1. Board of county commissioners
August 15, 2017
Dade City
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Memo Number Item # Number of Slides Presenter or Item Representative
on Final Agenda

2. Food Policy Advisory Council Update
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3. 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
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4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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
2 farms part of USDA National Organic Program

9. 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

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