Local Food

Over the next three years, we will continue to grow our food assets. The Vancouver Food Strategy and the Parks Board Local Food Action Plan provide the framework and guidance to implement this list of achievable actions.

• 7.1 - Adopt and implement urban farming policy to further enable commercial food production in the city and increase the number of urban farming businesses from 18 to 35.
• 7.2 - Increase the number of farmers markets from 11 to 22 and community food markets from 14 to 20.
• 7.3 - Increase the number of urban agriculture projects and plots from 4,423 to 5,500 and community kitchens from 69 to 80 with particular emphasis on encouraging broader participation by ethno-cultural groups.
• 7.4 - Support the Food Bank in their relocation to a new facility and incorporate components of a food hub as envisioned in the Vancouver Food Strategy.

Food assets include:

• Number of community garden plots
• Farmers markets
• Community orchards
• Community composting facilities
• Community kitchens
• Community food markets
• Urban farms

These metrics are maintained by the Social Policy and Projects Division within Community Services at the City.