Local Sustainable Food at Peel District School Board
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Jim Smith, Food Purchasing, PDSB
Soni Craik, Acting Executive Director, EcoSource
Sima Patel, EcoSource Youth and Local Food Coordinator
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Setting the Stage EcoSource’s Youth and
Local Food (YLF) Program
How does YLF Program complement and support Environmental Education
YLF Program takes a multi-pronged approach to education for sustainability
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Prong One: Complying with New Policies PDSB Environmental
Policy, approved April 2009
Acting Today, Shaping Tomorrow, 2009
School Food & Beverage Policy, 2010
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Prong Two: Importance of EducationYouth and Local Food
(YLF) Program: Classroom workshops Farm trips Sourcing local
sustainable food Culinary arts program Teacher education
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Prong 3: Board-wide Food Procurement Contracts Importance of choice for
students
New RFP Proposals
Introduce LFP
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What is Local Food Plus?We are an award-winning
non-profit organization that nurtures regional food economies by:
Certifying Ontario farmers and processors for local sustainable food production and
Helping them connect with buyers of all types and sizes, including institutional buyers
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Why Local Sustainable Food? Water pollution
Soil degradation
Loss of biodiversity
Climate change
Urban sprawl
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LFP Certification Standards LFP Certified Farmers and Processors:
Employ sustainable production systems
Provide healthy and humane care for livestock
Provide safe and fair working conditions
Protect and enhance wildlife and biodiversity
Reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gases
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Past Experience with Institutional Partners
The University of Toronto
The Town of Markham
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What Does It Cost?The estimated increased cost in food is 1%, based on a
10% local sustainable food buy.
Various options exist to offset this increased cost: Non-traditional use of revenue streams designated to
achieve the school board’s sustainability goals Consumer absorption School Board and consumer-shared absorption
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LFP Supports Local Sustainable Food Policies By: Language for Requests for
Proposals (RFPs)
Support in setting appropriate targets
Independent verification for local sustainable food
YEAR OVER YEAR MEASURABLE RESULTS BASED ON TARGET-
SETTING
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Moving Forward Each School Board will
have their own unique way of implementing a local sustainable food policy.
There are networks of support for schools to transition
RFP for PDSB Contract released Summer 2010
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EcoSource Local Food Plus (LFP)Soni Craik Lori StahlbrandActing ED [email protected]@localfoodplus.ca
Sima Patel Erin ShaperoYouth and Local Food Institutional [email protected]@localfoodplus.ca