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Beyond Food System Sustainability
Martha Rosemeyer
Farm to Table
May 27 2003
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Outline
I. Sociological Effects of Green Revolution
II. The feasibility of subsistence
III. On beyond agricultural sustainability
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The Food System
Earthfriends 1995“The Whole Story of Food”
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What is sustainability as applied to agriculture or the food system?How is sustainability defined?
Economically viable Ecologically sound Socially just
An integrated system including: natural resources: land/soil, crops, animals, water, climate Socioeconomic resources: capital, labor and mgmt Food system: Involves not only the growing but
processing and distribution of food
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In 1970s, social impact of green revolution was reported in Punjab, India, small farmers loose their land, credit becomes an issue
In the US tremendous
loss of farmers from 30%
to 1% of the population in
70 years
I. Sociological effects of modern agriculture and Green Revolution
FAO
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Current corporate consolidation, vertical & horizontal integration
Vertical: One company, or suite of companies owns the entire production chain
Horizontal: owns many different companies that do the same operation
Heffernan 1999. Food Circles Website
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Consolidation in seed companies
Hendrickson 2002. Food Circles Website
5 companies own 75% of vegetable seed market; 10 companiesown 30% of all commercial seed (RAFI July 99)
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Consolidation in grains
Hendrickson 2002. Food Circles Website
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Consolidation of meat processors2001
Hendrickson 2002Food Circles Website
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Consolidation of organic industrymay be greater than in conventional
Fewer players at corporate level Cascadian now General Mills Muir Glen owned by Phillip Morris Horizon vs. Organic Valley for milk and cheese
Family farmers can’t make it at the wholesale level-- mainly staying in business through direct marketing
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Increasing power of retailers
Hendrickson 2002Food Circles Website
Processors and
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Retail consolidation
Hendrickson, M. and W. Heffernan. Food Circles website
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Current problems: The farmer squeezed between inputs and retailer
Gliessman, S. 1998. Agroecology
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For consumers
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Silver lining?
Consumers may have more of an impact
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Policy does not favor small farmer because of supposed “inefficiency”
Earl Butz “Get big or get out”Larger farmers appear to be more efficient
because externalities are not taken into account (like environmental pollution) but they are able to take advantage of government incentives and subsidies ($30 B in US) more than small farmer
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In addition to the Farm Bill: Nebraska and Counties in PA
Have limited corporately owned farming to various extents through legislation
Jan 2003: Coalition of 127 groups delivered a letter to Congress calling for the restoration of competition and fairness to livestock markets (Feb 03 newsletter of the Center for Rural Affairs: www.cfra.org)
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II. Is subsistence an alternative?
How much is being produced in backyard gardens?
How much can be produced?Example of “Victory Gardens”
16th century war gardens WWI and WWII Canada “The Garden Warriors
of 1942” US data
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Canada example: At first government opposed backyard gardening
Canada: Home Vegetable Gardening, 1942 “Unless conditions are favourable, a vegetable garden should not be undertaken. We cannot afford to waste fertilizer, equipment and energy unless location and soil are suitable and the gardener is determined to follow through to harvest and use”.
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Victory Garden Brigade 1942
History: WWI Provincial gov’t passes “The Greater Food Production Act” Municipalities able to take possession of vacant lots
for cultivation purposes without paying compensation to the owner
Shortage of vegetables due to war and Japanese interment
1943 change in gov’t, issue The Wartime Garden
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Victory Gardens are a success
VG the size of Stanley Park in Vancouver209,200 gardens, 1425 in city-owned lotsProduced 550 lbs of vegetables each1/7 were city gardeners1943 15% more than in 1941 and 24% in 1940In 1943 in Vancouver 52,000 gardens with
food = $4 million USD at that time
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USDA Published Public Service booklets
Topics included soil health, how to plant, when to plant, how to tend plants, pest identification and what to plant
Gardening was not a drudgery but a pastime and a national duty
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Home processing of foods
A kitchen of WWICanning supplies
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Potential of Urban Gardening London: 14% grow food which meets 18% of
London’s daily nutritional needsMoscow families engaged in food production: 1970
20%, 1990 65%Havana- 90% vegetables consumedUNEP estimates 15% of food worldwide is grown in
cities and this could be expanded Yields 13x more than rural farmsBut what are the exact figures?
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“No unemployment insurance can be compared to an alliance between a man and a plot of land”
• Henry Ford
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III. Sustainability and BeyondSustainable Living
Agricultureand Food Construction
Design
Urban and Regional Planning
Productdesign
Energy
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BeyondSustainable Living
Eco Ag -Permaculture
Green building
Planning-eco-villages-co-housing
Productdesign
-cradle to cradle-the natural step
RenewableEnergy
-automobiles-energy sources
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Cradle to Cradle idea: materials in one cycle should not be mixed with the other
Biological cycle, e.g. compost
Technical Cycle, e.g. heavy
metals in industry
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Further reading
McDonough and Braungart. 2002. Cradle to Cradle, North Point Press
For ecovillages: www.livingroutes.org