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Healthy OAS ASIS Com Community F y Food ood H Hub Food + People + Planet Food Production and Land Regeneration Education, Bulk Food We want Training, and Buying: healthy food by Information Procurement and for community that is
Healthy Food + People + Planet
We want healthy food by and for community that is resilient to climate change
Food Production and Land Regeneration Bulk Food Buying: Procurement Community Kitchen: Processing Composting: Waste Management Education, Training, and Information
stjamestowncoop.org
Improve Health and Food Security Year-round access to affordable, nutritious, local, and fair and/or direct trade food. Create Sustainable Jobs and Social Enterprise Opportunities Work in food production, green technology, community development, management, education, and more! Provide Accredited and Community Education Programs Cultivate community-based, climate resilient food security strategies. Reduce Impact on Environment Sustainable systems and technologies for food production and distribution.
In 1991 Low Income Families Together forms in St. James Town to advocate for human rights In 2006 Residents call for healthy and accessible food and water in a neighbourhood human rights study ...and formed the Community Cafe in 2011, incubated by LIFT In 2015 The Cafe incorporates as a Community Co-operative OASIS is the core project of the Co-op
Since 2011, we’ve received inv nvestment from:
Totaling over $300,000.00
stjamestowncoop.org
High Density
High Diversity
High Newcomer Population
High Employment Levels and Skill Levels
Low-Income
Lack of Community Cohesion
Lack of Green Space
Abundance of Unused Below-Grade Space
Lack of Recycling & Green Waste Management
STJAMESTOWNCOOP.ORG OASISFOODHUB.CA
SOURCE: K. Zeuli, A. Nijhuis, and Z. Gerson-Nieder, “RESILIENT FOOD SYSTEMS, RESILIENT CITIES: A High-Level Vulnerability Assessment of Toronto’s Food System,” Toronto Public Health & Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, Jul. 2018 [Online]. Available: https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2018/hl/bgrd/backgroundfile-118076.pdf
When the food system is impacted by extreme weather events, those who are already food insecure are disproportionately effected.
Ensuring and Enabling Environment For Effective Action
Sustainable Diets and Nutrition
Economic Equity
Production, Supply, and Distribution
System Waste
SIX PRIORITIES FOR TORONTO’S URBAN FOOD SYSTEM:
TO LAND AND SPACE
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
VISIBILITY AND PROMOTION
URBAN GARDENS
RELATIONSHIPS
SUPPORTIVE POLICIES
2 3 4 5 1 10 9 8 7 6 Ending Poverty Zero Hunger Health and Wellbeing Clean Water Climate Action Affordable Clean Energy Industry Innovation Sustainable Cities Reduce Inequalities Responsible Production & Consumption
Buy-In from, and Needs Assessment of Community Stakeholder and Political Support Possibility and Suitability of Location(s) Technical Feasibility Financing Viability
Yes - 72% Maybe -11% No - 9% I don't know - 8%
WOULD YOU LIKE YOUR FOOD TO BE GROWN IN ST. JAMES TOWN AND TRUSTED LOCAL FARMS?
Community Buy-In and Needs: Food Survey (N = 193, 145 complete)
High Quality Food Managed by Residents Commitment to Regenerating the Land Food Systems Approach Employment Community Resilience To Emergencies and Climate Change
Town Co-op
In St.
James
Town
Community Matters Cabbagetown Youth Center Trinity Life New Commons
Church Wellesley Community Center
Food Organizations
Trustee: FoodShare National Farmers Union Local Food and Farm Co-ops Black Farmers Collective NKG
In + Beyond Study
Trustee: Scadding Court Community Center Education: Conscious Minds Co-
WaterFarmers
Darker Blue: Formal partnership Lighter Blue = supportive, no formal partnership agreement
Mushroom Farming
Storage
Club
Investment Secured
* In Progress: No Investment Phase 1 Short Term: Low Investment Phase 2 Medium Term: Medium Investment Phase 3 Long Term: High Investment
and Root Vegetables
Distribution
and Programming Space Phase 1
Community Food Hub
Phase 2
Indoor Food Production
Phase 3
Rooftop Production and Organics Composting
In Progress
Phase 1: Short-Term / Temporary
Phase 2: Medium Term
1)Phase 3: Long-Term
Business Case Findings Components Best to start with Phase 1 and 2 simultaneously Participant Cost At least 12,000 participants over 10 years Total Investment $170.83 -$275.83 per participant Employment Can employ at least 34 people
#1 COLLABORATION ACROSS GOVERNMENT AGENCIES/DEPARTMENTS AND POLITICAL STAFF #2 A WORKING GROUP OF RELEVANT GOVERNMENT BODIES SHOULD BE CREATED TO FACILITATE THE OPERATIONALIZATION OF OASIS
#3 OASIS AND FARMER NETWORKS CONTINUED DIALOGUE
#1 TEMPORARY SHIPPING CONTAINER NEEDED WHILE PERMANENT SPACE IS RETROFITTED AND / OR BUILT #2 FORMAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN TORONTO COMMUNITY HOUSING AND THE OASIS FOOD HUB IS NEEDED FOR SPECIFIC SITE ANALYSIS #3 CITY PLANNING SHOULD FACILITATE FURTHER DIALOGUE BETWEEN WELLESLEY-PARLIAMENT SQUARE AND SJTCC
How to Secure Commitments? How Best to Enable Operationalization? What Needs To Happen Following Today?