hosting us at @dawsoncollege 🌱

#FLOWPartnership #sustainablefoodsystems #researchpartnership

The FLOW Partnership brings together eight regions from around the world, each regional team is comprised of institutional and community partners deeply connected to their unique food systems:
🥕 Melbourne, Australia
🌽 Migori County, Kenya
🌴 Southern Brazil
🍊 Veracruz State, Mexico
🦌 Northwest Territories, Canada
🐟 Vancouver Island, Canada,
🍓 Ottawa, Canada
🥒 Montreal, Canada

Together, we’ll share stories and insights on how different regions tackle sustainability challenges and find innovative solutions. Our goal is to learn from each other’s experiences and strengthen our food systems through shared knowledge and collaboration.

In the coming weeks, we'll be highlighting more of the work of each regional partner. Stay tuned!
#flowpartnership #sustainablefoodsystems #internationalpartnerships #globalpartnership #regionalfoodsystems

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