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Developing sustainable & resilient
food systems – models & strategies
at a local level Food and cities:
Bristol
Joy Carey
Independent Consultant
Member of Bristol Food Policy Council
Director of Bristol Food Network© James Barke
Bristol city & region Population:
• 421,300 in Bristol
• 1m in ‘city region’
Farms in city region:
• 860,928 ha farmland
• 23,000 holdings
• 50% <5ha
Jobs: One in ten jobs in
West of England is in the
Food & Drink sector
Health: 27,000 young
people overweight
People, places, planet
Bristol’s ‘food journey’
© James Barke
Some milestones: 1997-2015
(2011)
(2009)
(1998/
2009)
(2009)
(2013)
(2004)
(1997)
Partnership structures
Local
Government
National Health
Service
Businesses
NGO’s
Education
Institutions
Voluntary Sector
Bristol Food Network
Bristol Green
Capital
Bristol Food Policy
Council
A better understanding
© James Barke
‘Who feeds Bristol Bristol?
Towards a resilient food plan’
2011
A research report by Joy Carey,(www.bristolfoodpolicycouncil.org)
Research focus – the whole
food system
Baseline data; strengths and
vulnerabilities; positive planning powers
Mechanisms - joining the dots
© James Barke
Bristol Food Policy Council
Approach
‘Immersion’
‘Implication’
‘Reciprocation’
‘Facilitation’
Role• Validating
• Influencing
• Connecting & communicating
• Creating visibility
www.bristolfoodpolicycouncil.org
BCC Food & Planning Developmental
Review, April 2014 (commissioned jointly
by Planning & Space and Public Health)
How can the city strengthen it’s work
on the Good Food agenda?
How to fit food into other
policy & strategy?
A sustainable food system
policy DMxx? • Safeguard diversity of food
retail
• Safeguard land for food
production – urban & peri-
urban
• Retain and strengthen food
supply infrastructure
• Places and spaces for
food waste collection &
composting
urban food growing
cooking & food storage
Mechanisms - engaging people
© James Barke
Public sector food procurement and catering
North Bristol NHS Trust: sustainable catering award for patient food
© James Barke
Bronze, Silver & Gold Marks for food quality & provenance PLUS food leadership, food education & food culture.
UK's largest
alternative to
£ sterling
Helping to make local and
regional food suppliers visible
Buying groups &
pop-up markets
Growing the capacity of the local food system
Food Waste: recycling
and redistribution
‘Feeding 5000’
Bristol
Food Connections
Festival
‘Eat in’
‘Pop up market’’
185,000 people
Over 200 events
Some challenges!
© James Barke
Land use and
planning:
a major challenge to safeguard land for food
Key supply infrastructure –upgrade the old?
Or invest & innovate?
Markthal housing & market hall Rotterdam
®provast, MVRDV
Indicators of resilience?
Engaged citizens
Staples from city region
‘Cook from scratch’
Diverse food retail‘Closed loop’ systems
Developing sustainable & resilient
food systems – models & strategies
at a local level
Thank you!
Joy Carey
Sustainable Food System Planning
f3 local food consultants, UK
[email protected]© James Barke
