Revelstoke’s Food Security Strategy (FSS) is the first of its kind in Revelstoke. The 2012 Poverty Reduction Strategy first identified the need to address food security as a priority in Revelstoke. This was supported in the Integrated Community Sustainability Plan in 2013. The creation of the Revelstoke Food Charter in late 2013 is the main initiator of this plan’s development. The Charter, crafted by a committee of local residents passionate about accessible, healthy, local food set the groundwork for and was the first step in the development of the FSS.