We worked with key partners to develop an evidence base and strategic rationale for policy development that can best support and promote sustainable and viable land and water use to ensure vibrant local food economies for the long term.
The project’s goals were to provide local governments with background information to respond proactively and effectively to changes on the landscape as they related to long term food security and food production in the region. A complimentary goal was to develop educational materials for the general public, in order to spark curiosity and deepen an understanding of food systems and how the actions of each individual contributes to or undermines food systems that reflect our values and priorities.
Reports
Central Kootenay Food Policy Council
Institute for Sustainable Food Systems at Kwantlen Polytechnic University
- Report – Potential Crops Suitable for Central Kootenay Region in a Changing Climate
- Research Brief on ALR Land Price and Non-farm use and Subdivision Activities in the Regional District of Central Kootenay
- Presentation – Analysis of ALR sale transactions in the RDCK, 2006 – 2018
Applied Research and Innovation Centre at Selkirk College
- Partnerships in Food Systems Research: Lessons learned from a multidisciplinary research project in a rural setting
- ALR and Assessed Farmland Overlap in the RDCK
- Zoning/ALR Statistics by Electoral Area
- Web application glossary
- Maps Created:
- Interactive RDCK Food Policy web platform
- Layers List for Interactive Map
- RDCK ALR Properties Sold in 2018 by Price per Acre
- RDCK Soil Quality, Flood Risk, and Wildland Urban Interface Zones
- Subdivided and Non-Farm Use ALR Properties Approved for 2006-2016
- Zoning vs Official Community Plan in RDCK
- RDCK Soil Quality and Water Access
- RDCK Agriculture Capability
Educational Tools
- Food: It’s Complicated – a presentation for youth 12 – 16 on the food system and influences on food choice, by the Land & Food Systems Program at the University of British Columbia
- Infographics – educational materials aimed at mid-teen through adult, by the Central Kootenay Food Policy Council
- Food Policy 101 – English and French
- Tomatoes – English and French
Partners and Funders
Project partners include a mix of civil society, government and academia:
- Selkirk College’s Applied Research and Innovation Centre
- Institute for Sustainable Food Systems at Kwantlen Polytechnic University
- Interior Health
- Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK)
- Kootenay & Boundary Farm Advisors
- West Kootenay Permaculture Coop
The Central Kootenay Food Policy Council acknowledges the support of the Real Estate Foundation of British Columbia. We also acknowledge and appreciate the funding support from the Columbia Basin Trust, and RDCK Directors Jackman, Watson, Faust, Newell, Cunningham, Popoff, and Peterson.
