City of Kamloops Food and Urban Agriculture Plan
Topic |
Subtopic |
Policy or Policy Excerpt |
Document Location |
---|---|---|---|
food production; urban agriculture; |
|
Utilize existing land and infrastructure for sustainable urban food production |
5.1.1 |
food production; urban agriculture; |
zoning; |
Review zoning and other regulations to support urban and local agriculture |
5.1.2 |
food sales, access and procurement |
|
Support increased accessibility of local food production |
5.1.3 |
processing, storage & distribution; food sales, access and procurement; |
food processing; |
Support commercial and community-based food processing facilities |
5.2.1 |
food sales, access and procurement; |
local procurement; |
Review regulations and policies to support local purchasing |
5.3.1 |
economic development; |
|
Expand networks to support the economic sustainability of the food system |
5.3.2 |
food sales, access and procurement |
farmers’ markets; |
Promote farmers' markets and business models that provide fresh foods and support local producers |
5.3.3 |
food sales, access and procurement; nutrition and public health |
|
Increase access to healthy, local food for food-insecure populations |
5.3.5 |
education |
local food culture; |
Celebrate our agricultural heritage |
5.4.1 |
education |
local food culture;
|
Promote the local food system through place-making efforts |
5.4.3 |
water management; |
|
Pursue innovations in water usage |
5.5.1 |
waste management; |
composting; |
Reduce and recycle food waste and build healthy soils |
5.5.2 |
education; |
community food systems education; |
Promote and facilitate knowledge transfer and skill development |
5.6.1 |
education; |
community food systems education; |
Utilize existing resources for food system education |
5.6.2 |
policy partnerships, advocacy and development; |
Partnerships/advocacy/liaising; |
Utilize partnerships to build capacity for food system health and sustainability |
5.6.3 |
education; |
community food systems education; |
Promote food system education for specific population groups |
5.6.4 |
education; |
research and data collection; |
Encourage food systems research |
5.6.5 |
Municipality:
City of Kamloops
Document Type:
Food Strategy
Level of Government:
Municipal
Topic(s):
Sub-topic(s):
Policy URL:
https://www.kamloops.ca/node/65214
Policy File:
Region:
Thompson-Nicola
Province:
British Columbia
Year:
2015
Supplementary Information:
No
Population Range:
>75,000