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Proposals for new initiatives to increase the sustainability of the Barn Coffee Shop

University of British Columbia. Sustainability Office

The goal of the UBC Food System Project (UBCFSP) is to improve the overall sustainability of the campus food system. The current food system reflects the imbalance of the global food system, which tends to value economic profitability over environmental health and social well-being. This study focuses on the Barn Coffee Shop which is located at the top of Sustainability Street (SS). Previous sustainability initiatives that have been implemented at the Barn focused on a local food supply, nutrition development and waste management. Many other issues need addressing to increase the overall sustainability of the Barn Coffee Shop. The goal of Group 11 was to investigate other components that would contribute to establishing the Barn as an economic, social and environmental sustainable model on Sustainability Street. Research was conducted that focused on ways of improving the sustainability of the building and surrounding landscape. This was achieved through literature review of previous UBCFSP papers and consultation with numerous collaborators such as UBC Food Services (UBCFS), Sustainability Office (S0), Campus and Community Planning (CCP), Plant Operations (PO) and Landscape Architecture (LARC). Funding and promotion for the project was also created through a fundraising event held in March. Based on the information gathered and the interest expressed by collaborators, it was concluded that actual implementation of the proposals for the building and landscape would be part of a long-term strategy. Short-term goals have been achieved through the initial contact with collaborators and the initiation of a fund dedicated towards future sustainability initiatives at the Barn Coffee Shop. Disclaimer: “UBC SEEDS provides students with the opportunity to share the findings of their studies, as well as their opinions, conclusions and recommendations with the UBC community. The reader should bear in mind that this is a student project/report and is not an official document of UBC. Furthermore readers should bear in mind that these reports may not reflect the current status of activities at UBC. We urge you to contact the research persons mentioned in a report or the SEEDS Coordinator about the current status of the subject matter of a project/report.”

Report

eng

2014-12-08

Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 Canada

http://hdl.handle.net/2429/51412

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Undergraduate

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