OCP ‘Deep Dive’ Snapshot - PowerPoint Presentation

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OCP ‘Deep Dive’ Snapshot

Connecting

Policy to Action

Squamish

Growing Impact

for

a healthier community

Food

Systems

Food Production + Land Availability

Assets: community gardens, farms

2016

Integrated

Flood Hazard

M

anagement Plan

Education, Consumption+ Celebration

Squamish CAN Food & Gardening Workshops

Edible Schoolyard

s

(

Mamquam

,

Valleycliffe

,..)

Vancouver Coastal Health

Education

Quest University Classes and Garden

Healthy Pregnancy Outreach

Programs. Milk Bank?

Food Costing & Affordability

Squamish Nation Gardens

CAN Grow Gardens

Clock Tower Gardens

Local Farms

Supporting local

agriculture

Edible landscaping

Urban Ag in development projects

Ecologically sustainable horticulture practices

Addressing geographic and climatic constraints

Fruit Tree Project

My Health My Community Survey + Squamish Health Profile

Cost

of land is prohibitive. Alternative land agreements?

Mentorship program- knowledge sharing

“Cultural” menu for local/indigenous/seasonal

foods,like

OceanWise

More community garden space. Bigger plots, larger scale, less urban. Crown land? Under hydro lines?

Front/Backyard growing

What are ALR boundaries? GIS layer?

Supportive tax policy for farmers!

Pollinators

Community apiary

Pollinator corridor, one under hydro lines?

Summer camp for teachers to learn gardening, cooking, lesson planning (eg Gladstone high school, Farm to School Vancouver

Meal prep in school (home ec) that can be frozen and provided to Food Bank or Helping Hands

More required education in schools about gardening, cooking, and nutrition

Indigenous plants field courses- mushrooms, tea, wild berries

PromotingGreenhouses

Wildlife is challenging for growing fruit, food, and livestock

Community Food Forest project

Onsite soil building, regeneration/sharing (increased security)

Shellfish Aquaculture?

Edible landscaping demo garden that looks beautiful/not messy

Food Skills for Families Education Programs

With educational signage about maintenance and harvesting

Cooking club/mentorship programs for youth & kids, teaching basic skills and healthy habits

Educational gaps with food related topics.

Ie. Why is food policy so important?

Bee-friendly and edible landscaping by DoS

Festivals & Events

Emergency Food

Food Packaging

Composting

Water access, conservation

Waste Food Prevention + Recovery

Soil building

Access to Food

Food Forums/ Networks/ Exchanges

Food Drives

Squamish Helping Hands Society

School District 48 Breakfast program

Food Goals +

Principles

Food Charter Adoption

2015

Foodie Forums: identified gaps

Food Policy Council Priorities

Urban Ag.

Regulations (Zoning)

OCP food policy direction

Green-houses

Bees and Chickens

Lack of knowledge about food needs, foods available and getting food distributed

Coordination of efforts with food suppliers

Quality

of (donated)

food

Knowledge of Gardening and cooking skills

Food Hub

Food Policy in OCP and bylaw

Preserve Ag land

Connecting farmers to affordable land

Food education & Skills sharing

Reduce Food Waste

Vision

Our

food system will be economically viable and ecologically sustainable; our community will grow, harvest, process, preserve, and distribute food to all of its members while eliminating waste. A thriving local food culture that celebrates eating locally and eating together will support us in living healthier, happier, and richer lives connected to the land, to growers, and to each other.

Squamish Zero Waste Strategy 2016

Organics were primarily

avoidable food waste (20%). A large number of items from the food service and retail sector appeared to be

culls or

surplus products such as full bakery items or boxes of produce.

Waste

+

Resource Management

High water use, but opportunity for rainwater harvesting

Challenge: wildlife/bears.

Grocery stores/restaurants etc

. do not want to pay extra for composting

No regulations for food packaging.

E

g. water bottles, plastic bags, takeout

styrofoam

Increasing # of food assets in Squamish, and distribution around town

Equipment rental, food

ed

, recipes

Compost social enterprise for students. Pick up compost from schools, make compost, grow food for elem.

s

chool

snacks,

Smoothie

kitchens: Blenders are great for using up older food and helpful for people with teeth issues

Expanding our Food Bank Service: Now a 3

rd

Food Bank day for families only

Food Costing, Affordability & Neighbourhood Availability

Many grocery stores not willing to let their extra/old food to recovery

A non-profit good food box run through local VCH branch?

A food bank with fresh indoor gardens for people to pick their food rom instead of canned goods

Living wage policy

Having farmers give/sell their produce to food bank

Tax incentives for local gardens and food initiatives

Developers contribute $ towards Community Food Hub

Compost ban would help limit waste from grocery stores/restaurants

Schools

dont

have organics pick up. Sometimes a teacher volunteers to coordinate

L

ink to education

Connecting organics to composting facilities.

Eg

. coffee grounds from cafes to comm.

gard

ens

/local farmers

Low soil quality in some ALR

Assigning “vale” to edible landscapes

Aquaponics

?

SLRD Regional plan update. How to we forge connections across the corridor?

Land procurement policies (for institutions)

Note provincial health policy: healthy food in vending machines

Anti-poverty advocacy/Housing advocacy/day care subsidy

Knowledge translation & education for cooking and preparing local/seasonal foods

Affordable options for special diets (i.e. vegan, GF, allergies)

Provincial FM coupon program

High cost of small production & high quality for local producers

Access for all ages and abilities (seniors)

Affordable transportation

Influencer: Does high commuter rate affect food purchase decisions?

Introducing middle medium to get local foods to consumers.(people can order meals online an

dhave

them delivered/picked up and prepare at home)

Develop food strategy/food asset mapping

Develop policy to support SPIN farming

Support: Nutrition coupon program with Sea to Sky

Squamish Food Bank

Food Processing, Preparing +

Storage

(infrastructure)

Local

Commercial

Kitchens

Supportive regulations for safe local food processing

Community Kitchens

Incubator Kitchens

Canning Facilities

Mills

Brennan Park

Slaughter

Houses & Butchers

Distribution +

Retail

# Food Retailers/suppliers

Future

Food

Hub

# Grocery Stores

Farm Gate Stands

Brackendale

Farmers’ Institute

Farmers’ Market

Food Swap & Share Facebook Group

Howe Sound Secondary

?

Expensive to rent commercial kitchens and get food tested

Great location for a cannery! Potential competition for land if located on waterfront?

Part of Food Hub

More kitchens that are inexpensive, good hours, centrally located

New Helping Hands location will have a commercial kitchen

Neighbourhood House integration?

E

g. Gordon Neighbourhood house, Grandview Woodlands

Co-working space for Sq.

non-profits and beyond

C

o-work space for food-focussed entrepreneurs

Barnraiser

/slow food community

crowdfunding

for entrepreneurs, new businesses

focussed

on local food

Food Hub: Incubator kitchen workshops on diet and nutrition

Indoor and outdoor gardens. Green Thumb tech is interested in contributing a VERY large indoor garden for year-round food

Caf

é- jobs and “soup kitchen”

Day care

Distribution-processing-market: $ transport costsFrom rural ALR into community. Where is ALR?

Regulations for how grocery stores handle unsellable edible food

Taxing on grocery stores based on how they handle their unsellable edible food. Like carbon tax

Lack of inconsistent times/weather/location

Winter FM needs PRODUCE and weekly dates. Better location

Make it easier to sell indigenous plants at FM, Less rules or exceptions:

eg wild mushrooms

Downtown Strategy:FM needs more space. Where? Covered?

Mobile for on-farm slaughterUnderutilized assets for incubator kitchens?

Skill sharing

Castle RockSikh Temple?

Oolichan

Support for helping local producers navigate the legal/infrastructure aspects of taking their products to market

Maybe under FM umbrella/liaison?

Add land/Growers connections

CSAs

Community Supported Fishery and/or fishmonger

Produce delivery by bike

Supporting FM needs to be a priority!

Diversification of types of stores.

Ie. Butchers/fish shop

More food swapping!!

App or website for food/land exchange/SPIN farmingWhy? What is the Impact? Stephan is a resource and “The Urban Farmer” book