The Bow Valley Food Alliance (BVFA) is an action oriented organization that leverages collaboration, lived experiences, and existing relationships to address critical community needs through food system solutions. The BVFA strengthens the ability of local organizations, municipalities, and community groups across social sectors to take meaningful action on food security challenges.

Focuses on enhancing community capacity to address the intersection of food systems and insecurity with broader issues such as housing, affordability, environmental sustainability, mental health, reconciliation, tourism, and culturally appropriate food access. Through leveraging the BVFA’s established network, the BVFA will convene, develop and share resources, facilitate collaborative action, and test and pilot projects and initiatives. Funding directly supports Operations, Seed funding for pilot programs, and an emergency relief funding to respond to tragedies, disasters and unforeseen circumstances.

Our work is guided by connecting people, coordinating efforts, advocating for change, educating the community, and inspiring action. Donations directly impact the ability of BVFA coordinators to continue meeting with municipalities around actioning the BVFA Food Charter values & implementing these values into broader strategic plans & policy change. The BVFA will also be able to continue supporting local food producers, businesses, & community growing spaces in the procurement of food for networking events & meetings. As the only food-focused organization in the Bow Valley doing this kind of work, the BVFA meets people where they are & moves at the speed of trust to bring together, support, & amplify the work of equity-deserving
groups.