Pandemic Victory Gardens: Potential for local land use policies

Music, Janet; Finch, Erica; Gone, Pallavi; Toze, Sandra; Charlebois, Sylvain; Mullins, Lisa

doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2021.105600

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“…Emergent research examined the impact of COVID-19 on changes in consumer behaviour in relation to food, including exploring food system sustainability [1,43], consumer food stockpiling behaviour [28,37], fruit and vegetable markets in North America [40], and over-ordering on online food apps [44]. Long-term changes in consumer food habits could include a potential growth in online grocery delivery services [44][45][46][47], a revived interest in local food supply chains [48][49][50][51], and persisting changes in people's economic and social lifestyles [2]. These lifestyle changes are seen as an increased or similar intake of meals (snacking or main meals), a similar or decreased intake of fast foods and junk foods, and a slight increase of eating out of boredom [52].…”

Section: Food Waste and Covid-19mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The transition to a sustainable plant-based diet has been shown to have the largest environmental impact, due to the displacement of livestock as a primary protein source [56][57][58]. A food system transformation would build on the strategies that we saw during COVID-19 when communities came together to fill the gaps of food production, such as support for household and community gardening [48,49], calls for citizens to frequent local restaurants [59], renewed interest in cooking and sharing recipes [30], and supporting food charities [60]. A transformation of the food system could also help reduce health and dietary conditions that make people susceptible to disease, by providing access to more fresh produce.…”

Section: Food Waste and Covid-19mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Increases in Household Food Waste in Canada as a Result of COVID-19: An Exploratory Study

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The era of the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a variety of individual lifestyle and behavioural changes, and could, therefore, potentially involve a shift towards more sustainable food systems. This research was conducted through an online survey of cross-sectional design. We surveyed 8272 Canadians in August of 2020. Participants answered questions about socio-demographic food waste amounts in kilograms, and food-waste-management behaviours. In this exploratory study, we assessed the relationships between socio-demographic variables, and self-reported food-waste behaviours through two-tailed significance testing. Results indicated that Canadian households self-reported an insignificant decrease in food waste during the pandemic. Respondents reported allowing food to expire, not utilizing leftovers, and not finishing meals. Understanding food-waste behaviour changes is key to designing effective mitigation strategies to reduce household food waste and to minimize the environmental consequences with which food waste is associated.

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Section: Food Waste and Covid-19mentioning

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Increases in Household Food Waste in Canada as a Result of COVID-19: An Exploratory Study

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“…Online grocers have experienced a large boost in sales during the pandemic. Spending at online grocers has increased 79%, which is the highest percentage increase in US credit and debit card data categories, higher than gaming and food delivery [49,50].…”

Section: Loss Of In-person Food Sensory Experience/concern Over Food Substitutions and Safetymentioning

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Supply Chain Responsiveness to a (Post)-Pandemic Grocery and Food Service E-Commerce Economy: An Exploratory Canadian Case Study

2021

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The focus of this study looks at the motivations and rationale from a national survey of over 7200 Canadians in November 2020 into why they use online services to purchase food. As a result of the global COVID-19 pandemic, food supply chains have been significantly altered. Consumers are purchasing foods with different dynamics, including when they buy in-person at groceries, at restaurants or at food service establishments. Elements of the food supply chain will be permanently altered post-pandemic. The study looks at a specific set of factors, captured in the survey, namely, consumer price sensitivity to the costs of online food purchasing, growing sustainability-related concerns over food packaging and waste, and product sensory experience related to how online purchasing changes from in-person food selection. The end goal, emerging from a case study, is insight into the strategies and preparedness with which CPGs, food services, and retailers can better manage the supply chain in their food product offerings in the post-pandemic era.

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“…Some of the household changes precipitated by the onset of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic have enhanced the efficiency of the household food production process and reduced the overall amount of food wasted by consumers. In Canada, specifically, it was argued that both food literacy and gardening rates increased due to consumers staying home for longer periods [37,38].…”

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SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic and Food Safety Oversight: Implications in Canada and Coping Strategies

Charlebois

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2021

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The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has created enormous societal disruptions in the Western world, including Canada, with serious implications for food safety. Since the start of the pandemic, many scholars have investigated the issue of food safety through different lenses. In this review, two research thrusts were identified, the epidemiology of the virus and food safety oversight. Both were challenged by the pandemic in Canada and elsewhere. In this paper, we first present how Canada experienced the pandemic. We then present how epidemiology and food safety oversight were affected by the virus and how the spread exposed gaps in Canada’s food safety system. We explain how Canada was not adequately prepared to face the food safety challenges posed by SARS-CoV-2. The review ends with an explanation on how risk perceptions will be altered by the pandemic in Canada and how food safety systems will adjust to better anticipate systemic risks in the future.

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Pandemic Victory Gardens: Potential for local land use policies

Cited by 25 publications

References 30 publications

Increases in Household Food Waste in Canada as a Result of COVID-19: An Exploratory Study

Increases in Household Food Waste in Canada as a Result of COVID-19: An Exploratory Study

Supply Chain Responsiveness to a (Post)-Pandemic Grocery and Food Service E-Commerce Economy: An Exploratory Canadian Case Study

SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic and Food Safety Oversight: Implications in Canada and Coping Strategies

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