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Founding Research Documents

The formation of the ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ Food Systems Project was, in large part, a product of extensive student research conducted both through independent projects and official classes offered at ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ. Below, find the foundational documents of MFSP and a brief explanation of each.

Founding Research

University United: A Review of the applied student research model in campus sustainability and its value for ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ [pdf]

Demonstrating the need for an organization to coordinate applied student research at ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ, the research in this report was a central inspiration for the creation of the ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ Food Systems Project.

Farm to Plate: Understanding the Institutional Supply Chain [pdf]

The product of five MFSP staff having worked full-time from throughout the summer 2009, the Farm to Plate report is an overview and action guide for ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ’s food sourcing. Read it to learn the basics of ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ’s food system

Integral Research

The following are several documents which have either been of notable importance to, or an essential aid throughout describing the ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ Food Systems Project.

International Seasonal Availability of Produce [pdf]

A graph of the seasonal availability for fruits and vegetables, from ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ’s primary fresh produce supplier.

MFSP Powershift Presentation [pdf]

In 2009, Dana Lahey travelled to the Powershift Canada conference to give this presentation to the Green Jobs Symposium– as a part of their Agricultural Panel–highlighting MFSP successes.

Geography 302 (2009), Environmental Management: Best Practices for Sustainable Purchasing Slideshow [pdf]

Here are the slides from the presentation meant to accompany the two documents that have been published for the course. All this research dealing with ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ’s food purchasing policy was completed by five students of GEOG 302 in the Fall of 2009.

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