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Elements of Progressive Food Policy
2010 World Town Planning Day OnlineConference08Nov10
FeedingCitiesThe Future of Sustainable Local Food Systems
Sustainable Ag 2.0
Sustainable Ag 2.0
Right to FoodUNHRD Article 25
Town City Food Policy
Food System Assessment
Land Inventory
Economic Development
#1 Barrier = Access to Land
Targets: % of populationaccessing local food
City of 1M= 10B food items/year
Sustainable Ag 2.0Sustainable Ag 2.0Sustainable Ag 2.0
Sustainable Ag 2.0
Sustainable Ag 2.0•Market Gardening = Employment•Small Plot Intensive: SPIN
•Small Scale Livestock = Worms•Egg Production & Dairy•Small Scale Infrastructure•Plant/Sow & Harvest/Processing•CSUF = Urban Farm = Biz•Value Added & Repurposing•Farmer’s Market•SAGA = Sustainable AG Academy
iTUBIntensively & Totally Utilized Bio
HOW TO FEED 750,000 Calgarians:
1. Calgary = 745 Square Kilometre(s) = 74500 Hectare(s) = 184,093 Acres = 8,019,113,260. Sq Ft
2. Calgary Local Food System = 272 sq. kms UNTOUCHED land held in reserve for future growth = 27,200 Hectares = 67,212 Acres = 2,927,783,633 Sq Ft
3. 272 sq kms = 731,945 gardens that are 4,000 sq ft (area required to feed 1 person for a year sustainably & biointensively.)
Land Inventory
London, England = 22 acresOakland = 1200 acresCalgary = almost 100,000 acres
Beer Garden
Thank You!
Paul HughesCalgary
E2: Everyone Eats
Only the tip of the Iceberg Lettuce…
