Board of county commissioners August 15, 2017 Dade City XXX17-XXXX P1 Slide 1 of 4 Kim Styles Memo Number Item # Number of Slides Presenter or Item Representative on Final Agenda

Food Policy Advisory Council Update XXX17-XXXX P1 Slide 2 of 4 Kim Styles

Urban Agriculture Ordinance First in Florida FPAC 2017 Update Urban Agriculture Ordinance First in Florida Establishes parameters for community gardens (CG) on public lands UF/IFAS Pasco Extension CGs in east Pasco UF/IFAS Pasco Extension coop with Pasco School District, Moore-Michens Non-Profit, & City of Dade City – Community Farm Development of a Community Food System Assessment FPAC Members XXX17-XXXX P1 Slide 3 of 4 Kim Styles

Assessment Take-Aways 67,910 Pasco residents food insecure (14.4%) 71% below SNAP threshold of 200% poverty $3.16 average cost/meal $37,866,000 in additional funds to resolve dietary needs in Pasco 66.4% obese 62.8% in Florida 15.0% of adults report eating fruits/veggies 18.3% in Florida 40.2% have high blood cholesterol 33.4% in Florida

Farmers’ Market Survey (2015) 5 respondents Average length of time of active farmers’ market – 2 years 40% of respondents noticed an increase in customers within previous year 80% of respondents suggest that their markets will be economically sustainable over the next 5 years

Lots of Potential Loss of small farms & farmers Lack of crop diversity Lack of processing and distribution Lack of understanding regarding resident needs in relation to food system Pasco ranks 11th in the state for sale of livestock, poultry, etc. (4th in value) Pasco ranks 47th in Florida for veggie, melons, potato production 170,854 acres with Ag classification; 93% for non-human consumption

Insights Need for stakeholder coordination Coordination of farmers’ markets Increased interest in Urban Agriculture Growth of small food businesses & entrepreneurs 57.3% of elementary (55.1 middle) students on free/reduced lunch Direct connection between healthy food and healthy community Pasco’s agricultural production and distribution key to helping low-income consumers

Lots of Potential 51 approved WIC vendors - $647,324 monthly 11.6% of food waste enters incinerator= 36,871 tons of food waste/year 14.2% increase in land in farms in Pasco between 2007-2012 2 farms part of USDA National Organic Program

FPAC Next Steps Development of mobile vegetable van/cart ordinance Refine the tree ordinance to accommodate CG Direction from the BOCC on membership Direction from BOCC on priorities

XXX17-XXXX P1 Slide 4 of 4 Kim Styles