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Access to Food in Urban Areas

Paula Kotasek, MCIP First Saskatchewan Food Summit March 2, 2011. Access to Food in Urban Areas. The Food Desert Urban Agriculture Community Gardens Local Food Movement Urban Trends. The Food Desert. Food Security as a Determinant of Health Affordable Housing.

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Access to Food in Urban Areas

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  1. Paula Kotasek, MCIP First Saskatchewan Food Summit March 2, 2011 Access to Food in Urban Areas

  2. The Food Desert • Urban Agriculture • Community Gardens • Local Food Movement • Urban Trends

  3. The Food Desert

  4. Food Security as a Determinant of Health • Affordable Housing Issues related to Access to Food

  5. Legal agreements registered on land title by the property owner called restrictive covenants • Prevent a competitor from relocating on a site once it has been vacated • There is a limitation on the goods that can be sold from the site, in particular the amount and range of groceries • Often do not have an expiry date What happens when a store closes

  6. Incentive Programs • Vacant Lot Inventory • Affordable Housing • Land Assembly Incentives

  7. The growing, processing and distribution of local food and other products through intensive plant cultivation in and around cities. Can take two common forms: • backyard or community gardening • more intensive operations, such as large scale urban gardening, hydroponic greenhouses and aquaculture. Urban Agriculture

  8. City of Saskatoon Policy • Community Collaboration • Inclusiveness • Community Spirit • No transfer of private rights on public lands • Role of Child Hunger Education Program (CHEP) • Introduced Community Gardens in 1999 • Assists community groups in finding land for gardening, covers some of the start up costs • Partner with schools and other groups Community Gardening

  9. Saskatoon Community Gardens City Park Community Garden Nutana Community Garden

  10. The Patch

  11. Oakland, California – City Slicker Farms www.cityslickerfarms.org Case Studies

  12. Boston, Massachusetts– The Food Project www.thefoodproject.org Case Studies

  13. Inuvik, Northwest Territories – Inuvik Community Greenhouse www.inuvikgreenhouse.com Greenhouses

  14. Jackson, Wyoming – Vertical Harvest Greenhouse www.verticalharvest.org Greenhouses

  15. Principle is knowing where your food comes from • Renewed interest in gardening and preserving food • Increased availability of locally produced food • Processed and unprocessed Local Food Movement

  16. Farmers Markets • Specialty Food Stores • Expanded Grocery Areas in Big Box Stores • Urban (Downtown) Grocery Stores Urban trends

  17. Permanent location • Produce and Value- Added Products • Other locations Farmers Market

  18. Ethnic Food Stores • Artisan Bakeries • Specialty Food Stores Other Food Stores

  19. Big Box Stores

  20. Urban Grocery Stores

  21. Amend regulations to allow for gardens to be used as amenity space • Be flexible • Be innovative What planners can do

  22. Questions?

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