The formation of the McGill Food Systems Project was, in large part, a product o extensive student research conducted both through independent projects and official classes offered at McGill. Below, find the foundational documents of MFSP and a brief explanation of each.
Founding Research
Demonstrating the need for an organization to coordinate applied student research at McGill, the research in this report was a central inspiration for the creation of the McGill Food Systems Project.
Farm to Plate: Understanding the Institutional Supply Chain
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 McGill’s food sourcing. Read it to learn the basics of McGill’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 McGill Food Systems Project.
International Seasonal Availability of Produce: A graph of the seasonal availability for fruits and vegetables, from McGill’s primary fresh produce supplier.
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
Here are the slides from the presentation meant to accompany the two documents that have been published on this site, and which can be found here. All this research dealing with McGill’s food purchasing policy was completed by five students of GEOG 302 in the Fall of 2009.
