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Help Shape the Future of Food in Simcoe County

Everyone has a story about food.

Maybe it's the rising cost of groceries. Maybe it's your backyard garden, your favourite farmers’ market, school lunches, a community meal, or passing down family recipes.

Whatever your connection to food, we'd love to hear from you.

The Simcoe County Digital Listening Hub is a place for people across Simcoe County to share their ideas, experiences, and perspectives about food in our communities. By listening to the people who live, work, grow, cook and eat here, we can better understand what's working, what's changing, and where we should focus our efforts together.

Tell Us What Matters to You

You don’t need to be an expert on food systems to take part. We want to hear about your experiences, your ideas and what you’re seeing in your community.

Choose any of the topics below that are relevant to you. Each has just a few questions and should only take a few minutes to complete. You can respond to one topic or several. It’s entirely up to you.

Choose a topic below to get started.

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Your Voice Matters

Your responses are anonymous and will help the Simcoe County Food Council better understand the experiences, priorities and ideas of people across our region.

What we learn will help guide local planning, advocacy and action across Simcoe County. Information will be shared in ways that protect your privacy and reflect community voices with care.

Food in Your Community:

What’s working well, and what could be better?

Tell us what your community is doing well when it comes to food, which issues deserve more attention, and what you believe could make the biggest difference.

Share Your Thoughts

Food Access:

What makes it easier or harder to get the food you need?

Help us better understand how people access food and food supports, what matters most when seeking help, and what could improve access to healthy food in our communities.

Share Your Thoughts

Local Food & Food Systems:

How can we strengthen local food in Simcoe County?

Whether you buy, grow, produce, sell or support local food, we want to hear about your connection to our food system and what could make it easier for people to choose food grown and produced closer to home.

Share Your Thoughts

Food Skills & Learning:

What would you like to learn, share or do when it comes to food?

Tell us about the food skills and learning opportunities that interest you, from cooking and gardening to buying local, reducing food waste and understanding how our food system works.

Share Your Thoughts

School Food:

What food experiences should children and youth have at school?

Share your thoughts about the food-related experiences, activities and supports that could help children and youth learn about food and build skills they can carry with them.

Share Your Thoughts

Getting Involved:

How would you like to connect with food initiatives in Simcoe County?

Tell us how you might like to participate, stay informed or become involved in local food initiatives, and let us know what you would like to see the Simcoe County Food Council offer in the future.

Share Your Thoughts

Thank You for Sharing Your Perspective

Every response helps build a clearer picture of food in Simcoe County.

Once you’ve completed one topic, you can return to the Listening Hub to explore another. Answer one, a few or all of them. We want to hear about what matters to you.