Local Food Week

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Comment by Mike Grenville on September 11, 2009 at 12:44pm

The flyer and programme for Local Food Week

TFR-LocalFood-Oct09.pdf

Comment by Mike Grenville on August 11, 2009 at 5:58pm

Love British Food Fortnight

19 Sept - 4th October

http://lovebritishfood.co.uk/

Comment by Mike Grenville on August 11, 2009 at 4:26pm

Tweaked version of the teaser version flyer
Food-week-09.pdf

Comment by Mike Grenville on August 11, 2009 at 2:41pm

Top 10 Reasons To Shop Local First
1. Significantly More Money Re-Circulates
When you purchase at locally owned businesses rather than nationally owned, more money is kept in the community because locally-owned businesses often purchase from other local businesses, service providers and farms. Purchasing local helps grow other businesses as well as the Greater Grand Rapids tax base.

2. Non Profits Receive Greater Support.
Local business owners donate more to local charities than non-local owners.

3. Unique Businesses Create Character & Prosperity
The unique character of Grand Rapids is what brought us here and keeps us here. Our tourism businesses also benefit.

4. Environmental Impact Is Reduced.
Local businesses make more local purchases requiring less transportation and usually set up shop in town centers rather than on the fringe. This generally means contributing less to sprawl, congestion, habitat loss and pollution.

5. Most New Jobs Are Provided By Local Businesses.
Small local businesses are the largest employers nationally.

6. Customer Service Is Better.
Local businesses often hire people with more specific product expertise for better customer service.

7. Local Business Owners Invest In Community.
Local businesses are owned by people who live in this community, are less likely to leave, and are more invested in the community's future.

8. Public Benefits Far Outweigh Public Costs.
Local businesses require comparatively little infrastructure and more efficiently utilize public services relative to chain stores.

9. Competition And Diversity Leads To More Consumer Choices.
A marketplace of thousands of small businesses is the best way to ensure innovation and low prices over the long-term.

10. Investment In Greater Grand Rapids Is Encouraged.
A growing body of economic research shows that in an increasingly homogenized world, entrepreneurs and skilled workers are more likely to invest and settle in communities that preserve their one-of-a-kind businesses and distinctive character.

http://www.localfirst.com/why

Comment by Mike Grenville on August 11, 2009 at 12:10pm

What if... Government bought green?
Ecologist 14th July, 2009

Ask those involved in public food procurement if they would like to see fresh, local ingredients on menus and they will say yes. Then they will list all the reasons why it wouldn't work. Not so, argues Maria Cross - and here's how

http://www.theecologist.org/trial_investigations/286437/what_if_government_bought_green.html

Comment by Mike Grenville on August 11, 2009 at 9:24am

this is intended just as the first 'taster' of the event. As we go forward we can add more words and take out pictures.

Comment by Pupak Haghighi-Brinch on August 10, 2009 at 2:34pm

Hi Mike. Well done for the poster. I wonder if you're thinking for it to be the final version? Personally I prefer a few more words explaining the event. Shall we look at it tonight at the meeting? pupak

Comment by Mike Grenville on July 22, 2009 at 5:03pm

Ethical Hijack
Sustainable Food - 26pp - 2008
Why the terms “local”, “seasonal” and “farmers’ market” should be defended from abuse by the food industry’

“The most widely
accepted definition of local food by a number of voluntary bodies is:
‘Food produced, processed and traded, from sustainable production
systems where the physical and economic activity is controlled within
the locality where it was produced, which delivers health, economic,
environmental and social benefits to the people in those areas”.

http://www.sustainweb.org/pdf/Ethical_Hijack.pdf