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FOOD SYSTEMS THINKING: SEEING THE BIG PICTURE TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW WE CAN WORK TOGETHER TO TRANSFORM OUR FOOD SYSTEMS
Brent Mansfield, Arzeena Hamir and Sandra Hamilton
BC Association of Farmers’ Markets Conference
February 21, 2015
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Shape of the Session
Introduction to food systems thinking - Brent Mansfield
Seeing and leveraging connections to increase production and make better connections to local markets - Arzeena Hamir
Seeing and leveraging connections to increase markets through local food procurement - Sandra Hamilton
Exploring connections together – Q&A
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Food Systems Thinking
What is ‘food systems thinking’? How can ‘food systems thinking’
be cultivated so that we can work together to transform our food systems?
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Food Systems Thinking
“Food system thinking is a way of seeing the bigger picture, of developing solutions to food problems by seeing and leveraging their connections to other issues.”
Cultivating Food Connections: Towards a Healthy and Sustainable Food System for Toronto, Toronto Public Health, 2010
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Food Systems Thinking - Seeing “Food system thinking” recognizes
that: complex issues are linked
MacRae & Donahue, Municipal Food Policy Entrepeneurs, 2013
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Food Systems Thinking - Seeing “Food system thinking” recognizes
that: complex issues are linked there are multiple actors in the
system and they are connected
MacRae & Donahue, Municipal Food Policy Entrepeneurs, 2013
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www.nourishlife.org/teach/curriculum/
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www.nourishlife.org/teach/curriculum/
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www.metrovancouver.org/PLANNING/DEVELOPMENT/AGRICULTUREANDFOOD/Pages/RegionalFoodSystemStrategy.aspx
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From Heidi Bohan, The People of Cascadia
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Food Systems Thinking - Seeing “Food system thinking” recognizes
that: complex issues are linked there are multiple actors in the
system and they are connected integrated solutions are required
MacRae & Donahue, Municipal Food Policy Entrepeneurs, 2013
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Food Systems Thinking - Leveraging “Food system thinking” is a means
to: Link health, environment and justice
concerns with economic issues
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Food Systems Thinking - Leveraging “Food system thinking” is a means
to: Link health, environment and justice
concerns with economic issues Make connections between different
scales
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Food Systems Thinking - Leveraging “Food system thinking” is a means
to: Link health, environment and justice
concerns with economic issues Make connections between different
scales Engage and align diverse actors
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Food Systems Thinking - Leveraging “Food system thinking” is a means
to: Link health, environment and justice
concerns with economic issues Make connections between different
scales Engage and align diverse actors Express and act on strategy
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Seeing and leveraging connections to increase
production and make better connections to local markets
- Arzeena Hamir
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Seeing and leveraging connections to increase markets through local food procurement
- Sandra Hamilton
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Seeing and leveraging connections to transform our food
systems together- Reponses
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