Local sourcing
The many benefits of local sourcing are indisputable. These include cost savings and the environmental benefits of reduced travel distances. Reduced travel also means fewer greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions!
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You’ve come to the right place if you want to learn more about:
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Local and solidarity procurement
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Local food supply chains
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Institutional procurement
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Existing initiatives based on local sourcing models
Publications and documents
Practical fact sheet: Pooling resources to optimize local and solidarity-based food supply
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Case study | Solidarity-based marketing methods between organizations: balancing fair remuneration for producers and food accessibility
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Launching a Collective Food Procurement Project: Lessons learned by the Mutuelle d’approvisionnement des marchés solidaires (MAMS)
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Fact sheet: Collective Marketing Group in Montreal
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Stage report 1: Co-design of a local, sustainable and solidarity-based food cycle in Montreal
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Project report: Local Community Procurement Specialist
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Case studies – Institutional Procurement Models for Sourcing Local Food
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Producing on the Island and for the Island: Montreal’s Essential West Island Foodshed
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Summary of West Island food hub logistics feasibility study
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De la ferme à l’ardoise: Reconnecting with our land
Publications and documents
Videos and webinars
Webinar replay : Solidarity-based marketing methods between organizations - balancing fair remuneration for producers and food accessibility
Videos and webinars
Webinar replay “L’Aube Food Hub – Connecting Farms to Institutions and Communities”
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Webinar replay: "Strengths and missing links in local, sustainable and solidarity procurement in Montreal: results and next steps"
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Webinar replay: “Challenges and solutions for food transport pooling x SAT Forum”
Videos and webinars
Webinar replay: "IT and digital technologies for food security - Understanding needs to develop appropriate solutions"
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Webinar replay: "Local food supply chains for Montreal's institutional sector"
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Webinar replay "Mutualizing resources: a promising avenue to strenghen local food supply and solidarity?"
Videos and webinars
Webinar replay: "Four institutional procurement models for sourcing local food"
Videos and webinars
Replay and feedback on the panel "Producing on the island and for the island: best practices in local sourcing for daycares in Montreal"
Videos and webinars
Practical tools
Comic strips: Conversations on Montreal’s local and solidarity food supply
Practical tools
Decision Support Guide for Food Transport Vehicles
Practical tools