Drilling 4 Soil: The Case for Urban Ag & Food Policy
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Urban Ag, Food Policy, Economic Development, Right to Food, Household Food Security
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Drilling 4 Soil: The Case for Urban Ag & Food Policy
- 1. Elements of Progressive Food Policy 2010 World Town Planning Day OnlineConference 08Nov10 Feeding Cities The Future of Sustainable Local Food Systems
- 9. Right to Food UNHRD Article 25 Town City Food Policy Food System Assessment Land Inventory Economic Development #1 Barrier = Access to Land Targets: % of population accessing local food City of 1M = 10B food items/year
- 11. Sustainable Ag 2.0Sustainable Ag 2.0Sustainable Ag 2.0
- 15. Sustainable Ag 2.0 •Market Gardening = Employment •Small Plot Intensive: SPIN •Small Scale Livestock = Worms •Egg Production & Dairy •Small Scale Infrastructure •Plant/Sow & Harvest/Processing •CSUF = Urban Farm = Biz •Value Added & Repurposing •Farmer’s Market •SAGA = Sustainable AG Academy iTUB Intensively & Totally Utilized Bio
- 16. HOW TO FEED 750,000 Calgarians: 1. Calgary = 745 Square Kilometre(s) = 74500 Hectare(s) = 184,093 Acres = 8,019,113,260. Sq Ft 2. Calgary Local Food System = 272 sq. kms UNTOUCHED land held in reserve for future growth = 27,200 Hectares = 67,212 Acres = 2,927,783,633 Sq Ft 3. 272 sq kms = 731,945 gardens that are 4,000 sq ft (area required to feed 1 person for a year sustainably & biointensively.)
- 17. Land Inventory London, England = 22 acres Oakland = 1200 acres Calgary = almost 100,000 acres
- 18. Beer Garden
- 19. Thank You! Paul Hughes Calgary paul@paulinate.com E2: Everyone Eats Only the tip of the Iceberg Lettuce…
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- Livestock