Ontario
Go Toronto!- Toronto's local food procurement policy
Submitted by vfpc on Mon, 01/12/2009 - 00:53
Tags: Big Smoke, City, Council, Daycares, Environment, Farmers, Greenbelt, Local Food, Ontario, Petition, Policy, Postcards, Seniors Homes, Shelters, Toronto
We may have to come up with a new nickname for the Big Smoke, as Toronto makes tangible policy changes to address carbon emmissions related to the food system.
It's a good thing that creating a just and sustainable food system is not a contest, because Toronto would be one up on Vancouver with this recent policy shift...
In case you missed it, on October 30th, Toronto City Council unanimously adopted a local food procurement policy and implementation plan. Council adopted Toronto Environmental Alliance’s suggested amendment and agreed to develop a plan to achieve an aggressive 50% local food purchasing target as soon as possible! This means it is now the policy of Toronto to progressively increase the percentage of local food it buys for its daycares, shelters and seniors’ homes.
