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www.foodshedproject.ca. The Foodshed Project …our history. 2005-6. Food Charter. Report Card. Energy Audits in Social Housing. 2003-4. Youth Engagement FYG. Food Miles Climate Change. 2007-08. 2009-11. Educational Resources. Grow A Row Program. 2011-12.
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TheFoodshedProject …our history 2005-6 Food Charter ReportCard Energy Audits in Social Housing 2003-4 Youth EngagementFYG Food MilesClimate Change 2007-08 2009-11 EducationalResources Grow A Row Program 2011-12
Sustainable food systems are local, wholistic and secure-will involve society in a cooperative fashion and produces benefits that overlap into other sectors
$ $ $ $ Creating Wealth by Developing your Foodshed 1) Develop the regional foodshed to achieve food security and health for all. Start with how much food we can/need to eat within a foodshed… 2) Reduce carbon footprint and increase efficiencies with green energy. 3) Based on the “right to food” model and the right to a healthy environment. Sustainability of the ecological resources it takes to grow,process and distribute the food Who is growing the food?Is it locally owned? 4) Health, economic, env., social benefits accrue over time. $ $ $ $ Does everyone have access to the food? 5) Economically and environmentally sustainable Assess, monitor and evaluation by the stakeholders of the system.
…growing our foodshed one row at a time Grow A Row Program 150 Gardeners signed on Six food banks active Top 5 food donations new focus Grow A Row Demo Garden Developed
Building food skills with an Organic Grow A Row GardenDuplicating these gardens throughout the CGSBuilding food networks that support food bank donations Educational video on the Organic Grow A Row Garden
www.foodshedproject.cainfo@foodshedproject.cagrowing our foodshed one row at a time…
