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REGINA,SK - Today the Regina Food Bank announced the launch of the Urban Agriculture Outreach Program. This innovative new program, part of the Urban Agriculture Project, shares resources and practical tools to students and schools across the community. The goal of this program is to connect youth and educators in the community in growing healthy nutritious foods and to develop a better understanding of how and where the food we share and eat is grown and produced.

Steve Compton CEO of the Regina Food Bank shared “this program aims to connect our community through growing and producing food by building an increased understanding of how our food is grown. We are excited to provide the tools and resources to 15 schools and local organizations across the community as well as the opportunity for the Regina Food Bank to learn from their experiences in food security.”

The program, supported by the Mosaic Company, will allow these organizations to have all the equipment needed to inspire and educate participants, until the end of Summer 2018.
Senior Vice President for Mosaic, Bruce Bodine adds “Mosaic helps the world grow the food it needs—we do this on a global scale by producing fertilizer right here in Saskatchewan from nearly a kilometre underground. We think it’s important for students to understand how food grows and the role our Province’s potash plays in the process. Our support will highlight how we all contribute to food security, whether across the world or here at home.”

Progress and milestones of the project will be highlighted monthly on the Regina Food Bank’s website and social media pages throughout the duration of the program. Information collected via surveys from the participants will also be released at the end of the program. This information will be shared with other organizations interested in developing their own outreach program.

For more information:

For Regina Food Bank:
Steve Compton CEO Regina Food Bank
P: 306.559.1508 C: 306-351-1392 E: scompton@reginafoodbank.ca

For The Mosaic Company:
Sarah Fedorchuk Senior Director, Public Affairs
The Mosaic Company P: 306.523.2821 C: 306.526.7560 E: sarah.fedorchuk@mosaicco.com