Shelby Roberts Research Associate, Applied Research and Innovation College of New Caledonia In partnership with Richard Han Director of Community Engagement and Food Systems Public Health Association of British Columbia Understanding Local Food Culture in the Prince George, BC Area | 1 Acknowledgements The College of New Caledonia and the Public Health Association of BC are honoured to work with I. [...] • No concerns • Industrial and retail food waste • The amount of transport required to get food items to Northern BC • The sustainability of industrial food production • Uncertainty about quality of food • Uncertainty about industrial food manufacturing processes 11. [...] Understanding Local Food Culture in the Prince George, BC Area | 12 Question 2: Please enter your place of residence (e.g., the name of your town, city, village): The goal of the survey was to connect with residents of Prince George. [...] 250 200 150 100 50 0 Industrial and The amount of The Uncertainty Uncertainty No concerns retail food transport sustainability of about industrial about quality of waste required to get industrial food food food food items to production manufacturing Northern BC processes What concerns do you have, if any, about our local food supply and food security. [...] Percent of Responses Industrial and retail food waste 18% The amount of transport required to get food items to Northern BC 25% The sustainability of industrial food production 17% Uncertainty about industrial food manufacturing processes 18% Uncertainty about quality of food 19% No concerns 3% The amount of transport required to get food to Northern BC is a concern to 25% of those surveyed.
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Table of Contents
- Abstract 2
- Shelby Roberts 2
- Richard Han 2
- Acknowledgements 3
- Table of Contents 4
- Introduction 6
- Project Description Overview 7
- Survey Creation 8
- The survey consisted of the following questions: 8
- Distribution and Media 11
- Distribution 11
- Media 11
- Survey Responses 12
- Survey Results 13
- Question 1: How do you define “local foods”? 13
- Question 2: Please enter your place of residence (e.g., the name of your town, city, village): 14
- Questions 3: Is eating local foods a priority for you? 15
- Question 4 and 5: Do you purposefully select local foods while shopping and if you said "yes" to question 4 please select your top 3 reasons for seeking locally produced food: 16
- Question 6: What are some barriers to selecting local foods? Select all that apply: 18
- Question 7 and 8: How often do you eat local produce? How often do you eat locally raised meat? 20
- Question 9: Do you grow, raise or harvest your own food at home? Please select all that apply: 23
- Question 10: What concerns do you have, if any, about our local food supply and food security. Please select all that apply. 25
- Question 11: When shopping, do you select foods based on the following factors (please select all that apply): 26
- Question 12: Would you be interested in attending a local, one day, in person workshop regarding growing your own food? 27
- Question 13: What type of workshop would you be most interested in attending? Please select ONE: 28
- Question 14: If you have any additional comments about local food, local food programs and courses you'd like to see available, or this survey please add them below. 30
