Strategies to Enhance Local Food Access

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Presentation transcript:

Strategies to Enhance Local Food Access I’m Colleen and I’m the Local Foods Coordinator with the Cumberland County Food Security Council. CCFSC recently came out with a Closing the Hunger Gap with Local Food report which shows how our partner organizations are working on local food access. So I’m going to go through some aspects of the report to show examples of how organizations in maine are working on this issue to provide some context. Then we’ll hear from Abby and Clara on more specific policies and programs. CCFSC Food Policy Forum

Local food supports nutritious diets, stimulates regional economies, sustains healthy environments and creates strong social connections.

Closing the Hunger Gap with Local Food in Cumberland County Farming & Gardening Programs: Vulnerable People Producing Food Farm to Institution: Access for Marginalized Communities Farm to (Low-Income) Consumer Farm to Charitable Food System In the Closing the Hunger Gap with Local Food Report we focused on four types of local access projects: farming and gardening programs, farm to institution, farm to (low-income) consumer, and farm to charitable food system.

Farming Programs: Vulnerable People Producing Food Cultivating Community: New American Sustainable Agriculture Project Other refugee, veteran and beginning farmer projects Cooperative Extension: Tidewater Farm Beginning Farmer Resource Network of Maine (BFRN) The first category of projects ones giving the growing and production power to vulnerable people - this includes immigrant and refugee farmer training programs as well as beginner farmer networks.

Gardening Programs: Vulnerable People Producing Food Cultivating Community: Community Gardens Public Housing Community Gardens School Gardens Pantry Gardens Similarly, there are also gardening projects that allow community members to grow their own food.

Farm to Institution: Access for Marginalized Communities Farm to School (Portland achieved 35% local in 2016) Farm to College CSA shares subsidized by health insurance provider and/or employer Next is Farm to Institution - boths schools supporting farmers and there students with healthy, nutritious food. Also, CSA shares through employers.

Farm to (Low-Income) Consumer SNAP-EBT/WIC at Farmers Markets (+Incentives) Farm Stands/Mobile Farm Stands Senior Farm Share Farm to low income consumer - through various program. I believe Abby will talk about this but SNAP acceptance at farmers markets as well as Maine Harvest Bucks which gives low-income consumers additional incentives to shop locally. Also, farm stand - for example cultivating community runs farm stands in the community with incentives for low-income consumers. And the senior farm share program gets local food to low-income seniors.

Farm to Charitable Food System: Local Gathering for Donation Community garden shared plots University of Maine Cooperative Extension Harvest for the Hungry (Home gardens) Hunters for the Hungry (Fishers) Gleaning And finally, farm to charitable food system. One example of this is local gathering for donation like gleaning. And there are policies that encourage farms to donate such as the Bill Emerson Act which protects food donors as well as tax incentives for businesses (including farms) that donate.

Farm to Charitable Food System: Food Bank Good Shepherd Food Bank: Mainers Feeding Mainers And another example of farm to charitable food system is a food bank. And Clara will speak more about the Mainers Feeding Mainers Program in a little bit.

Abby Farnham, Maine Farmland Trust LD 920: An Act To Establish the Fund To Support Local Fruits and Vegetables Purchasing Abby Farnham from Maine Farmland Trust will now talk about LD 920.

Clara McConnell, Good Shepherd Food Bank LD 786: An Act To Reduce Hunger and Promote Maine Agriculture LD 795: Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Establish a Right to Food LD 1159: Resolve, To End Hunger in Maine by 2030 LD 1167: An Act To Increase Consumption of Maine Foods in State Institutions And Clara McConnell from GSFB will talk about Mainers Feeding Mainers as well as a few other bills.

Questions?