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Growing Your Foodshed!

Growing Your Foodshed!. …growing our foodshed sustainably!. “ Community Food Security is a situation in which all community residences obtain a safe, culturally acceptable, and nutritionally adequate diet through a sustainable food system that maximizes self-reliance and social justice.”

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Growing Your Foodshed!

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  1. Growing Your Foodshed! …growing our foodshed sustainably!

  2. “Community Food Security is a situation in which all community residences obtain a safe, culturally acceptable, and nutritionally adequate diet through a sustainable food system that maximizes self-reliance and social justice.” Hamm MW and Bellows AC J.Nutr Education Behav, 2003:35:37-43

  3. Food security is dependent on a sustainable food system. In a sustainable food system every part of the system to be as local and efficient as possible.

  4. Why is the current food system unsustainable? • Environmental concerns - climate change, agricultural chemicals – pesticides and fertilizers and their impact on soil and watersheds • Loss of farmland and urban sprawl –– less small-scale farming, loss of food growing knowledge – less youth • Monoculture production practices, more control over food by fewer and few corporations, genetic modification and seed patenting – crops and livestock impacted • Current answer to climate change and peak oil is green fuels, but corn and other crops are now grown as monocultures and are replacing food crops for many indigenous peoples – driving up food costs • Processed food available everywhere, that produce food that is unhealthy to eat over life time – contributes to obesity problems in children – low income areas may lack grocery stores • 10% of the Canadian population is food insecure – healthy food needs to be more accessible and affordable

  5. Some of the consequences… • The average age of the Ontario farmer is over 50 and farm incomes are not viable, no pension plans • Young farmers are not encouraged to take over the family farm • We are vulnerable to breaks in the food distribution chain in the event of an emergency • Most cities have three days worth of food in case of emergency • Adding to climate change problems

  6. The CLIMATE system links the global food system together.We are connected to the global food system by peak oil and green fuel issues.

  7. The average number of food miles for food in North America is 2500 kilometers

  8. Transporting food all over the globe adds greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change. Our changing climate is impacting our ability to grow food.

  9. Bad Newsabout climate change?Extreme weather, such as storms, tornadoes and hurricanes. More precipitation, flooding, less snow cover, higher temperatures, drought, and more variability, andhas impacts on ecological systems.Good News about climate change?Higher CO2 and temperature levels may improve some crops,

  10. Global food system has replaced local food systems We are not connected to our food sources any more!

  11. Many local farms cannot compete with global imports Local food is not available in most grocery stores

  12. We are becoming reliant on other people and places to grow and process our food and transport it to us.

  13. Young people are not taking over the family farm business because they cannot make a viable living. Small-scale farms need direct-marketing sales to make ends meet – the consumer has to connect with the farmer. Examples - community shared agriculture, to improves farm income in the spring planting season.

  14. Ontario imports 4 billion more in food than it exports

  15. Green fuels are not the answer to our transportation dilemma. Green fuels displace food crops in other countries. Local food systems are a better answer to reducing our global food transportation demands. Added benefit, preserves petrochemical resources until we can find truly green and sustainable solutions to replace our oil dependency.

  16. The food system is dependent upon cheap and abundant supplies of petroleum resources. As supplies dwindle, the price of oil will rise. As oil prices rise, so will the price of food, and that effects everyone’s bottom line!

  17. A predominantly global food system is unsustainable.

  18. We are dependent on an unsustainable food system…it relies on fossil fuels to produce pesticides and fertilizers.GMO crops are bred for pesticide use long term impacts are unknown and pesticides are accumulating in the environment.

  19. The good news…. The demand for fresh, healthy local food grown and produced by local farmers is not likely to be saturated any time soon! What is local? It is the most local product that you can find – or change your diet to what is available in your community!

  20. More good news…. Sustainable farming practices can sequester carbon dioxide emissions. Young people are concerned and want to contribute towards real change.

  21. Summary… • Food is grown far away and contributing to climate change • Climate impacts our ability to grow food • Farmers cannot compete with global food imports, that are based on cheap oil • As oil increases in price, food becomes less affordable and that increases food insecurity • Farmers are aging demographic and new farmers are more scarce • Loss of arable land in some areas • Food may not be so available over time as pressure increases on farm land • Emergency food systems not in place • Local food offers many positive benefits, but lacks the food producers and infrastructure needed to feed most local populations • Sustainable farming can sequester carbon dioxide • Young people want to be involved in the solutions

  22. Sustainable food systems are local, wholistic and secure-will involve society in a cooperative fashion- produces benefits that overlap into other sectors

  23. The attributes of a foodshed: Local governance Community Owned - Cooperative model Renewable energy Protects and restores natural ecosystems Waste recycling Equitable distribution and emergency supplies Economically and ecologically self-sustaining

  24. A foodshedis based on ecological principles to respect the ecology, biodiversity, and sustainability of resources. Qu’est que c’est foodshed?

  25. Qu’est que c’est foodshed? A foodshed is “people-centric” –looks at the dietary needs of a specific population within a local geographic region.

  26. Qu’est que c’est foodshed? A foodshed is designed to meet a specific demand and supply relationship – it is intentionally designed to feed a specific (size or target) population.

  27. Qu’est que c’est foodshed? A true foodshed would limit our foodprint to the carrying capacity of the surrounding food system.

  28. Qu’est que c’est foodshed? A true foodshed would support the social justice “right to food” for everyone. Food would be grown to feed the local population.

  29. Qu’est que c’est foodshed? A true foodshed would support community-based economic development.

  30. Qu’est que c’est foodshed? A foodshed is a local food system that supports local food self-sufficiency, from production to consumption.

  31. Qu’est que c’est foodshed? A foodshed is based on a cooperative food production system to ensure markets for farmers.

  32. A foodshedcan be measured by food miles - the distance from where food is grown and produced to where it is consumed. Qu’est que c’est foodshed?

  33. The food growing demands would be based on the nutritional needs of the population within the foodshed. Qu’est que c’est foodshed?

  34. A foodshedis locally owned and governed through food safety regulations and food security policies and labour standards. Qu’est que c’est foodshed?

  35. A foodshedsupports community-based food programs, such as community kitchens, community gardens, and food education to preserving the harvest. Qu’est que c’est foodshed?

  36. Foodshed-sharing - connecting to other local foodsheds would ensure that “the most local” food is available and also provide some resilience in case of crop failure. Qu’est que c’est foodshed?

  37. Every foodshed will be unique… population size and attributes productivity of farmland and farmers climate and soil types food infrastructure assets food outlets institutions economic activities transportation and energy systems expansion potential policies and regulations water and soil resources biodiversity

  38. Foodshedplanning would assess: Agricultural inputs and food growing potential; Seed saving processes; Agricultural markets and food demand; Farm succession; Built environments for processing and distribution; Transportation infrastructure; Natural resources, soil, water, climate; Waste materials, recycling and waste reduction; Technologies, energy and building efficiencies; Population demographics and cultural food practices; Nutritional requirements over a lifetime; Food insecurity, regulations, and policies. Definition developed by The Foodshed Project

  39. Food production would fit demand… Local food available everywhere - backyard gardens, community gardens, community shared agriculture, small-scale diverse farms, distributed through fresh food box or other community-based programs… Agricultural cooperatives would thrive as farmers work within a the local supply-demand model Biodiversity of the natural and the grown environment is enhanced through seed saving and seed exchange programs

  40. Food processing follows in the heals of food production… Local small processing plants that provide for the local diet first, with excess sold to an adjacent foodshed Utilizes local ingredients, assuring markets for farmers and market gardens Economically self-sustaining Reduce and recycle waste products for agricultural production In keeping with local dietary requirements – don’t produce what you don’t eat or don’t like!

  41. Benefits of localfoodsheds… Be local and economically self-sustaining - coordinated to reduce overproduction and competition for the same product Ensures fair market share, farm viability, and farm succession planning Conserve and enhance food biodiversity - expansion of small-scale farms, community gardens, backyard gardens… Saving seeds improves adaptability and resilience of crops to climate change, more in touch with food sources Conserves petrochemical resources Make the food systems link between agriculture, healthy food choices, and environmental sustainability

  42. And would… Take the stressoff of other food growing areas of Ontario and world Protect and enhance arable farm land Heighten awareness of climate change issues Promote community food security and reduce food insecurity Builds community assets – infrastructure, health, environmental, knowledge, transportation and energy systems Emergency food is more readily available

  43. Engages the community in greater environmental stewardship… Being dependenton your local foodshed for fresh, healthy food creates a new value for farmers, farmland, clean water and soil. Food is a necessity for life, not like other commodities on the open market, growing food depends on our finite natural resources - air, land, water and healthy ecosystems.

  44. Sustainable Foodsheds would support other sectors and promotes environmental values… Energy efficiency, use ground source heat pumps, solar and wind renewable energy sources Waste reduction strategies – 3R’s, composting Water conservation and source water protection Sustainable transportation – biofuels from waste Horticulture technology – research into crop yields, seed saving, greenhouse technology, seasonal extension techniques Innovation - building codes need to be progressive and support renewable energy installations, and energy efficient building practices, such as straw bale construction

  45. Summary… A foodshed is a food system that surrounds an urban centre It has a direct demand and supply relationship with local food producers/processors/distributors Infrastructureis designed to store, process, and distribute local food with the lowest carbon footprint Coordinated by local food sustainability and food security policiesthat encourage local food pathways, food access and efficiencies Designed for maximum food security - household and community level

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