Justin Cantafio
Justin Cantafio is a relocalization and food sovereignty advocate, a nonprofit executive, consultant, speaker, and Nuffield Scholar. He presently serves as the Executive Director of Farmers' Markets of Nova Scotia, a non-profit cooperative of over 40 farmer's markets. He is the Co-founder and President of Canadian Farmers' Markets, Canada's national farmers' market association, and a founding member of the UN FAO-funded World Farmers Markets Coalition. Justin is a founder and Director of the Halifax Regional Food Hub Co-operative and a founder and Director with the Atlantic Food Action Coalition. He also serves as an Advisor for the Centre for Local Prosperity, a charitable organisation specialising in relocalization.
Rooted in Place
What Farmers’ Markets Teach Us About Relocalization, Food Sovereignty, and Public Spaces The Broken Food System We’re Facing The longer I work in the local food world, the less I mince my words. From farmers to consumers, the globalized industrial food system is failing many of the people it’s meant to serve. In Canada, nearly…