Overview of ILO issues in Prince Edward Island
Constraints to local food systems development
- Local Food Systems: Challenges and Threats (Environmental Commons)
- In terms of organics: "The challenge in Atlantic Canada is not the lack of market opportunities, but the lack of critical mass, economies of scale and the skills and resources required to enter and supply the wholesale markets. With the current single desk purchasing programs used by the Maritime Banner Stores, the trend is to deal with fewer suppliers and to secure a consistent source of high quality, uninterrupted supply"
http://www.acornorganic.org/marketplace.html# - "The Farm Crisis and Corporate Profits" (pdf)
- "Solving the Farm Crisis: A Sixteen-Point Plan for Canadian Farm and Food Security" (pdf)