FROM FIELD TO TABLE

FROM FIELD TO TABLE

Opportunities in the Marketplace:Connecting with Institutions

Sustainable Purchasing at the University of British Columbia

Saturday, February 21, 20092:00-2:15 p.m.DeLisa Lewis

UBC Faculty of Land and Food Systems

Presentation Objectives

• Share our experience with sustainable food procurement at U.B.C. - Vancouver campus.

• Dialogue with growers who are interested in building farm-to-institution marketing relationships with U.B.C.

Context: UBC’s Sustainable Food Procurement

• UBC Food Systems Project (UBCFSP)• Initiated by Faculty of Land and Food Systems

& UBC Sustainability Office • Part of AGSC 450: LFC III course• 10 Partners, 7 years, 1200 students

Building Farm-to-Institution Relationships

U.B.C. Alma Mater Student Society Sustainable Produce Procurement Liaison

“…many B.C. food producers, some of whom produce premium, organic goods, are in a good position to offer their products at prices competitive to those of conventional producers and distributors into 2009.”

U.B.C. Alma Mater Student Society Sustainable Produce Procurement Liaison

Main Season for purchasing (September-April)

Apples: 34 cases /Sept.-1/2 Oct.Potatoes: ~ 30 cases /Sept.

Tomatoes: ~ 60 cases /Sept. Carrots: 300+ lbs./Sept.

Other opportunities…from alfalfa sprouts to zucchini

Interested in building your own farm-to-institution relationship

with U.B.C.?• Nancy Toogood: A.M.S. Food & Beverage Manager• 604-822-3965 [email protected]

• Nick Gregory: Stores Supervisor• 604-822-2386 [email protected]

• Liska Richer: UBC Food Systems Project Coordinator • 604-722-5056 [email protected]

Vegetable Guidelines First Tier (ranked in order of preference)

Second Tier (ranked in order of preference)

Third Tier (ranked in order of preference)

• BC organic • BC ecologically-grown • Regional organic • Regional ecologically-grown • BC conventional (small) • Regional conventional

(small)

1. BC conventional (medium) 2. Regional conventional

(medium) 3. Canadian/US. organic (small) 4. BC conventional (large) 5. Regional conventional (large) 6. Canadian/ U.S. ecologically-

grown (small)

Candia/ U.S. organic (medium/large)

North America organic Canadian/ U.S.

ecologically-grown (medium/large)

Internat ional organic Canadian/ U.S.

conventional Fruit Guidelines

First Tier (ranked in order of preference) Second Tier (ranked in order of preference) BC organic Regional Organic BC conventional (small) Regional conventional (small) BC conventional (medium)

Regional conventional (medium) Canadian/ U.S. organic (small/medium) BC conventional (large) Canadian/ U.S. organic (large) Internat ional organic

Canadian/ U.S. Conventional Meat and Poultry Guidelines First Tier (ranked in order of preference) Second Tier (ranked in order of preference) • BC free-range/pasture-fed • BC organic • Regional free-range/pasture-fed • Regional organic • Regional conventional (small)

• Canadian/ U.S. free-range/pasture fed • Canadian/ U.S. organic (small/medium) • Conventional (small/medium) • Canadian/ U.S. organic (large) Canadian/ U.S. conventional (large)

Reference Guide for Sustainable Procurement Provided to

U.B.C. Food System Buyers