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Digging At The Roots of Hunger

Digging At The Roots of Hunger. Debra Lippoldt, Director GROWING GARDENS www.growing-gardens.org. Overview. Describe our local food system and food access Discuss relation between urban design and home/school garden program impacts on health and well-being

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Digging At The Roots of Hunger

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  1. Digging At The Roots of Hunger Debra Lippoldt, Director GROWINGGARDENS www.growing-gardens.org

  2. Overview • Describe our local food system and food access • Discuss relation between urban design and home/school garden program impacts on health and well-being • Stimulate discussion re: the role of government and policy on supporting a healthy local food system

  3. Food System Components Production Processing Distribution Markets Waste Management

  4. Framing the Food System Issues basic need/right Food commodity diversified farm/self Production factory varied Markets supermarkets localized Economy internationalized fresh options Health processed stable individual Control corporate responsive Sustainabilityrigid

  5. What individuals can do to reduce food milesAdapted from Brian Halweil’s Home Grown: the Case for Local Food in a Global Market. 2002. • Learn what foods are in season in your area and try to build your diet around them. • Shop at a local farmers’ market. People living in areas without a farmers’ market might try to start one themselves, linking up with interested neighbors and friends and contacting nearby farmers and agricultural officials for help. People can do the same with CSA subscription schemes. • Eat minimally processed, packaged and marketed food. Generally speaking, the less processing and packaging you see, the less energy went into production and marketing, the less global warming pollution was created. • Ask the manager or chef of your favorite restaurant how much of the food on the menu is locally grown, and then encourage him or her to source food locally. Urge that the share be increased. People can do the same at their local supermarket or school cafeteria. • Consolidate trips when grocery shopping. Consider carpooling, public transportation, or a bike trailer for hauling groceries to reduce your personal contribution to food miles. • Take a trip to a local farm to learn what it produces. • Limit the amount of meat you consume and when you do buy meat, look for organic or free-range meat produced on sustainable farms. • Produce a local food directory that lists all the local food sources in your area, including CSA arrangements, farmers’ markets, food co–ops, restaurants emphasizing seasonal cuisine and local produce, and farmers willing to sell direct to consumers year-round. • Buy extra quantities of your favorite fruit or vegetable when it is in season and experiment with drying, canning, jamming, or otherwise preserving it for a later date. • Plant a garden and grow as much of your own food as possible. • Speak to your local politician about forming a local food policy council to help guide decisions that affect the local foodshed.

  6. Opportunities to Localize Food (basic need/right) Production (diversified farm/self) Markets (varied) Economy (localized) Health (fresh options) Control (individual/local government) Sustainability (responsive)

  7. Opportunities to Localize Food (basic need/right) Production (diversified farm/self) Markets (varied) Economy (localized) Health (fresh options) Control (individual/local government) Sustainability (responsive) Equal access- local livable wage Farms, gardens, market gardens Farmers’ Markets, Farmstands, CSA, restaurants Inputs, labor force, reinvestment, local market incentives Increased choice, more information, education More influence/policy/zoning laws Policy and Economic

  8. Food Access- A Two-Tier Food System Farms Food Bank Farms Processor Bulk repackaging Distributor Food Banking Grocer Food Pantry Restaurant Soup Kitchen

  9. Framing Food Security ANTI-HUNGER FOOD SECURITY Treatment Model Prevention Individual/Household Unit Community Shorter Term Time frame Longer Term Emergency Food Focus Food System Commodities/Cheap Food Agriculture Impact Fair wage/Local

  10. Examples of a food security approach DIGGING AT THE ROOT OF HUNGER

  11. Food Policy Examples • Transportation: bus routes/grocery racks on transit/ride-share supermarket vans • Urban Design: limit traditional yardscapes in favor of edible urban parks/gardens • Economic Development: supermarket siting, local food industry promotion • Affordable Housing: rooftop gardens, community/apartment/container gardens

  12. How to get Involved • Support the local food system with your $ • Know your electeds & talk about issues • Attend Food Policy Council meetings • Promote community • Seek long-term solutions over ‘feel good’ band-aids

  13. GET INVOLVED • Build Home Gardens • Work with Youth Grow Garden Clubs • Teach Workshops • Raise Money • Spread the Word www.growing-gardens.org 503.284.8420 info@growing-gardens.org

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