We have a dominant food system that does not reward sustainable food producers for positive outcomes and actually subsidises unsustainable farming practices. But what if that changed? Would a more sustainable food system take the place of the existing dominant conventional food system?
The food system refers to all of the processes and infrastructures that are required to get food from fields to our mouths.
The Southern District Health Board's forthcoming decision on outsourcing food service delivery provides an opportune time to consider the role of public procurement in support of food systems that are environmentally sustainable and socially just.
What we do in our cities, our priorities and the decisions we make about our urban future will shape our global future.
Food, what we eat, where it comes from, how it's produced and distributed, has, to put it mildly, significant environmental consequences.
As we feed ourselves, we also need to consider what our consumption is fuelling.
