WHAT WE’RE DOING –
Sustainability
is
a
very
broad
concept
and
is
about
direction
of
travel
rather
than
reaching
a
specific
destination,
so
no
one
definition
is
ever
perfect. In developing their programmes, however, many other sustainable cities have found it useful to think about food across six areas:
1. Promoting healthy and sustainable food to the public
2. Tackling food poverty, diet-related ill health and access to affordable healthy food
3. Building community food knowledge, skills, resources and projects
4. Promoting a vibrant and diverse sustainable food economy
5. Transforming catering and food procurement
6. Reducing waste and the ecological footprint of the food system
OUR VISION -
We believe that Good Food is vital to the quality of people’s lives in YORK.
We
use
Good
Food
to
summarise
the
best
combination
we
can
achieve
of
fresh,
local,
seasonal,
healthy,
delicious,
affordable,
sustainable and fairly produced food.
This vision covers the 200,000 residents of York and the 8 million visitors to the City every year.
We
recognise
that
a
compact
City
like
York
cannot
produce
all
its
food
within
the
city
boundaries.
Luckily,
York
is
at
the
heart
of
Yorkshire, the largest County in England, which produces a fantastic range of fresh and processed food and drink.
Building
on
York’s
rich
food
history
and
culture,
we
aim
to
celebrate
Good
Local
Food
and
to
bring
individuals
and
organisations
together
to
increase
the
demand
for
fresh,
seasonal,
local
and
healthy
food
throughout
the
city.
At
the
same
time,
we
plan
to
work
with food growers and producers across Yorkshire to boost the supply of food to meet this demand.
OUR CHARTER -
We believe that the food we eat should be:
GOOD
FOR
PEOPLE
-
everyone
should
have
access
to
information,
training
and
resources
that
enable
them
to
grow,
buy,
cook,
and
enjoy
healthy food.
GOOD
FOR
THE
LOCAL
ECONOMY
-
policy-makers,
local
residents
and
visitors
should
support
and
value
food
enterprises
which
promote
local jobs, prosperity and diversity, and treat workers well.
GOOD
FOR
THE
PLANET
-
food
should
be
produced,
processed,
distributed
and
disposed
of
in
ways
that
benefit
nature,
protect
plant
and
animal welfare and safeguard the future.
DEVELOPING A FOOD ACTION PLAN -
A
plan
is
critical
in
helping
make
food
more
of
a
priority
in
York
in
order
to
realise
the
pivotal
role
it
can
play
in
driving
positive
social,
economic and environmental change.
We are in the process of developing an action plan and consulting with others prior to its implementation.