Regional Food Issues & Policy
Feb 27th, 2011 by SFU Local Food Project
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Agricultural Land Resources
Smart Growth BC: Agricultural Land Resources
The website contains valuable information on the agricultural land base in BC, information on the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR), actions government and citizens can take to preserve agricultural land, and a diverse range of related reports and resources.
Forever Farmland: Reshaping the Agricultural Land Reserve for the 21st Century
David Suzuki Foundation, 2006
Since 1973, British Columbia’s Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) has served to protect the province’s quality farmland from the pressures of urban development. Over the years however, decisions have led to the removal of some of the province’s most productive agricultural land where it matters most. Forever Farmland: Reshaping the Agricultural Land Reserve for the 21st Century sets out a series of recommendations to ensure the long-term viability of the ALR.
Farm Worker Rights Resources
Cultivating Farm Workers Rights: Ending the Exploitation of Immigrant and Migrant Farmworkers in BC
by David Fairey, Christina Hanson, Glen MacInnes, Arlene Tigar McLaren, Gerardo Otero, Kerry Preibisch and Mark Thompson; Co-published by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives – BC Office, Justicia for Migrant Workers, Progressive Intercultural Community Services, and the BC Federation of Labour, June 2008
The following summary addresses an often overlooked issue in regards to local food production – the right to fair labour standards for BC farmworkers. The report outlines case studies, key findings, and key recommendations to improve working conditions and labour standards for BC farmworkers.
Food Policy Resources
Vancouver Food Policy
Information about City of Vancouver food security initiatives as well as links to food and gardening events and resources.
Metro Vancouver Agriculture
Reports, resources, and information related to planning, regional development, and agriculture in Metro Vancouver.
Fraser Valley Food Network Food Policy Tools
The toolkit was created to provide local organizations with simple ways to incorporate food policy guidelines into office decision making. The three main topics that it addresses are: increasing local food sustainability, decreasing hunger through community capacity building, and improving nutritional health of community members.
The People’s Food Policy Project links people from across Canada to find ways that ordinary people can reclaim decision-making power in our food system. This is the core of food sovereignty, and the base of our project to create Canada’s first comprehensive federal food policy.
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