18. ANGELA TO ♀
Information acquired: 2025
ANGELA TO is an academic who published a paper in 2009 entitled Sustainability assessment of flour served at UBC's Food System. ANGELA TO published this work as part of a team: To, Angela. Here is a description of this work: Community based action research was conducted to assess the sustainability of the current UBC Food Services (UBCFS) products. Data was collected mainly through online research, literature reviews, and contacting relevant UBCFSP partners, current UBCFS suppliers and potential new suppliers via emails, phone calls or personal interviews. Our focus was evaluating the sustainability of one of the main staple ingredients, flour. Sustainability of conventional and organic flour was assessed through ecological footprints, production and processing practices, packaging and waste disposal, and possible health effects; the potential of switching from conventional flour to organic and local flour was also examined. Even though, UBCFS expressed interest in purchasing more sustainable organic flour, the main obstacle preventing this change is cost. Organic flours costs up to th.