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Liska Richer Campus Sustainability Office September 15, 2005 Walking the Path Towards a Just, Sustainable and Food Secure UBC Food System: 2005 UBC Food System Project (UBCFSP) Report Liska Richer Campus Sustainability Office September 15, 2005 The UBC Food Systems Project is a collaborative Community Based Action Research Project initiated jointly between the Faculty of Land and Food Systems and Social Ecological Economic Development Studies (SEEDS) program of the UBC Campus Sustainability Office (CSO). Key project partners include: Faculty of Land and Food Systems (students and teaching team of AGSC 450 class), UBC Food Services, UBC Alma Mater Society Food and Beverage Department, UBC Waste Management, UBC Sage Bistro, UBC Farm, SEEDS and the CSO, and project collaborators include UBC Campus and Community Planning and the Sauder School of Business. 0 TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgements…………………………….……………………………………...…………....3 Executive Summary……………………………………………………………..……………………..…..4 Introduction…........................................................................................................................................18 Purpose of this Paper………………………………………………........................................................23 Project Methodology and Design..........................................................................................................23 Overview of General Problem Definition…………….……………………………..………………..….26 Summary of Group Reflections on the Vision Statement for a Sustainable UBC Food System (7 Guiding Principles) ………………..………………………………..………..…………………...….…..26 Summary of Group Comments on the Definition of “Local”……………………..……….…...………31 Overview of 2005 Spring Scenario #1: Desirability of Re-localization………………….…………...…33 Summary of Specific Problem Definition…..........................................................................................33 Summary of Methodology………………………………………………………………….……………..33 Summary of Central Findings……………………………………..…………………………….………..35 Summary of Proposed Methodology……………………………………………………………………..40 Summary of Recommendations…………………………………….…………………………………....42 Overview of 2005 Spring Scenario #2: Feasibility of Re-localization Scenario 2a): Feasibility of Re-localization on Campus……………………..………………………….42 Summary of Specific Problem Definition…………………………………………...…………………...42 Summary of Methodology……………………………………………...……………………...………....43 Summary of Central Findings…………………………………………………………………………….43 Summary of Recommendations………………………………………….………………………………48 Scenario 2b): Feasibility of Increasing Farm Provision of Specialty Items to UBC Sage Bistro……..49 Summary of Specific Problem Definition…………………………………………...………...………....49 Summary of Methodology……………………………………………………………….………………..49 Summary of Central Findings………………………………….…………………..……………………..49 Summary of Recommendations…………………………………………………........………………….56 Scenario 2c): Feasibility of Supplying a Food Conference with Local Foods from UBC Farm………57 Summary of Specific Problem Definition…………………………………………….………...………..57 Summary of Methodology…………………………………………………….…………………………..58 Summary of Central Findings……………………………………………………………...…………..…58 Summary of Recommendations………………………………………………………...………………..71 Overview of 2005 Spring Scenario #3: Education, Awareness and Re-localization……..………….…73 Summary of Specific Problem Definition……………………………………...…….…………...……...73 Summary of Methodology…………………………………………………….…………………………..73 Summary of Central Findings……………………………………...………………..……………………74 Summary of Recommendations……………………………………………………………….………....93 1 Overview of 2005 Spring Scenario #4: Exploring Existing Opportunities that Enhance and/or Barriers that Impinge on the Sustainability of the UBC Food System within Current Campus Community Plans…………………………………………………………………….…………………...95 Summary of Specific Problem Definition……………………………...……………………...………....95 Summary of Methodology……………………………………………………..……………………...….95 Summary of Central Findings………………………………………………...……...….........................95 Analysis of Official Community Plan (OCP)…………………………………….………………………95 Analysis of Comprehensive Community Plan (CCP)………………………….………………………..96 Analysis of the South Campus Neighbourhood Plan (SCNP)………………………………………...104 Analysis of Main Campus Plan (MCP)……………………………………………………………….…112 Summary of Recommendations……………………………………..…………………………………..123 Overview of 2005 Spring Scenario #5: UBC Farm: Exploring Alternative Routes to Enhanced Viability……………………………………….………………………………………...………………...124 Summary of Specific Problem Definition……...…………………………………….…………...…….124 Summary of Methodology…………………………...…………………...……….…………………..…125 Summary of Central Findings…………………………..……………………………..……..………….125 Summary of Recommendations…………………………….……………...…………...………………137 Strengths and Weaknesses of 2005 Spring UBCFSP….……………………...……….………………..139 Final Reflections…………………………….………………...…………………..……………………..140 References…………………...……………………………………………….………………..…………141 Appendix A UBC Food System Collaborative Project IV, AGSC 450: Winter 2005 (Alejandro Rojas, Liska Richer and Julia Wagner)………………………………………………....………………………142 Appendix B Instruments of Data Collection: Questionnaires…….………………………...………..154 Appendix C Product Analysis (origin and availability)…...………………………………………...…161 Appendix D Local Food Conference Materials…………………………………………………….......169 Appendix E Marketing and Educational Tools and Pieces……………………….……..………...….191 Appendix F: Campus Community Planning Documents: Tools and Amendments Materials…...…212 2 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Faculty of Land and Food Systems (formerly Faculty of Agricultural Sciences) AGSC 450 (Land, Food & Community III) Teaching Team: • Dr. Alejandro Rojas, Course Instructor, Agroecology and Principal Investigator of the UBCFSP • Liska Richer, PhD Candidate, Integrated Studies in Land and Food Systems in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems • Julia Wagner, M.Sc. Graduate, Soil Science in the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences • Catherine Jacobson, M.Sc. Candidate, School of Community and Regional Planning • Lorenzo Magzul, PhD Candidate, Integrated Studies in Land and Food Systems in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems Former AGSC 450 Teaching Team who summarized findings over the summer and worked with stakeholders, putting much dedication in forwarding the UBCFSP: • Tony Brunetti, Ph.D. Candidate, Individual Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate • Kristina Bouris, M.Sc. Graduate, School of Community and Regional Planning UBC Food System Project Partners: • Brenda Sawada, Manager, UBC Social, Economic, Ecological and Development Studies (SEEDS) • Freda Pagani, Director, UBC Campus Sustainability Office (CSO) • Andrew Parr, Director of UBC Food Services (UBCFS) • Dorothy Yip, Manager, Purchasing and Project Coordination, UBC Food Services (UBCFS) • John Metras, Associate Director, Municipal and Business Services, UBC Waste Management • Nancy Toogood, AMS Food and Beverage Department Manager (AMSFBD) • Mark Bomford, UBC Farm Program Coordinator, • Greg Rekken, UBC Farm Production Coordinator • John Flipse, General Manager University Centre/ Sage Food Services • Dr. Art Bomke, Agroecology Program, UBC Farm UBC Food System Project Collaborators: • Karly Henney, Planner, UBC Campus and Community Planning (CCP) • Sauder School of Business Class AGSC 450 Students: • 2005 AGSC 450 students (16 teams, 109 students) whose patience, hard work and dedication are what made this project possible. • 2002, 2003 and 2004 (spring and summer) AGSC 450 students and SCB student group who made their work available for future 450 classes to build upon. The author of this report, Liska Richer, is a PhD. student in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems and a veteran Teaching Assistant in AGSC 450. She was hired by the Campus Sustainability Office to work with the above UBCFSP members, namely to (1) Synthesize the findings of 2005 AGSC 450 students, (2) Organize a workshop with UBCFSP members and other key partners to share findings from student’s projects and to gather reflections and suggestions for the next iteration of AGSC 450 in 2006, and (3) Work with UBCFSP members to plan and ideally implement food system related initiatives. 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY General Overview The UBC Food System Project (UBCFSP) is a collaborative, community-based action research project involving multiple partners and collaborators: UBC Food Services (UBCFS), AMS Food and Beverage Department (AMSFBD), UBC Waste Management (UBCWM), UBC Farm, UBC Sage Bistro, UBC Campus and Community Planning (CCP), Sauder School of Business class, UBC Campus Sustainability Office (CSO), Social, Economic, Ecological Development Studies (SEEDS), and the Faculty of Land and Food Systems (formerly named Faculty of Agricultural Sciences) students and teaching team. It has a minimum five year plan. The UBCFSP is part of an Agricultural Science 450 Land, Food and Community III course, a mandatory capstone course required for all 4th year Faculty of Land and Food System students. The Project commenced four years ago and has involved five generations of AGSC 450 students, 572 (77 AGSC 450 groups and 3 Sauder School of Business groups) in total. The main goals of the UBCFSP are the following: 1. To conduct a UBC food system assessment. 2. Identify barriers that encroach on the ability to make transitions towards UBC food system sustainability. 3. Create a shared vision among partners and collaborators. 4. Create a shared model among partners and collaborators. 5. Develop opportunities and recommendations to UBCFSP partners and collaborators. 6. Implement measures to make transitions towards UBC food
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