Okanagan Bioregion Food System Project

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About the Okanagan Bioregion Food System Project

Strengthening regional food systems is often proposed to address many of our food system's challenges. However, there is a lack of data-driven information about the of economic, environmental, and social benefits and trade-offs of regional food systems. The Okanagan Bioregion Food System Project provides this information to local governments and communities to support dialogue, decision-making and planning in the Okanagan around sustainable, resilient food and food systems that nurture our communities now and into the future. 

The project explores the economic, environmental stewardship, and food self-reliance potentials of a more regionalized food system in the Okanagan. The project uses scenarios to highlight key trends and trade-offs embedded in our food system decisions.

The project was informed by community consultation and guided by an advisory committee including public health dieticians, local policymakers, and farmers. 

A series of webinars will be hosted in June to share and discuss project results.

Register at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/okanagan-bioregion-food-system-project-webinars-tickets-154745400659

Full Project Report provides an overview for broad range of audiences

Bringing the Food System Home: Report of the Okanagan Bioregion Food System Project

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Technical Research Reports provide details, including methods, on specific project topics

• FoodSelfReliance_tech_report_ISFS_final.pdf
• Habitat_tech_report_ISFS_final.pdf
• Carbon_tech_report_ISFS_final.pdf
• Nutrient_tech_report_ISFS_final.pdf
• PostProduction_tech_report_final.pdf
• SocialCapital_tech_report_final.pdf
• Economic_tech_report_final.pdf

• Water Supply, Demand and Availability in the Okanagan Bioregion: Case Study Assessments for Trout Creek, Mission Creek and Shingle Creek 

  WaterSupplyDemand_tech_report_print version_final.pdf

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  WaterSupplyDemand_tech_report_web version_final.pdf
• Research Brief_Delineating bioregion_final.pdf
• OBFSDP Stakeholder Feedback Summay Report_FINAL.pdf

Policy Assessment & Policy Briefs provide details for addressing key policy gaps in the bioregion

• PolicySummary_tech_report_final.pdf

Policy Briefs

• Supporting Farmland Access & Use by Farmers Policy Brief_ISFS.pdf
• Climate Change in the Food System Policy Brief_ISFS.pdf
• Prioritizing Ecological Stewardship in Water Policy & Planning Brief_ISFS.pdf
• Managing Organic Waste and Improving Nutrient Cycling Policy Brief_ISFS.pdf
• Supporting Local Post-production Sector Development Policy Brief_ISFS.pdf

Project Support

This project was undertaken by the Institute for Sustainable Food Systems at KPU and generously funded by the

We are also grateful to the following local governments and organizations that have endorsed the project: