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Toronto Food StrategyBring Food Home
Barbara Emanuel
November, 2013
Toronto Food Strategy
Spearheaded by TPH to foster healthy & sustainable food system
City of Toronto’s Existing Food Connections
Toronto Food Strategy Approach
Build/strengthen networks by doing things together
Leveraging resources
Top down & bottom up strategiesfor change
Research & evaluation
Food Environment Mapping
Better understanding of spatial relationships among income, food access, etc
Changing the discussionon “food deserts”
Inadequate access to public transit
Few Amenities in Walking Distance
Low Household Income
Lack of Green Spaces
Few Healthy Affordable Food Sources
MRFEI Scores & Low Income
Lotherton Pathway, Toronto – Closest discount grocery 2.5km
Problem in Toronto is NOT quantity of food stores but quality of retail in many areas
Less healthy food retail envir’t common across Toronto
Many lower income areas have low MRFEI but income does not predict food envir’t score
Schools more likely to have fast food within 500m/1km vs surrounding areas
Findings So Far
Density in problem areas doesn’t fit with traditional big food retail models (but they’re trying to adapt)
“Progressive” regulatory legacies can impede alternate food distribution models today
Little support for small food enterprises
Explanations?
Mobile Good Food Market
Leveraging City Assets
Working with Existing
Small Food Retailers
Healthier Corner Stores
Approx 8 convenience stores in Toronto for every supermarket
Kabul Market- Scarborough
Kabul Market- Scarborough
Newark, NJ
Harlem, NY
Wide variation in small food store models
Many practical barriers for owners to integrating healthier foods
Residents value customer service highly
Insights from Research So Far
Very little institutional support exists for small-scale food retail
Many store owners keen to serve community, provide healthier foods
Most successful examples we saw prioritized positive relationships with customers
Insights from Research So Far
Community Consultations
Examples of apt tower communities in GermanySource: ERA Architects (2010). Tower Neighbourhood Renewal in the Greater Golden Horseshoe
Food Skills & Employability Training
Integrating food safety, nutrition & employment training skills
MANY OF THESE VEGGIES CAN BE GROWN HERE
Locally Grown World Crops
Policies on Access to Land & Infrastructure
Researching solutions for more cost-effective purchasing of healthier foods by community agencies & City programs
Community Food Procurement