Local Food II Flashcards
What are the challenges some businesses face when trying to support local?
Financial Burden
Social Disincentive
What are the financial burdens of supporting local as a business?
High cost of land
-very expensive upfront in populated areas because they are the best markets
High cost to process
-Meat must be slaughtered in certified abattoir, Can be costly if abattoir is far away
What is a social disincentive?
Complains from neighbours
-live stock stink
What are the financial benefits of supporting local?
The benefits of local food are promoted to customers, including sustainability and ethics.
-It attracts customers who focus on buying local foods
What are the social incentives of supporting local?
Selling directly to customers provides an opportunity to connect with community members and build trusting relationships
What do farmers who go to farmers markets benefit from?
Social and financial incentives
What are the challenges of farmers who go to farmers markets?
Financial risk
Financial Burden
What is the financial risk of going to a farmers market for farmers?
Committing time off farm
- needed for customer relations, travel, processing and packaging
- Being off-farm risks reducing the amount of food that is produced.
Fluctuating customer attendance
- vendors depend on revenue from returning customers
- unless suppliers buy from farmers and reduces the risk
What are the financial burdench challenges of farmers going to a farmers market?
High cost of infrastructure
- high upfront costs, some mandatory
- most farmers can’t afford
Demanding variety
- may not know how to grow, maintain and harvest a certain crop or have the tools to manage it.
- More diversity requires more expertise and infrastructure
What are the benefits to farmers going to farmers markets?
Social incentive of building relationships with customers
Financial incentives:
- improving farm resilience nay planting a variety of crops
- Opportunity for improving profit (dont go through supply chain)
- Marketing advantage that lattracts customers focused on buying local
Why do restaurants use fresh and local food?
Fresh
Unique
Attract Customers
What are the Financial risks of restaurants and local food?
Inconsistent supply
-Foods that are available during specific times of the year have an inconsistent supply leads to disapproval of customers
Inadequate quantity
-There is not an adequate quantity of certain foods that are locally availabl
What are the financial restrictions of restaurants and local food?
Lack of staff
-can be challenging to devote time to preparing fresh foods (resort to prepacked or cut)
Business agreements
- Business agreements are commonly year-round agreements because monthly agreements are unpredictable for all people involved
- local food may not be available from the company providing year-round service.
What are the benefits of restaurants and local food?
Building relationships by Buying directly from farmers provides an opportunity to connect with them and build trusting relationships
-learn about seasonality
Marketing advantage to attract a certain population, portrayed in positive light
Sourcing unique foods to help distinguish between other restaurnts
What is the Premiers award for agrifood innovation excellence?
Recognizes innovations in Ontario:
- Improving existing products or methods
- Creating new jobs
- Contributing to Ontario’s economy
Are claims on labels regulated?
Yes by law
What is the rule and exception for products made in Canada?
Rule: All major ingredients, processing, and labour used to make the food product are Canadian.
Exception: Less than a total of 2% of the product is non-Canadian (vanilla, spices, sugar).
What is the rule for made in canada from domestic and imported ingredients?
Rule: Ingredients are sourced from inside and outside Canada and the product is processed in Canada.
What is the rule for made in canada from imported ingredients?
Rule: Ingredients are sourced from outside Canada and the product is processed in Canada.
What is Ontarios local food strategy?
The Local Food Act 2013 was created by the government to support local food and to make it accessible to people who value local food.
What re the 3 targets of the local food strategy?
Establishing goals for local food use in consultation with interested organizations.
Creating a tax credit for farmers who donate food to community food programs.
Summarizing government local food activities in an annual report.
What is local food week and when is it?
opportunity to appreciate the variety of local foods available in Ontario.
First week of june
What does in season mean?
refers to the time window when a food is harvested and flavourful
-Certain fruits and vegetables must be eaten within days of a narrow harvest period when they are in-season
Which foods are naturally suited to storage over long periods of time?
Root crops:
- beet
- carrot
- Turnip
- Potato
- Garlic
What are the ways to feed products fresh?
Temp
Humidity
Atmosphere
What is the goal of controlled atmosphere?
The goal of controlling the atmosphere is to create storage conditions with low oxygen
- slows cell activities that use oxygen to spoil fruit quality
What are the ways ini which to preserve food?
Freezing to preserve nurtietns
Canning for safety and flavour
Dehydrating for a lightweight snack
What is the purpose of canning?
preserves foods by heating to kill bacteria and seals the food in an oxygen-free environment
When dehydrating foods what is used to preserve colour and deter bacteria?
Vitamin C or lemon juice
What should you do before you plant a home garden?
Look for enough sunlight
ather knowledge about soil health, plant spacing, and know how to control pests and diseases
What are the benefits of community gardens?
friendships that form between garden neighbours.
-valuable source of knowledge
