Joanne Chang
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1,073 votes
Low footprint food choices are not the same as vegan food choices in all cases, the analysis is more complex than this. Generally a low footprint diet is local, seasonal food, and limits consumption of red meat, dairy, and some grains. Low footprint food choices are included in the draft Greenest City Action Plan and will be discussed through community engagement activities.
An error occurred while saving the comment Vancouver does a very good job at promoting the farmer's market/eat local/backyard chicken. How does a municipality encourage people to eat locally produced food? I think they do a pretty darn good job at it. They can do the same with encouraging people to eat low on the food chain. We can start by not giving animal agriculture the advantage. Do not allow the meat milk and egg companies to make false health claims in their advertising. Allow more education about plant based foods. Right now, most people think you need milk to get calcium when in fact it is one of the poorest sources of calcium.
All the municipality has to do is put the word out there. ENCOURAGE vegan options just like they ENCOURAGE cycling and eating local. There are so many things they can do without making private business do anything. Promote "Meatless Mondays". Label plant based foods as "low carbon foods".An error occurred while saving the comment Eating animal products produces more greenhouse gas emission than all of transportation. Yet diet change is one of the easiest ways to combat climate change. You don't need to spend millions on infrastructure to go vegan.
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54 votes
Ecological footprint impacts of different food choices form part of the data gathering; examining the City’s regulatory and policy tools to encourage lighter footprint living is included as an action.
