Wild Foods Presentation for NRI Food Security Class

1. Wild foods and food security Presentation by: Melanie Zurba For the class: Sustainable Livelihoods, Food Resources and Community Food Security

2. Focus of this presentation 1) The Reading 2) Local example: Wild Rice 3) Questions for discussion 4) Resources

7. No one is permitted to seed wild rice on crown land

8. Cannot buy wild rice for resale without permit and conditions from the vendor

9. Further restrictions applyauri.org Reference: Government of Manitoba. 2010. Wild Rice Act C.C.S.W. c. W140. http://web2.gov.mb.ca/laws/statutes/ccsm/w140e.php 101cookbooks.com

10. Questions for consideration 1) When making policy for wild foods how should we weight the considerations for: a) food scarcity and access i.e quantitative: availability, population to sustain b) human rights and access? i.e. quantitative and qualitative: including cultural and connection to place considerations

11. Questions for consideration 2) What do we think about the seeming socio-economic disparity in the use of wild foods? Place-based/economy dependent Poor Rich Need to use or Can’t afford to use Novel to use What exists here?

14. Ecological Knowledge

15. Resilience and vulnerability