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Garlic and granola: Food webs and the catchment of farmer's markets
from the food producers' perspective.
Dr. Chris LingDr. Lenore Newman
Royal Roads University, Victoria, Canada
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• We need to understand the dynamic geography of our own species. (Terrell, 2006)
• food is a "liminal substance; it stands as a bridging substance between nature and culture, the human and the natural, the outside and the inside" (Lupton, 1996; 16-17)
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Results (8 markets, summer 2009)
• There was an overall mean vendor travel distance of 65km
• Mean distance for largest market in East Vancouver, with 69 stalls, 110km maximum distance 545km.
• Mean distance for smallest market on Saltspring Island, with 8 stalls, 8.5km mean distance, maximum distance 15km.
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Trout Lake Farmer’s Market: August 2009
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Food Web for the Trout Lake (East Vancouver) Farmer’s Market: 69 vendors, 110 km mean road distance.
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Prince George Farmer’s Market Food Web: 27 stalls, 26km average distance, max distance 204km.
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Saltspring Island Farmer’s Market
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Final Thoughts
• Average distance farm to market varies widely.
• Lack of farmland close to big cities a factor in BC market sustainability.
• Smallest market very local, but food diversity is lacking.
• Questionable whether the large number of markets is sustainable.
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This research was funded by the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada.