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Located in South-East British ColumbiaSchool Population: 545 students, 50 staffDraw students from 8 valley communities

• Because in Invermere;

• golf courses now dominate the landscape.• there is a decline of farms due to rapid development.• young people are not becoming farmers.

•And, around the world…

•less people know where their food comes from.

Papayas? →

Pineapples? ↓

The food used in our cafeteria mostly comes from California, by way of Calgary.

Fairmont: Downey Farm: Greg and Petra Downey

Windermere: Win-Valley Gardens: Peter and Lori RobertsonWindermere: Edible Acres: Lin Steedman and Oliver EganWindermere: Winderberry Nurseries: Glenda Wah and Jack SteedmanWindermere: Saunders’ Farm: Faith and Gordon SaundersWindermere: Don’s Field: Don WahWindermere: Sammy’s Garlic Farm

Invermere: Zehnder’s RanchInvermere: CVBG/CSL Heritage GardenInvermere: Community Greenhouse

Radium: Firlands Ranch: Richard Larson- Ranch Manager

Edgewater: Chinook Meadows Farm: Rick and Dianna TegartEdgewater: McLean ‘s Farm: George and Sylvia McLeanEdgewater: Brown ‘s Farm: Alex and Penny Brown

Brico: Patty’s Greenhouse

Spillimacheen: Jubilee Mountain Apiaries: Morley Winnick

Patty’s Greenhouse: 130 lbs. tomatoesEdible Acres CSA: 50 lbs. potatoesMcLean’s Farm: 50 lbs. WheatBrown’s Farm:300 lbs. Carrots, 150 lbs.

potatoesFirlands’ Ranch: 155 lbs. pork , 500

lbs .beefChinook Meadows Farm: 20 lbs. Apples, 40

lbs. Root Vegetables- Community Greenhouse: 2 plantings of

Salad Greens and Herbs for our Salad Bar

Local Food Distance if Locally grown

Distance if Imported

Miles Saved*

Carbon Saved

Tomatoes 35 Km 2835 Km 2800 km 140 Kg

Carrots 35 Km 2835 Km 2800 km 140 Kg

Potatoes 35 Km 2835 Km 2800 km 140 Kg

Salad Greens

Grown in our greenhouse

2835 Km 2835 Km 141 Kg

Beef 35 Km 400 Km 365 Km 18 Kg

Pork 35 Km 400 Km 365 Km 18 Kg

Wheat 35 Km 500 Km 465 Km 23 Kg

Total 210 Km 12,640 Km 12,430 Km 620 KgFood Miles: Distance food travels from producer to consumer

Carbon used to transport food= 50 g per kilometer travelled

At DTSS in Invermere, we have made an impact on the environment by reducing our carbon footprint. We buy some of our foods locally, and we grow our own salad greens in our Community Greenhouse. If more food service establishments would grow their own produce or get it locally, we could reduce food miles in general.

This is a big step towards a greener world!