GROWING OUR LOCAL FOOD ECONOMIES SUSTAINABLY – CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES THE FIRST SASKATCHEWAN FOOD SUMMIT VIKI SONNTAG, PHD MARCH 2, 2011 From the Ground Up
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GROWING OUR LOCAL FOOD
ECONOMIES SUSTAINABLY –
CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
THE FIRST SASKATCHEWAN FOOD SUMMIT
VIKI SONNTAG, PHDMARCH 2, 2011
From the Ground Up
HINT: WE ARE NOT TALKING PB&J
SANDWICHES HERE
What Makes Local “Local”?
“Going Local” Drivers
HealthEnvironmentEconomySocial JusticeCommunity
Locally Directed Spending Doubles Income
2/18/2008Workshop on Sustainbly Growing the Local Food Economy
$31 – or 24% – is re-spent locally for a total impact of $131.
$79 – or 44% – is re-spent locally for a total impact of $179.
$25 – or 20% – is re-spent locally for a total impact of $125.
$52 – or 34% – is re-spent locally for a total impact of $152.
$62 – or 38% – is re-spent locally for a total impact of $162.
Healthy Dollar Flows
Are associated with a greater number and diversity of local linkages that build on the small-lot variety that is characteristic of sustainable agriculture.
LFE Category Pattern of LFE Linkages
Institutional Food Service
Weakly linked – indirect linkages only.
Distributors Weakly linked – small number of weak linkages.
Manufacturers and Processors
Range of weak to strong linkages.
Groceries and Home Delivery
Many weak, mainly buy-sell linkages.
Farmers and Fisher Folk
Strong linkages involving additional resource exchanges.
Restaurants and Food Service
High multipliers; Many and strong linkages.
A Web of Relationships Rooted in Place
OR: WHY WE ARE STILL EATING PB&J
SANDWICHES?
System Dynamics
Path Dependence and Transitions
SystemOptimization
System InnovationChange Costs
Fence:
Need to develop “volume” local markets for mid-sized farms
Trap:
Dependence on low-cost commodity foods for school lunches
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Fences are short-term costs that prevent the realization of long-term benefits.
Traps are short-term benefits that come at the expense of
long-term costs.
Distribution: Scaling Up versus Spreading Out
Jobs: Living Wages vs Meaningful Work
Health: Who Pays vs Who Benefits
NOT YOUR OLD PB&J SANDWICH
Real Possibilities
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Rhizomes!
Thank You!
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