local food planning jackie forbes, ms health planner
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Local Food Planning
Jackie Forbes, MS
Health Planner
Today’s Presentation
Existing Local Food Policies/PlansKane County Study – Local Food
FindingsNext Steps
How are Local Foods Supported?
Regional Level– Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) – Go To 2040
Plan County Level
– Kane County 2040 Plan– 2012-2016 Community Health Improvement Plan– Fit Kids 2020 Plan
Implementation- Fit Kids 2020 Plan– Expand community gardens– Bring Link to farmers’ markets– Expand capacity to store fresh fruits and vegetables at food pantries– Help 28 Kane County schools achieve HUSSC– Healthy vending
Local Food-Kane County
Farmland Protection Ordinance - 2001– Created Kane County Farmland Protection
Commission– Gave Kane County Board authority to buy or accept
donated development rights from land owners on a voluntary basis
– Owners extinguish those rights to keep farmland under an agricultural conservation easement in perpetuity
– Funding from riverboat grants, federalFarm and Ranchlands protection
funding
Local Food – Kane County
To date, over 5,500 acres of prime farmland have been permanently protected
30 family owned or operated farms have participated in the program
Most farms produce corn and/or soybeans for the global market
Local Food – Kane County
The Health Impact Assessment (HIA) examines the health outcomes if the ordinance is amended to promote participating farms of all sizes and locations within the county to grow fruits, vegetables, dairy and meats for local consumption, particularly reaching the county’s most vulnerable populations.
Survey Results from HIA
Several surveys have been completed and are in progress– Prioritization Survey– Kane County Farm Bureau Annual Leadership
Picnic– Producer Survey
Selected results Data used for amendment, available to the public
Next Steps
Implementation 2040 Plan, Community Health Improvement Plan
Continue implementation of Fit Kids 2020 Plan
Results of HIA shared with community Continue looking at policies that support local
food production
Contact Information
Jackie Forbes
630-208-5155
www.kanehealth.com/hia.htm
www.cmap.illinois.gov
www.qualityofkane.org
www.kanehealth.com/chip.htm