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Supporting a Just and Sustainable Food
System
“Food is a tool for re-thinking cities and the way we live in them”
Carolyn Steel, 2008
Food as a municipal issue
1. Economic and Community Economic Development
Households spend 10-40% of income after taxes on food At least 40,000 jobs are directly related to food in
Vancouver
2. Infrastructure and Transportation1 in 5 car trips are to grocery stores
How do those without vehicles get to grocery stores? 3. Health and Food Safety
Local health agencies and food inspectors (VCH)
Food as a municipal issue
4. Land Use PlanningIs there a grocery store in your neighbourhood? Where can food be grown in the city?
5. Waste ManagementFood waste takes up 40% of landfill space
6. Social and Environmental PlanningHealthy communities are socially equitable and environmentally sustainable.
Farmers Markets
Pocket Markets
Community Produce Stands
Neighbourhood Food Networks
Food Scraps program
Composting
Street Food Vending
The Food System and some examples
Food Business IncubatorCommunity Kitchens
Community GardensUrban FarmingBeekeeping Hens
System-Wide
Vancouver Food Policy Council Neighbourhood Food Networks Grants (Greenest City, Urban
Agriculture, Community Service) Interdepartmental Steering
Committee
Looking forward: The Vancouver Food Strategy
Create a food strategy that sets out a vision and targets for how the City of Vancouver will achieve its food system goals.
Build on policies that already exist and address gaps where needed.
Ensuring neighbourhoods have grocery stores and farmers markets
Creating more opportunities to grow food in the city (community or rooftop gardens, urban farms, community orchards)
Improving access to nutritious, local and affordable food (through community kitchens, fresh produce stands, etc)
vancouver.ca/foodpolicy