Local Food Plus (LFP) was a
Toronto
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-based
non-profit organization
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that brought
farmer
A farmer is a person engaged in agriculture, raising living organisms for food or raw materials. The term usually applies to people who do some combination of raising field crops, orchards, vineyards, poultry, or other livestock. A farmer m ...
s and consumers together to build regional food economies. It created "LFP certified" farmers and processors in Ontario, Atlantic Canada, British Columbia and the Canadian Prairies who used
sustainable practices, and helped connect farmers and buyers, in part through a "Buy to Vote" campaign, based on the notion of voting with one's money.
This certification is not as fully considered as, for example,
organic certification, but because it considers a wide range of 'ethical' points, the consumer may be able to purchase a well-rounded and 'morally' sound item if it bears the LFP label.
The organization was founded in 2005 by Lori Stahlbrand and
Mike Schreiner
Mike Schreiner ( ; born 9 June 1969) is a Canadian politician who has served as the leader of the Green Party of Ontario since 2009. Schreiner sits as a member of Provincial Parliament (MPP), representing Guelph; his 2018 election made him th ...
, and was run by the Land Food People Foundation from 2008. Local Food Plus ceased operation in 2014.
See also
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Food Security
Food security speaks to the availability of food in a country (or geography) and the ability of individuals within that country (geography) to access, afford, and source adequate foodstuffs. According to the United Nations' Committee on World ...
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Sustainable Agriculture
Sustainable agriculture is farming in sustainable ways meeting society's present food and textile needs, without compromising the ability for current or future generations to meet their needs. It can be based on an understanding of ecosystem ser ...
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Foodland Ontario
Foodland Ontario, founded in 1977, is a consumer promotion program for the government of Ontario. Foodland Ontario currently falls under the administration of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs in Ontario. Through market researc ...
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Geography of food
The geography of food is a field of human geography. It focuses on patterns of food production and consumption on the local to global scale. Tracing these complex patterns helps geographers understand the unequal relationships between developed an ...
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Right to food
The right to food, and its variations, is a human right protecting the right of people to feed themselves in dignity, implying that sufficient food is available, that people have the means to access it, and that it adequately meets the individual ...
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Food rescue
References
* Cooper, Kathryn (2008).
Local Food Plus: A Model for Food Citizenship in North America"WORLDCHANGING.
* Porter, Catherine (2007).
Food growers target customers with a conscience, Toronto Star.
* Towe, Brian (2008).
Group Helps Local Farmers, Metro Toronto.
* Choose Your Food "Food Certification Overview" Local Food Plu
External links
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Agricultural organizations based in Canada
Organizations established in 2005
Organizations disestablished in 2014
2005 establishments in Ontario
2014 disestablishments in Ontario
Defunct organizations based in Canada
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