[BCFSN] Yah! No GM Alfalfa in 2015

[Abra Brynne]

While the NT valley has not participated in this type of data collection;
 We do have 'grass-roots people' talking to each other now.

It appears the locals are hooking up with the local farmers for their meat
supply - we even have one local beef producer with a booth at the local
Seedy Sat. next weekend. A first for this annual event.  He now sells at
the local FM also.

Although the retail stores are still alive and well - more locals than have
been traditionally doing so - are buying 1/2 animals etc as their storage
space allows. Families are 'buying in bulk' and sharing...

This is allowing for 'herd increases' as the farmers have 'guaranteed
sales'.

Hoping this helps in some small way

Cheryl Thomas

On Thu, Apr 2, 2015 at 9:28 AM, Jillian Merrick <jillianm at cfdc.bc.ca> wrote:

>  Hi David,
>
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> I’ve attached a copy of a demand estimate we did for beef (all beef, local
> beef and grassfeed beef) demand in our region as an example. We took the
> per capita demand for beef, applied that over our local populations, and
> then applied a 10% local consumption target and a 3% grassfed beef target.
> For example, in Terrace (which has a similar population as Powell River),
> approximately 554,281 lbs of beef is consumed annually, which translates to
> approximately 924 animals. If you aspired to a 10% local beef target, you
> could expect a demand for 92 animals from local producers.
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> The interesting result of this exercise was that a) we demonstrated that
> our region (hwy 16) produces far more beef cattle than the local population
> could ever consume and b) that our local abattoirs have the capacity to
> process 19% of the area’s beef demand, and are actually already processing
> about 10% - which means we’ve likely achieved a 10% local consumption
> target for beef in our region – yay!
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>
> This kind of data can be applied to many food staples that have per capita
> consumption statistics, and then combined with your own survey data. Feel
> free to call if you would like further explanation.
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>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> Jillian Merrick
>
> *Project Coordinator*
>
> *Beyond the Market*
>
> *1566-7th Ave., Prince George | P: 250-562-9622 ext 115
> <250-562-9622%20ext%20115> | F: 250 562 9119 <250%20562%209119> | **www.beyondthemarket.ca
> <http://cfdc.bc.ca/projects/beyond-the-market> | www.cfdc.bc.ca
> <http://cfdc.bc.ca/>*
>
>
>
> *Beyond the Market is an economic development strategy run by Community
> Futures Fraser Fort George  that supports the local food and agriculture
> sectors across the BC Highway 16 region. We provide promotion, coaching,
> training and extension services to local farm businesses. Stay up to date
> on our website or on our Facebook page. *
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> *From:* David Parkinson [mailto:parkidavid at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 01, 2015 12:25 PM
> *To:* food at bcfsn.org
> *Subject:* [BCFSN] Looking for data on customer demand for local food &
> producer demand for farmland & shared facilities
>
>
>
> Dear BC Food Systems Network hive mind,
>
>
>
> A local society here in Powell River is trying to assemble data to support
> the case for a community farm & teaching farm in the region.
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>
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> They are looking at surveying consumers to gauge demand for more
> locally-produced food, and also trying to make the case for community-owned
> facilities (equipment, processing, possibly slaughter/dairy) as an
> incentive for recruiting more and younger farmers to the region.
>
>
>
> Most of these data will have to come from local surveys & focus groups,
> but we're wondering if people out there have access to similar sorts of
> surveys for other regions in BC or for the province as a whole.
>
>
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> If you don't know how to access such data but you know someone who might,
> please feel free to send the contact info my way. And of course if you have
> expertise or knowledge about this information for your region, let me know
> as well.
>
>
>
> Thanking you in advance...
>
>
>
> --
>
> David
>
> ​ Parkinson
>
> Powell River (Traditional territory of the Sliammon First Nation)​
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-- 
Cheryl
*Food for thought...*
"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of
others." - Mahatma Gandhi

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