1. FOOD SYSTEMS THINKING: SEEING THE BIG PICTURE TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW WE CAN WORK TOGETHER TO TRANSFORM OUR FOOD SYSTEMS Brent Mansfield, Arzeena Hamir and Sandra Hamilton BC Association of Farmers’ Markets Conference February 21, 2015

2. Shape of the Session  Introduction to food systems thinking - Brent Mansfield  Seeing and leveraging connections to increase production and make better connections to local markets - Arzeena Hamir  Seeing and leveraging connections to increase markets through local food procurement - Sandra Hamilton  Exploring connections together – Q&A 2

3. Food Systems Thinking  What is ‘food systems thinking’?  How can ‘food systems thinking’ be cultivated so that we can work together to transform our food systems?

4. Food Systems Thinking  “Food system thinking is a way of seeing the bigger picture, of developing solutions to food problems by seeing and leveraging their connections to other issues.” Cultivating Food Connections: Towards a Healthy and Sustainable Food System for Toronto, Toronto Public Health, 2010

5. Food Systems Thinking - Seeing  “Food system thinking” recognizes that: complex issues are linked MacRae & Donahue, Municipal Food Policy Entrepeneurs, 2013

6. Food Systems Thinking - Seeing  “Food system thinking” recognizes that: complex issues are linked there are multiple actors in the system and they are connected MacRae & Donahue, Municipal Food Policy Entrepeneurs, 2013

7. www.nourishlife.org/teach/curriculum/

9. www.metrovancouver.org/PLANNING/DEVELOPMENT/AGRICULTUREANDFOOD/Pag es/RegionalFoodSystemStrategy.aspx

10. From Heidi Bohan, The People of Cascadia

11. Food Systems Thinking - Seeing  “Food system thinking” recognizes that: complex issues are linked there are multiple actors in the system and they are connected integrated solutions are required MacRae & Donahue, Municipal Food Policy Entrepeneurs, 2013

12. Food Systems Thinking - Leveraging  “Food system thinking” is a means to: Link health, environment and justice concerns with economic issues

13. Food Systems Thinking - Leveraging  “Food system thinking” is a means to: Link health, environment and justice concerns with economic issues Make connections between different scales

14. Food Systems Thinking - Leveraging  “Food system thinking” is a means to: Link health, environment and justice concerns with economic issues Make connections between different scales Engage and align diverse actors

15. Food Systems Thinking - Leveraging  “Food system thinking” is a means to: Link health, environment and justice concerns with economic issues Make connections between different scales Engage and align diverse actors Express and act on strategy

16. Seeing and leveraging connections to increase production and make better connections to local markets - Arzeena Hamir 16

17. Seeing and leveraging connections to increase markets through local food procurement - Sandra Hamilton 17

18. Seeing and leveraging connections to transform our food systems together - Reponses 18