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Innovative Strategies for Sustainable Food Systems: The Growing Green Project

The Growing Green Project, launched in March 2004, is a collaborative initiative aimed at reforming laws and policies related to sustainable food systems in Southwestern British Columbia. This interactive progress report highlights the key projects and achievements of various voluntary sector partners. Our objectives include developing practical law and policy reform proposals, enhancing the capacity of organizations, and fostering networks that promote sustainable agriculture. Together, we work towards building a resilient local food economy that addresses environmental challenges and supports community health.

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Innovative Strategies for Sustainable Food Systems: The Growing Green Project

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  1. Growing Green Sustainable Food Systems Law & Policy Reform Project Partners: FarmFolk/CityFolk West Coast Environmental Law Liu Institute for Global Issues (UBC)

  2. Mar 12 2004: Wrap & Launch! • Interactive progress report • Highlight voluntary sector partners’ projects • Provide policy tools & techniques • Strengthen networks • Celebrate successes • Discuss strategic directions Growing Green

  3. Thanks to our Funders • Tides Canada & • Government of Canada’s Voluntary Sector Initiative • through Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada Growing Green

  4. Project Team • West Coast Environmental Law (Lawrence Alexander), (Mark Haddock), Chris Rolfe • FarmFolk/CityFolk Herb Barbolet, Kathleen Gibson • Liu Institute for Global Issues Evan Fraser, Kristina Bouris Growing Green

  5. Greetings from the UK Growing Green

  6. What is Growing Green? • Two-year law & policy reform project on sustainable food systems • Focused on Southwestern BC: exurban Vancouver & Victoria Growing Green

  7. Project Objectives • Develop in strategic areas, practical law & policy models & reform proposals • Strengthen capacity of voluntary organizations to contribute to law & policy Growing Green

  8. Case for Growing Green • Food system produces environmental services • Food system needs to produce more environmental services to be sustainable • Wide spectrum of solutions proposed, including: • Help sustainable farmers by removing regulatory barriers • Prepare ‘Plan B’ to current reliance on cheap fuel • Overhaul system; build a local food economy • Growing Green: reforms that offer meaningful progress towards all three Growing Green

  9. Strategic Law/Policy ReformDetermining policy priorities • Over 50 potential projects identified in collaboration with farm, food, & voluntary organizations • Priorities shaped & determined with advice from Reference Group, based on: • Requested by voluntary sector group? • Can Growing Green can add value? • Practical, useful, & doable? Growing Green

  10. Policy PrioritiesMaking sustainable food systems work • Community-based food councils in GVRD & CRD • Model OCPs & Bylaws • Junk food in schools (with Environmental Law Centre) • Public health legislation • Small-scale food processors Growing Green

  11. Policy PrioritiesMaking sustainable food systems pay • Co-farming/multi-family housing • Short-term farmland leases • Farmland trusts & conservation covenants • Organics & regulated marketing • Ecological services: incentives & rewards Growing Green

  12. Voluntary Sector Capacity • Contacted ~ 40 organizations • Identified ~10 strategic partners • “Sharing the Benefits” program • Tools • Roles • Links Growing Green

  13. Voluntary Sector CapacityKey strategic partners • Lower Mainland Food Coalition: re-convened coalition, assisted input to local/regional govt • CR-FAIR: helped expand coalition, assisted input to local/regional govt • SSFPA: assisted with strategy & positioning re: provincial govt • COABC: helped link to FIRB review • The Land Conservancy: proposed & helped facilitate farmland trust pilot Growing Green

  14. Voluntary Sector Capacity“Sharing the Benefits” program Policy dialogues with/for: • BC Food Systems Network • COABC • CR-FAIR • Salt Spring Farmers’ Institute • Land Trust Alliance • POLIS Project • Small-Scale Food Processors Association • Your Local Farmers’ Market Society Growing Green

  15. Voluntary Sector CapacityTools • Advisory memos: policy strategy & tactics • Blueprints: policy options • Workshop: Local Government 101 • Key reference: state of the art community-based food councils • Seminar: How to Enhance Your Policy Input • Mind map: of sustainable food systems Growing Green

  16. Voluntary Sector CapacityRoles & Links • “Honest broker” roles between voluntary sector & government agencies • New policy links & partnerships between voluntary sector, legal & academic communities Growing Green

  17. Project Promotion • www.ffcf.bc.ca/GrowingGreen.html • Collaboration with ~40 voluntary sector organizations • Contact with 22 regulators: federal, provincial, regional, local • ~30 special presentations in BC, Ottawa, U.K., U.S.A., Italy Growing Green

  18. Policy PrioritiesKey results 1/2 • LMFC: Vancouver Food Policy Council • CR-FAIR: CRD Food Policy Reference Group • SSFPA: organizational & project development • Islands farmers & processors: meat inspection regulation intervention Growing Green

  19. Policy PrioritiesKey results 2/2 • TLC, Salt Spring Farmers’ Institute: farmland trust pilot project • COABC: policy options for regulated marketing of organics • Policy incentives & rewards re: farms’ ecological services Growing Green

  20. Project Summary • Policy recommendations & tools summary in development • Full report, all materials posted on Web site: www.ffcf.bc.ca/GrowingGreen.html Growing Green

  21. Ancillary Projects • “Think piece” on BC agri-food • Case studies Growing Green

  22. Ancillary Projects“Think piece” on BC agri-food • Farm & food businesses, other aspects of food systems that are off government radar or fall between cracks Growing Green

  23. Ancillary ProjectsCase studies • Engeler Farm • Noble Food & Education Centre • Local sourcing for school food Growing Green

  24. Project made possible by: • Funders • Voluntary sector partners • Reference Group • Project Team • Consultants & volunteers Growing Green

  25. Reference Group 1/2 • Bruce Bakker, horticulture producer • Marion Best, World Council of Churches • Larry Bomford, BC Institute of Agrologists • Oliver Brandes, POLIS Project • Ben Bradshaw, Geography, SFU • Linda Geggie, GroundWorks • Charan Gill, PICS • Cathleen Kneen, BC Food Systems Network • (Don Knoerr, rancher) Growing Green

  26. Reference Group 2/2 • Lorna Medd, Northern Health Authority • Bob McCoubrey, organic farmer • Heather Pritchard, FarmFolk/CityFolk • Moura Quayle, Agricultural Sciences, UBC • Wayne Roberts, Toronto Food Policy Council • Daphne Sidaway-Wolf, MAFF • Ramesh Singal, PICS • Shelley Wells, Quest Outreach Society Growing Green

  27. Special thanks today . . . • Presenters • Unitarian Church of Vancouver • Cook Studio Café • Volunteers • Cheney Cawkwell, event logistics • Kristina Bouris, event coordinator Growing Green

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