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RE: [lofo List] 300 words for SAF Ag. Dev. Fund letter of intent
Hi Daryl,
We are fortunate to have you writing up the proposal - you know the
proper words to use to catch the eye of the "grant giver". My comments are
simply for the group to help us understand each other, our focus and
mandate. I would like to tell/say exactly what I think in a grant
application, but I think you know that that probably wouldn't get us the
grant money. If however, as a group we were to meet with say the Minister
of Ag, I think my and JoAnn's comments would be appropriate for discussion.
The government loves the word value-added - so if you want the grant to
further our cause, then you are probably right to use it.
Sorry Daryl, you probably get to much advice! Sandy
-----Original Message-----
From: Daryl Hepting [mailto:hepting@cs.uregina.ca]
Sent: April 2, 2006 1:48 PM
To: Local Food Directory Project
Subject: Re: [lofo List] 300 words for SAF Ag. Dev. Fund letter of intent
Hi Sandy and all;
Thanks for your comments. I agree with what you write. I appreciate
all guidance about the wording. My errors have been due to ignorance
(though I
think that I am learning). I wonder if my revisions reflected in the
current
project description have addressed these concerns. If not, can you
help me
find the appropriate wording?
Best regards,
Daryl
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On 1-Apr-06, at 12:52 PM, Lowndes, Sandy SAF wrote:
> I agree with JoAnne, with respect to the term value-added. A bunch
> of us
> wrote and performed a play on corporate hogs barns about ten years
> ago. In
> the play, we travelled to place called value-added (we'd been there
> before).
> Farmers are very cynical about value-added.
> Jo Anne also makes a very important point about civic agriculture.
> I am tired of apologizing to government and corporate agriculture,
> because
> the reason I farm is not first and foremost for the economics of
> it. We are
> becoming so indoctrinated that if "it doesn't make money it isn't
> worthy."
>
> Cheers, Sandy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: JoAnn Jaffe [mailto:joann.jaffe@HYPERION.CC.UREGINA.CA]
> Sent: March 28, 2006 1:42 PM
> To: 'Local Food Directory Project'
> Subject: RE: [lofo List] 300 words for SAF Ag. Dev. Fund letter of
> intent
>
> Dear Darryl,
>
> The following is an edited version of your work with some
> questions. BTW, I
> know some farmers/activists are very frustrated with the language of
> "value-added," and I must say I have some sympathy with them given
> how it's
> been used by government and industry.
>
> Right now this proposal reads substantially like a marketing
> proposal, which
> is ok if that is what you're thinking of doing. Perhaps there isn't
> enough
> space in 300 words to make it read otherwise. What I see missing is
> that
> critical component that identifies where the problem comes from and
> therefore has some real insight into offering real alternatives.
> The reason
> Tom Lyson talks about civic agriculture is to be able to speak from
> the
> perspective that rural production is reciprocally embedded in the
> fabric of
> rural social, cultural, political, and economic life as opposed to
> a purely
> economic or market-oriented orientation.
>
> A further, practical issue is that the consumer category includes
> retailers
> (including co-ops), restaurants, nursing homes, etc. whose
> unwillingness/
> inability to carry local produce has a significant impact on the
> development
> of a market for local foods. I think that if we always think of
> consumers
> and producers solely as individual actors we lose some of the
> possibilities
> and potentialities as well as a real understanding of some of the
> barriers
> to alternative systems.
>
> Regards,
> JoAnn
>
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> Title:
> Local Food as a Catalyst for Value-Added Industry Growth
>
> Summary:
> Saskatchewan is Canada's breadbasket, yet much of what we eat comes
> from
> outside the province. While some of this is inevitable, supply
> chains, lack
> of processing and diversified production, and consumption patterns
> have
> dampened Saskatchewan's potential to feed itself. The realities of
> climate
> change make the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions essential.
> Transport
> of processed food contributes significantly to emissions. Other
> reasons to
> favour locally grown and processed food are its potential
> contribution to
> economic development, jobs, community stability, food safety, just
> treatment
> of workers and humane treatment of animals. Local food production can
> provide alternatives to bankruptcy for family farms. The success of
> local
> food initiatives around the world has proven their worth. This
> project will
> focus on the opportunities that local food provides for
> Saskatchewan. In
> particular, we will survey both consumers and producers to
> understand the
> priorities and issues of each group and find out the barriers to
> increasing
> local food production.*
>
> One of the barriers already understood is information.** The
> project will
> construct a local food directory (on the worldwide web and in
> print) that
> will address consumer and producer issues. It will include geographic
> information so consumers will know their distance from a local food
> source.
> The directory will help to connect consumers and producers in concrete
> ways,*** so consumers will know how to incorporate local foods into
> their
> regular shopping. Opportunities for new businesses and value-added
> industries can be identified based on consumers queries to the online
> system. This information about existing demands can be used to target
> industries to specific regions of the province to maximize
> environmental and
> economic gain for the province.*** Such a directory could also be
> used to
> spur the development of food-based destinations and tourism. Some
> of the
> barriers and issues identified by consumers and producers may not be
> addressed by the local food directory itself. In these cases, an
> analysis
> of the issues and recommendations for action will be developed.
>
> * Do you want to make a statement about conducting an inventory of
> best
> practices here or maybe here**?
>
> ***Unclear/I don't understand this.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-lofo@cs.uregina.ca [mailto:owner-lofo@cs.uregina.ca] On
> Behalf
> Of Daryl Hepting
> Sent: March 28, 2006 11:21 AM
> To: Local Food Directory Project
> Subject: [lofo List] 300 words for SAF Ag. Dev. Fund letter of intent
>
> Hi;
>
> My apologies for the delay. Please have a look to see whether
> this fits with our discussion. It is about 300 words (max for
> the letter of intent form).
>
> Best regards,
> Daryl
> --
> Title:
> Local Food as a Catalyst for Value-Added Industry Growth
>
> Summary:
> Saskatchewan produces so much of the world's food, yet much of what
> we eat comes from outside the province. The realities of climate
> change make the reduction greenhouse gas emissions essential. The
> import of processed food is a leading source of these emissions.
> There are other reasons to favour locally grown and processed food,
> which include economic development, jobs, community stability, food
> safety, just treatment of workers and humane treatment of animals.
> Local food production can provide an alternative to the disappearing
> family farm. The success of local food initiatives around the world
> has proven their worth. This project will focus on the opportunities
> that local food provides for Saskatchewan. In particular, we will
> survey both consumers and producers to understand the priorities and
> issues of each group and find out the barriers to increasing local
> food production. One of the barriers already understood is
> information. The project will construct a local food directory (on
> the worldwide web and in print) that will be designed to address
> consumer and producer issues. It will include geographic information
> so consumers will know how far away is the local food source. The
> directory will help to connect consumers and producers in concrete
> ways, so consumers will know how to incorporate local foods into
> their regular shopping. Opportunities for new businesses and value-
> added industries can be identified based on consumers queries to the
> online system. This information about existing demands can be used
> to target industries to specific regions of the province to maximize
> environmental and economic gain for the province. Such a directory
> could also be used to spur the development of food-based destinations
> and tourism. Some of the barriers and issues identified by consumers
> and producers may not be addressed by the local food directory
> itself. In these cases, an analysis of the issues and
> recommendations for action will be developed.
> --
> Daryl H. Hepting, Ph.D.
> Assistant Professor * Computer Science Department * CW 308.22
> University of Regina * Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada S4S 0A2
> dhh@cs.uregina.ca * http://www.cs.uregina.ca/~hepting
> tel: (306) 585-5210 * fax: (306) 585-4745
>
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Daryl H. Hepting, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor * Computer Science Department * CW 308.22
University of Regina * Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada S4S 0A2
dhh@cs.uregina.ca * http://www.cs.uregina.ca/~hepting
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