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FROM FIELD TO TABLE
Opportunities in the Marketplace:Connecting with Institutions
Sustainable Purchasing at the University of British Columbia
Saturday, February 21, 20092:00-2:15 p.m.DeLisa Lewis
UBC Faculty of Land and Food Systems
Presentation Objectives
• Share our experience with sustainable food procurement at U.B.C. - Vancouver campus.
• Dialogue with growers who are interested in building farm-to-institution marketing relationships with U.B.C.
Context: UBC’s Sustainable Food Procurement
• UBC Food Systems Project (UBCFSP)• Initiated by Faculty of Land and Food Systems
& UBC Sustainability Office • Part of AGSC 450: LFC III course• 10 Partners, 7 years, 1200 students
Building Farm-to-Institution Relationships
U.B.C. Alma Mater Student Society Sustainable Produce Procurement Liaison
“…many B.C. food producers, some of whom produce premium, organic goods, are in a good position to offer their products at prices competitive to those of conventional producers and distributors into 2009.”
U.B.C. Alma Mater Student Society Sustainable Produce Procurement Liaison
Main Season for purchasing (September-April)
Apples: 34 cases /Sept.-1/2 Oct.Potatoes: ~ 30 cases /Sept.
Tomatoes: ~ 60 cases /Sept. Carrots: 300+ lbs./Sept.
Other opportunities…from alfalfa sprouts to zucchini
Interested in building your own farm-to-institution relationship
with U.B.C.?• Nancy Toogood: A.M.S. Food & Beverage Manager• 604-822-3965 foodbevmgr@ams.ubc.ca
• Nick Gregory: Stores Supervisor• 604-822-2386 stores@ams.ubc.ca
• Liska Richer: UBC Food Systems Project Coordinator • 604-722-5056 Liska@telus.net
Vegetable Guidelines First Tier (ranked in order of preference)
Second Tier (ranked in order of preference)
Third Tier (ranked in order of preference)
• BC organic • BC ecologically-grown • Regional organic • Regional ecologically-grown • BC conventional (small) • Regional conventional
(small)
1. BC conventional (medium) 2. Regional conventional
(medium) 3. Canadian/US. organic (small) 4. BC conventional (large) 5. Regional conventional (large) 6. Canadian/ U.S. ecologically-
grown (small)
Candia/ U.S. organic (medium/large)
North America organic Canadian/ U.S.
ecologically-grown (medium/large)
Internat ional organic Canadian/ U.S.
conventional Fruit Guidelines
First Tier (ranked in order of preference) Second Tier (ranked in order of preference) BC organic Regional Organic BC conventional (small) Regional conventional (small) BC conventional (medium)
Regional conventional (medium) Canadian/ U.S. organic (small/medium) BC conventional (large) Canadian/ U.S. organic (large) Internat ional organic
Canadian/ U.S. Conventional Meat and Poultry Guidelines First Tier (ranked in order of preference) Second Tier (ranked in order of preference) • BC free-range/pasture-fed • BC organic • Regional free-range/pasture-fed • Regional organic • Regional conventional (small)
• Canadian/ U.S. free-range/pasture fed • Canadian/ U.S. organic (small/medium) • Conventional (small/medium) • Canadian/ U.S. organic (large) Canadian/ U.S. conventional (large)
Reference Guide for Sustainable Procurement Provided to
U.B.C. Food System Buyers
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