A Love Letter in Three Themes
Everything we do at the Rural Communities Foundation of Nova Scotia (RCFNS), every decision, every action, is done from a place of reconciliation, equity, innovation, and sustainability. We know for solutions to take hold and last, we need to find new ways to invoke and apply the innovation and perseverance of rural Nova Scotians.
At the heart of the Rural Communities Foundation of Nova Scotia’s (RCFNS) strategy (soon to be released) are three interconnected themes: food sovereignty, climate resilience, and land equality.
Food sovereignty means empowering communities to control their own food systems—supporting local producers, valuing traditional practices, and ensuring cultural relevance. Climate resilience focuses on helping communities adapt to and mitigate the local impacts of climate change. Land equality is about fair access to land, ecosystem protections, and supporting community land trusts, so that everyone has the opportunity to live, farm, and build a future here.
Where these themes intersect, we find the greatest potential for transformation: integrated, just, and sustainable systems that support healthy land, food, and climate for all. For rural Nova Scotia, focusing on these themes brings real, tangible benefits. It means stronger local economies rooted in agriculture and green innovation; healthier, more self-reliant communities; and landscapes perceived through Two-Eyed Seeing that are managed for both productivity and long-term stewardship.
By centering our work on these interconnected priorities, RCFNS helps rural communities become more adaptable, inclusive, and prosperous. When we invest in food sovereignty, climate resilience, and land equality—guided by reconciliation and equity—we create a foundation where every resident, present and future, can thrive. This is how we move from scarcity to abundance, and from surviving to flourishing, together.
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