The Centre for Sustainable Food Systems: Examining the Potential for Expansion of the UBC Farm Market
department or school: Land and Food Systems, Faculty of
data provider: DSpace
alternative: UBC Food Systems Project: Scenario 1 Group 12
degree campus: UBCV
contributor: University of British Columbia. Sustainability Office
creator: Belanger, Sarah
creator: Cindrich, Lauren
creator: Howarth, Karen
creator: Lin, Doris
creator: Lo, Warence
creator: Shainhouse, Leah
creator: Walker, Vrinda
issued: 2010-03-26T20:32:19Z
issued: 2007-04-11
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note: The Centre for Sustainable Food Systems: Examining the Potential for Expansion of the UBC Farm Market The University of British Columbia Food System Project Agricultural Science 450: Land, Food & Community III April, 11 2007 Group 12: Sarah Belanger Lauren Cindrich Karen Howarth Doris Lin Warence Lo Leah Shainhouse Vrinda Walker Instructor: Liska Richer Project Scenario TA: Gavin Wright Homeroom TA: Christopher Suen Abstract The University of British Columbia’s Food Security Project aims to engage students in an investigation of food system security issues within the UBC community. Now in its sixth year, one of the initiatives of this year’s project has been to work in collaboration with the Centre for Sustainable Food Systems (CSFS) to investigate the capacity for potential expansion of the UBC Farm Market (UBC FM). Facing high unmet customer demands at their weekly seasonal markets, the CSFS indicated interest in examining the desirability and feasibility of expansion. The methodology used to determine the policies, logistics, and pros and cons associated with developing a multi-vendor farmers’ market included conducting surveys, a literature review, and stakeholder interviews. Based on the results of this community-based action research, it was found that only marginal expansion is advisable for the 2007 season due to market staffing restraints and the development of a new farmers’ market in the Kitsilano area. The full discussion provides an examination into the feasibility of market development as well as a phased implementation plan to guide staff and volunteers if independent market expansion is to proceed. Finally, in order to facilitate future proceedings with this project, a set of recommendations has been established for both the CSFS and future AGSC students to consider. 1 Table of Contents I) Introduction: Local and Global Context . . . . 3 II) Problem Definition . . . . . . . 4 III) Vision Statement and Value Assumptions . . . . 5 IV) Methodology . . .…
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is shown at: 10.14288/1.0108069
language: eng
peer review status: Unreviewed
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
rights: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
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scholar level: Undergraduate
is part of: University of British Columbia. AGSC 450
is part of: UBC Social Ecological Economic Development Studies (SEEDS) Student Report
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/22681