Food Action Lab
The SFU Food Program is a vital component, enhancing connections and well-being. It focuses not only on providing an outstanding food experience—rich in flavour, inclusive, and immersive—but is also at the forefront of climate action. The program is vigorously working towards food systems transformation through several targeted initiatives, aligning our food-focused commitment with SFU's overarching sustainability & climate action goals.
SFU Food Systems Initiatives
Sustainable Food Systems
- 30%- 40% Local Purchasing, with a goal of 50%
- Canada's first certified Fair Trade Gold Campus
- Roots program—upskilling BC food service professionals
Single-use Waste Reduction
- Plastic Bottle Ban
- Reuseables take-out container program
- ChopValue chopstick upcycling
- Single-use-free catering
Food Security
- SFU Food Pantry
- Community Free Fridge
- Fundraising & donations
- Food Security Resources
Indigenous Food Systems
- Rooted Program menus and education
- Working with Indigenous chefs
- Indigenous procurement
- Indigenous catering
Shifting Diets
- 50% more plant-based options by 2025
- Education and training
- Roots Program & Forward Food Summit
Foodie Initiative
- The Foodie Initiative aims to celebrate, support and connect SFU's communities through food prgramming, food education, food security, and sustainability.