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Supporting Local Food SystemsSupporting Local Food Systemsbyby
Improving Access to Healthy FoodImproving Access to Healthy Food
Risa WaldoksThe Food Trust
October 28th, 2014
Video: Everyone Deserves AccessVideo: Everyone Deserves Access
Overview of PresentationOverview of Presentation
The Food Trust’s Comprehensive Approach
Farmers Markets and Farm to School
Small Store Programs: Corner and Convenience Stores
Healthy Food Financing
Healthy Food Incentives
The Farm Bill: FINI
Sharing successes from your community: access and local
food systems in Idaho
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““Ensuring that everyone has Ensuring that everyone has accessaccess
to nutritious, affordable to nutritious, affordable food and information to food and information to make healthy decisions”make healthy decisions”
The Food Trust’s Comprehensive
Approach•Farmers markets•Nutrition education•Farm to School
•Healthy corner stores•Night market•Healthy Food
Financing
Data Source: Robbins, et al. Prevalence, Disparities, and Trends in Obesity and Severe Obesity Among Students in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, School District, 2006–2010. Prev Chronic Dis, Sept 2012. http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2012/12_0118.htm
21.5%21.3%
20.6% 20.5%
20%
21%
22%
23%
24%
25%
2006–2007 2007–2008 2008–2009 2009–2010
Decline in Obesity Among Philadelphia School Children, 2006-2010 (p < 0.001)
““Something’s Happening Here”Something’s Happening Here”
Farmers MarketsFarmers Markets
Farm to SchoolFarm to SchoolThe Food Trust is the Regional Lead Agency for the
National Farm to School Network
Access to Healthy Food: Access to Healthy Food: A Review of the ResearchA Review of the Research
Available at: http://www.thefoodtrust.org/pdf/GroceryGap.pdf
• Accessing healthy food is a challenge for many Americans – particularly in low-income neighborhoods, communities of color, and rural areas.
• Better access corresponds with healthier eating and lower risk for obesity and other diet-related diseases.
• Healthy food retail creates jobs and helps to revitalize communities.
Mapping the Problem Mapping the Problem
Empowering StakeholdersEmpowering Stakeholders
Identifying BarriersIdentifying Barriers
Why aren’t
retailers locating
in these areas?
• Financing
• Land assembly
• Regulations
• Workforce
• Security
• Transportation
• Supply Chain
•Public-private partnership
•FAO and CDFI
•Flexibility
•Clear implementation: case by case eligibility analysis
PA Fresh Food Financing InitiativePA Fresh Food Financing Initiative
Lancaster Central MarketLancaster Central Market
ImpactImpact
88 projects
5,000 jobs
$165 million in total investment 400,000 people with improved food access
Replicable Model
Healthy Food Financing Program ModelHealthy Food Financing Program Model
Policy recommendations to support Policy recommendations to support local food systems: New York HFHClocal food systems: New York HFHC
Types of ProjectsTypes of ProjectsSupermarkets
Corner stores
Co-ops
Farmers Markets
Mobile Markets
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Example: Growing Green Mobile Market
Buffalo, New York
Example: Circle FoodsExample: Circle FoodsNew Orleans, LouisianaNew Orleans, Louisiana
National HFFINational HFFI
The Healthy Food Financing Initiative is The Healthy Food Financing Initiative is supporting local food systems through supporting local food systems through
innovative projects all around the innovative projects all around the United StatesUnited States
HFFI Project: Fields Foods Grocery HFFI Project: Fields Foods Grocery
& St. Louis Food Hub& St. Louis Food Hub
St. Louis, Missouri100 new jobs $15 million in
project costs29,000 sq. ft. food
hub facility37,000 sq. ft.
grocery store
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HFFI Project: HFFI Project: Northern Girl Food HubNorthern Girl Food Hub
Limestone & Van Buren, Maine
12 local farms supported
New 5,000 sq. ft. food hub facility
300 lbs. of carrot sticks for student lunches per week!
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HFFI Project: HFFI Project: South Memphis Farmers Market South Memphis Farmers Market
Memphis, Tennessee Small grocery store & permanent
outdoor farmers’ market facility Education & community kitchen 40 new jobs
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Increasing healthy food access Increasing healthy food access at small corner andat small corner and convenience stores convenience stores
Philadelphia Healthy Corner Philadelphia Healthy Corner Store Initiative Store Initiative
Phases & ActivitiesPhases & Activities
Healthy Food Incentives: Healthy Food Incentives: Access and affordability Access and affordability
Healthy Food Incentives: Healthy Food Incentives: Access and affordability Access and affordability
• First statewide incentive program
• 150+ sites
• permission from USDA to pilot in 3 grocery stores in Detroit
“Moving Double Up into groceries across the state means we will reach more low-income families and help more Michigan farmers sell more produce to their neighbors.”
- Oran Hesterman (President and CEO, Fair Food Network)
The The FarmFarm Bill Bill
Healthy Food Financing through USDA:$125 million authorized
Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive (FINI) Programnew competitive grant program to provide incentives
to SNAP participants to increase their purchase of fruits and vegetables
Resource: Resource: Healthy Food Access Web PortalHealthy Food Access Web Portal
www.healthyfoodaccess.org
DiscussionDiscussion
How do food access and local food systems
connect in Idaho?
Are similar models underway in your state?
Would any of these approaches work here?
