SPEAKER • FOOD SYSTEMS • POLICY
Food Has Seasons. Policy Should Too.
Book Destiny Moser for keynote presentations, panels, and policy conversations on Indigenous food systems, whole foods, seasonal procurement, and regulatory change.
Destiny Moser is the founder and executive chef of FoodZen, an Indigenous-owned food company rooted in whole foods, seasonality, and community care. Her talks connect food policy, Indigenous foodways, procurement, public health, and practical systems change.
~ For conferences, funders, policymakers, universities, and organizations rethinking the future of food.
KEYNOTES • PANELS • WORKSHOPS • ROUNDTABLES
WHY BOOK DESTINY
A speaker who brings both lived experience and working solutions.
Destiny Moser brings a rare perspective to the stage: she is both a food entrepreneur and a systems thinker. Through FoodZen, she has built a hyper-local, ultra-seasonal model that serves real people while exposing the limits of today’s regulatory framework.
Grounded in Practice
Direct experience building a food business rooted in whole ingredients, Indigenous food knowledge, and seasonal realities.
Policy-Relevant
Connects everyday food access with regulation, procurement, public health, and reconciliation.
Built for Action
Audiences leave with language, examples, and policy directions that feel possible — not abstract.
SIGNATURE KEYNOTE
Food Has Seasons. Policy Should Too.
What happens when food policy disconnects from the land it governs? In this keynote, Destiny explores how current regulations often restrict Indigenous foodways, community-scale harvesting, and seasonal food models, while making it easier for processed foods to move through the system.
AUDIENCE TAKEAWAYS
• Understand how current food and wildlife regulations affect Indigenous and seasonal food systems
• Explore policy ideas that support access, sovereignty, and public health
• Learn how seasonality can be embedded into procurement and institutional decision-making
• See how FoodZen is building a practical model for change
TOPICS & FORMATS
Tailored To Your Audience
SPEAKING TOPICS
• Indigenous food systems and regulation
• Whole foods vs. processed foods
• Seasonal procurement and ecological food policy
• Food sovereignty, reconciliation, and public health
• Entrepreneurship as a pathway to systems change
AVAILABLE FORMATS
• 20-minute keynote
• 45-minute keynote + Q&A
• Panel participation
• 60–90 minute workshop
• Roundtable or facilitated policy conversation
• Virtual or in-person presentations
IDEAL AUDIENCES
• Policymakers and government teams
• Funders and foundations
• Public health leaders
• Universities and colleges
• Food systems and sustainability conferences
• Economic development and community leaders
MEET DESTINY MOSER
Builder, educator, advocate.
Destiny Moser is the founder and executive chef of FoodZen, a Waterloo Region-based food company focused on hyper-local, ultra-seasonal meals made from whole ingredients. As an Indigenous entrepreneur, she works at the intersection of food, health, policy, and community, using both business and education to advocate for a food system that better reflects the land, the season, and the people it serves.
“Policy should reflect the land it governs.”
MORE THAN A TALK
FoodZen is a working example.
FoodZen is not just part of the conversation. It is a living example of what food systems change can look like in practice: whole foods over processed, seasonal menus over one-size-fits-all planning, and education alongside meals.
Supporting this work through speaking, partnerships, procurement, or collaboration helps grow both the conversation and the model behind it.
~ WHOLE FOODS
~ SEASONAL MENUS
~ COMMUNITY CARE
~ EDUCATION + ADVOCACY
BOOKING & INQUIRIES
Bring this conversation to your event.
Whether you are hosting a conference, policy discussion, workshop, or leadership gathering, Destiny offers a grounded and thought-provoking perspective on how food systems can better support health, sustainability, and Indigenous foodways.
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Waterloo Region, Ontario
Available nationally