CNC studies local food production

“Everyone needs to eat. In a world facing climate change and growing food insecurity, we need to adapt and be part of the solution to meet that critical need. This research study is one of the ways CNC is working with partners to better understand a community need so we can contribute to solutions,” said Dr. Chad Thompson, CNC’s vice president: academic.

The reasearch goals are:

Understand residents’ views on Prince George’s food culture through their survey.
Provide crop cultivation workshops at CNC’s geodesic greenhouse in March.
Prepare research findings which may influence future coursework and micro-credentials at the college.

“We have been here before, when food supplies were threatened and we learned how to survive. We need to reclaim and relearn that hard won knowledge. We need to remember how we relied on local, when you could become famous for your tomatoes, or for growing grapes where grapes weren’t supposed to grow. Local food helped build local community. Let’s start again, building local healthy local communities where we can learn how to grow good food together,” said Dr. Theresa Healy, President of Public Health Association of British Columbia (PHABC)

CNC will also reach out local food producers to involve them in the survey and March’s workshops. Once the research findings are available, the College will study the feasibility of food security and crop cultivation coursework.

“Being sustainable with the ability to grow food in a northern climate is becoming exceedingly important. Sourcing and growing local food will be vital in dealing with climate change and natural disasters, as well as challenges such as increasing inflation,” said Shelby Roberts, a research associate in applied research and innovation at CNC.

The online survey is available at http://tiny.cc/cnclocalfood. It is open until March 1, 2024.

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by Sam Bennison

CNC studies local food production

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