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Montgomery County Food Equity Coalition November 20, 2019 Vibrant F Farms Felix Fernando, University of Dayton (co-chair) Suzanne Mills-Wasniak, The Ohio State University Extension (co-chair) Matt Keener, Keener Farm What is is Vib ibrant

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Montgomery County Food Equity Coalition

November 20, 2019

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Vibrant F Farms

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Felix Fernando, University of Dayton (co-chair) Suzanne Mills-Wasniak, The Ohio State University Extension (co-chair) Matt Keener, Keener Farm

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What is is Vib ibrant Farms?

Geographically located in Montgomery County
Similarity in goals and challenges such as economic viability and

affordability

Both farmers, farm workers, and broader community
Meet certain product and safety standards
Farm food safety
Care for farm animals
Regardless of production system
Organic, urban farming, conventional

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Vibrant F Farms

Encourages local, family farms to thrive and be economically viable Protects and cares for farmers and farm workers Respects farm animals Honors stories of food production through community voices

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GOAL 1: Enhance communication amongst farmers to share resources and plan collaboratively.

Enhance

GOAL 2: Explore and support a distribution and aggregation mechanism within Montgomery County.

Explore and support

GOAL 3: Promote agriculture-education programs for Montgomery County residents.

Promote

GOAL 4: Pursue additional grants and financial resources to support vibrant farms in Montgomery County.

Pursue

GOAL 5: Advocate for public policies and practices that support agricultural use within the local food system.

Advocate

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Next Steps…Join Us!

Contact

Haley Carretta Project Manager - Food Systems HCarretta@phdmc.org 937-496-3308