The document discusses the importance of local food sourcing at McGill University, highlighting the need to reconnect the community with the origins of their food and improve sustainability in the food chain. It outlines various initiatives such as local food days, where dining halls will source food from Quebec farms, and the collaboration among students, food service providers, and local producers. Additionally, it presents a schedule for events and resources available to support sustainable food practices.

2. MFSP Background Who we are How we got here

4. Why food? Why Local? Everybody eats. Trust, Externalities & True Cost of food. Fossil fuels. Demonstrates global impact of local choices. Reconnecting people with the food that they consume. Personal relationships. Political control and accountability.

5. Where does our food come from, and why? Who is in charge of our food sourcing decisions ? How can we - as a community - improve the sustainability of our food chain at McGill?

7. On average, how far does a Granny Smith apple travel to reach McGill Dining Hallss? A ) 700 km B ) 1700 km C ) 5700 km D ) 7700 km

9. 5700 km! WTF?!

10. Where does our food come from, and why ? Who is in charge of our food sourcing decisions ? How can we - as a community - improve the sustainability of our food chain at McGill?

11. You Food Service Providers Suppliers & Distributors Commodity Brokers Farmers McGill’s Restaurants and Dining Halls Chartwells Sodexo Self-Operated Residence Québec Produce Hector Lariv é e Non- Québec Produce Produce Brokers Farm to Plate: Understanding the Institutional Supply Chain

12. Farm to Plate: Tracing the food back to the farm Given the complexity of the system, it possible to find out which farm our food is coming from? Hard to say, because…. Frequency of change Adaptability of industrial food web Tracking only set up for situations of crisis, recall

15. Where does our food come from, and why? Who is in charge of our food sourcing decisions ? How can we - as a community - improve the sustainability of our food chain at McGill?

16. Bringing people together Met with 60+ individuals, 150 meetings Cooperation, Collaboration Demonstrations & Engagement Local food days Farm tours: October 3 rd (Run by ERC) Institutional Memory Research: reports, database, org chart, website Academic Partnerships: ENVR 401, NTRI 347, ANTH ???, AGRI 215 Applied Student Research: Sustainable Purchasing Standards What we’ve accomplished: Overview

17. On Local Food Days , for breakfast, lunch and dinner, each residence will source all of their produce, meat, dairy, eggs , and grain products in season , from farms within Québec . Reconnect students to the seasonal availability of regional food Communicate the economic, social, and ecological benefits of eating locally Strengthen our residence’s support of regional food production Test the capacity and quality of regional suppliers Track the origins of the locally sourced menu against conventional ordering Local Food Days: Goals

18. September Wednesday, Sept. 30th – All residence dining halls October Tuesday, Oct. 27th – New Residence Hall Wednesday, Oct. 28th – Bishop Mountain Hall Thursday, Oct. 29th – Carrefour Sherbrooke Friday, Oct. 30th – Douglas November Tuesday, Nov. 17th – New Residence Hall Wednesday, Nov. 18th – BMH Thursday, Nov. 19th – Carrefour Sherbrooke Friday, Nov. 20th – Douglas December Tuesday, Dec. 8th – New Residence Hall Wednesday, Dec. 9th – BMH Thursday, Dec. 10th – Carrefour Sherbrooke Friday, Dec. 11th – Douglas January Tuesday, Jan. 26th – New Residence Hall Wednesday, Jan 27th – BMH, Douglas Thursday, Jan 28th – Carrefour Sherbrooke Friday, Jan 29th – Royal Victoria February Tuesday, Feb. 17th – New Residence Hall Wednesday, Feb. 18th – BMH, Douglas Thursday, Feb. 19th – Carrefour Sherbrooke Friday, Feb. 20th – Royal Victoria March Tuesday, Mar. 24th – New Residence Hall Wednesday, Mar. 25th – BMH, Douglas Thursday, Mar. 26th – Carrefour Sherbrooke Friday, Mar. 27th – Royal Victoria April Tuesday, Apr. 16th – New Residence Hall Wednesday, Apr. 17th – BMH, Douglas Thursday, Apr. 18th – Carrefour Sherbrooke Friday, Apr. 19th – Royal Victoria Local Food Days: Schedule

19. Where: MacDonald Campus Farm When: Saturday, October 3 rd More info: Ask ERC ! Farm Tours: Reconnecting people with their food

20. Farm to Plate: McGill Food Guide Annual Purchasing Database Organizational Charts Institutional Memory : Reports, Database & Resources

21. Applied Student Research: Sustainable Purchasing Standards

22. You Food Service Providers Suppliers & Distributors Commodity Brokers Farmers McGill’s Restaurants and Dining halls Chartwells Sodexo Self-Operated Residences Qu é bec Produce Hector Larivée Non- Qu é bec Produce Produce Brokers Farmers Farmers Food Service Providers Farmers You Food Service Providers Farmers

23. McGill’s Restaurants and Dining Halls Chartwells You Food Service Providers Suppliers & Distributors Secondary Food Processing Primary Food Processing Sodexo Independent Residence Dining Hallss Mills/Co-ops Hectare Larivee Mills/Co-Ops On Farm processing Canning & Freezing Companies On Farm Processing Filtration Plants Processing Distall Natrel McGill’s Restaurants and Dining Halls Chartwells You Food Service Providers Commodity Brokers Farmers Sodexo Self-Operated Residences Quebec Produce Hector Larivée Non-Quebec Produce Quebec Dairy Produce Brokers Meat and Egg Products Quebec Milk Board Meat and Egg Brokers Distall Natrel Suppliers & Distributors

24. At the institutional level Applied Student Research: establish food Sustainability Standards Think Big: Change of culture and conventions 100% Seasonal Menus Direct Sourcing : Farm to Institution Test & Implement alternative models for food provision on campus Reconnect people to the food they consume At the individual level Make seasonal choices Participate with campus food groups: Happy Belly, Midnight Kitchen, Organic Campus, Campus Crops, Gorilla Composting, MAC Agro Ecology Group, Edible Campus, Plate Club, McGill Farmers Market… A New Direction: What you can do

25. YOU CAN DO THIS 12 weeks, 5 part time researchers, 20 hours a week, 13$/hr Available Funding: SSMU Green Fee: $30,000+ annually Generations Pact: $100,000+ Sustainability Fund: $200,000+ annually Coming soon?! Campus Wide Sustainability Levy $850,000+ annually, 3 year trail

26. Farmers Markets in MTL Côte St. Paul St. Paul Church 1690 de l'Église St. Saturdays, Sept. 5, 19, Oct. 3 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. East End In front of École Guybourg 6120 La Fontaine St. Tues - Sun until Sept. 13 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Montreal North Arthur Chevrier St. and Rolland Saturdays, Sept. 5 and 19 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Pierrefonds Community Centre 9665 Gouin Blvd. W. Saturdays until Sept. 19 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Plateau Marche Duluth 4265 Laval (corner Marie-Anne) Sundays http:// marcheduluth.blogspot.com Pointe St. Charles Joe Beef Park 1930 Grand Trunk St. Centre and Richmond Sts. Saturday Sept. 12 & Oct. 10 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Ste. Anne de Bellevue 10 Minutes from MAC Campus! June - end of October Saturdays from 9:00 to 16:00, [email_address] St. Henri École St. Zotique 4841 Palm Ave. Fridays from Sept. 4 to Oct. 9 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Downtown Habitations Jeanne Mance 250 Ontario St. Thursdays until Oct. 29 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Place Émilie Gamelin St. Catherine & Berri Fridays until Oct. 30 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Notre Dame de Grâce Benny Park Monkland and Benny Aves., Saturdays until Oct. 10 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Little Burgundy Across from HLM building 1845 St. Jacques St. Saturdays, Aug. 29, Sept. 19, Oct. 3,17 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.