27 minutes with John & Kelly

"Shop Local Food - Coming of Age" - An online Thought Leadership Forum

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Panelists 

  • Adam Olsen - MLA - Saanich North & the Islands
  • Lindsay Dault - Partner / Owner - Country Bee Honey Farm
  • Steve Duck - CEO - TIDES Group

    • Policy & Governance

    • Adam Olsen reviews the background to the ALR designation zone
    • we chat the "highest & best use" of agricultural land
      • affordable housing discussion

        • Business of Farming / Agriculture

        • is it sustainable and affordable to operate?
        • we chat about local food supply chains, especially in this COVID based realty
        • we chat about freezer & processing capacity 
          • we chat about a Peninsula based Abattoir
          • we need to investigate year-round food packaging & production capacity on the Peninsula
          • we referenced Bright Green's Victoria operations as a successful example of year round food production (http://www.brightgreens.ca/home.html)
          • is the ALR designation hindering the ability of farmer's to operate their business?
            • can employees live on the land with this zoning?
            • what are the agricultural economics, e.g., wage levels & labour shortage issues barriers to sustainable businesses?
            • how much food is actually produced on the Peninsula? 
              • much of the land is hayed versus food production
              • is the land too expensive to profitably run a farm?
                • is there enough land on the Peninsula for a sustainable Industry?

                  • Marketing & Networking

                  • who is promoting the Industry? 
                    • healthy local support despite lack of tourist business
                    • how do we find local suppliers & vendors?

                      • Education

                      • why is agriculture / farming not taught in local schools?
                      • why not a Farm academy on the Peninsula?
                      • huge opportunity...plans for a farming school on the Sandown Lands
                      • partnering with First Nations

                        • Misc

                        • we chat about the Sandown land development (Sandown Center for Regenerative Agriculture)
                        • Vancouver Island Economic Alliance (VIEA) - Island Good (https://viea.ca/initiatives/island-good/) 
                        • new crop production (seaweed)
                        • we need government regulations & support to help grow the sector
                        • we introduce the "reef-net"

                          • Links

                          • Bright Green's - http://www.brightgreens.ca/home.html
                          • Island Good - https://viea.ca/initiatives/island-good/
                          • Cascadia Seaweed - https://www.cascadiaseaweed.com/
                          • Harvest Route - https://theharvestroute.com/

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                            27 minutes with John & KellyBy John Juricic