cultivating rural creativity jan2010
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January 28th, 2010
Project Mandate
“To explore and analyze the opportunities and barriers, and to present options to revitalize the County’s Official Plan through harmonization with the region’s Creative Rural Economy policy.And in so doing, to assist in positioning The County as a leader in innovative, contemporary planning.”
Introduction
Current Situation
Legislative Limitation
Guiding Principles
Proposed PoliciesAdjustments
Next Steps
Prince Edward County
Sana Razvi
KARACHI
Greg Kuenzig
CHICAGO
Johnson Kwan
HONG KONG
Ellise Goarley
THORNDALE, ONKatherine
Glowacz
ST. CATHERINES
Garrett Von Aderkas
GREELY, ON
Angela Bepple
CHASE, B.C.
Peter Moskalyk
TORONTO
A Diversity of PerspectivesIntroduction
Current Situation
Legislative Limitation
Guiding Principles
Proposed PoliciesAdjustments
Next Steps
Creative Rural Economy PillarsIntroduction
Current Situation
Legislative Limitation
Guiding Principles
Proposed PoliciesAdjustments
Next Steps
InnovativeAgriculture
Sector Development
(Internal Strength)
Knowledge Based
Creative Sector Development
(External Opportunities)
Creative Rural
Economy
Current Situation Introduction
Current Situation
Legislative Limitation
Guiding Principles
Proposed PoliciesAdjustments
Next Steps
Agriculture Challenges • Globalization
• Out Migration
Strategies of Farm Diversification:
Direct Marketing and Agro tourism
Organic Products Environmental Consciousness
Ancillary on Farm
• Roadside Stands• U-Pick Operations• Farmers’ Markets• Direct Sales to Restaurants
• Improved Food Quality • Branding
• Ecological Management• Preservation of Biodiversity • i.e Environmental Farms Plans
• Bed and Breakfasts• Artisans’ workshops• Winery Tourism
Current Situation Introduction
Current Situation
Legislative Limitation
Guiding Principles
Proposed PoliciesAdjustments
Next Steps
Innovative Agriculture Sector Development
Changing trend in Agriculture Sector• Number of certified organic farming operations has more than tripled in 15 years to 3,782 in 2002(Canadian Organic Growers, 2008)
• Sales of organic products have experienced 17% from 2006 to 2007 in Ontario (OMAFRA, 2008)
• The County accounts only 0.9% of Ontario farmland, but contains 8.6% of Ontario's certified organic farms (Statistic Canada, 2006)
• Number of reported organic farms in the County rise from 3 to 51 in between 2001 and 2006 (Statistic Canada, 2006)
0.9% Ontario Farmland
8.6% Ontario Certified Organic Farms
0
20
40
60
Reported Organic Farms in The County
2001
2006
Current Situation Introduction
Current Situation
Legislative Limitation
Guiding Principles
Proposed PoliciesAdjustments
Next Steps
Innovative Agriculture Sector Development
Changing Food Demands• Local Food Movement •100 miles diet campaign• Increasing demand for Local Organic Products
Current Situation Introduction
Current Situation
Legislative Limitation
Guiding Principles
Proposed PoliciesAdjustments
Next Steps
Knowledge Based Creative Sector Development
Rural to Urban Migration
Seeking “Quality of Life”
Entrepreneurial talent
Evidence suggests “INCONCLUSIVE”
Current Situation Introduction
Current Situation
Legislative Limitation
Guiding Principles
Proposed PoliciesAdjustments
Next Steps
Innovative Agriculture Sector Development (Internal Strength)
Knowledge Based Creative Sector Development
(External Opportunities)
Changing Trend in Agro Sector Rural to Urban Migration
Changing Food Demands Seeking “Quality of Life”
Changing Farm Sizes Entrepreneurial talent
LEGISLATIVE LIMITATIONS
Legislative LimitationsIntroduction
Current Situation
Legislative Limitation
Guiding Principles
Proposed PoliciesAdjustments
Next Steps
InnovativeAgriculture
Sector Development
(Internal Strength)
Knowledge Based
Creative Sector Development
(External Opportunities)
Creative Rural
Economy
LEGISLATIVE LIMITATIONS
Provincial Policy Statement (P.P.S.)
Prince Edward County Official Plan (O.P.), 1993
Zoning By-Law
Guiding PrinciplesIntroduction
Current Situation
Legislative Limitation
Guiding Principles
Proposed PoliciesAdjustments
Next Steps
LEGISLATIVE LIMITATIONS
Retain & Enhance
Prime Agriculture
Land
Intensify Settlement
Areas
PromoteRural
Innovations
“Integrating Zoning Alternatives” • Cluster Zoning
• Performance Zoning • Form-Based Zoning
“Fostering Public Engagement “
Guiding PrinciplesIntroduction
Current Situation
Legislative Limitation
Guiding Principles
Proposed PoliciesAdjustments
Next Steps
““Integrate Zoning Alternatives”
• Cluster Zoning
Before After
• Performance Zoning
• Permissive Zoning Alternatives
Proposed Policies AdjustmentsIntroduction
Current Situation
Legislative Limitation
Guiding Principles
ProposedPoliciesAdjustments
Next Steps
Retain & Enhance
Prime Agriculture
Land
Intensify Settlement
Areas
Encourage Rural
Innovations
Foundation of Official Plan Recommendations
Next StepsIntroduction
Current Situation
Legislative Limitation
Guiding Principles
Proposed PoliciesAdjustments
Next Steps
“To make Prince Edward County avibrant and sustainable community that cultivates innovation, grows it assets,
and protects and enhances its diverse natural and cultural heritage.”
Works CitedIntroduction
Current Situation
Legislative Limitation
Guiding Principles
Proposed PoliciesAdjustments
Next Steps
Caldwell, W. (2009). The Evolving Nature of Agricultural Production: Implications for Planners. Plan
Canada , 43-47.
Canadian Organic Growers. (2008). Organic Statistics for Canada and by Province. Retrieved 1 16,
2010, from http://www.cog.ca/our-work/organic-statistics/
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA). (2009). Eastern Ontario Region at
a Glance - 2006 Census of Agriculture and Economic Development Policy Branch.
Statistics Canada. (2006). 2006 Agricultural community profiles. Retrieved November 18, 2009, from
http://www26.statcan.ca:8080/AgrProfiles/cp06/PlaceSearch.action
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