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T he Munc ie F o o d Hub Pa rtne rship Whe re F o o d, Pe o ple , a nd I de a s Me e t

Pro duc e r Pa ssio ns Gro wing fo o d is in my b lo o d E nviro nme nta l Ste wa rdship Co mmunity a nd F a mily He a lth

Ob sta c le s Se lling Ne e d Re g ula to ry L a c k o f L a c k o f Outside o f Ma rke ts Re d T a pe Re so urc e s Suppo rt L o c a l Are a

Additio na l Cha lle ng e s  E CI c o untie s…  Hig h po ve rty le ve ls (16-24%)  Hig h une mplo yme nt ra te s (10.5-11.4%)  17% o f re side nts a re fo o d inse c ure  25% o f c hildre n a re fo o d inse c ure  De la wa re Co unty - hig he st in re g io n

F o o d se c urity c o nside re d a s a func tio n o f pro ximity (pe rc e nta g e o f ho use ho lds >1 mile fro m a g ro c e ry sto re ), inc o me (pe rc e nta g e o f ho use ho lds 120% po ve rty [<$19,999 a nnua l inc o me ]), a nd c a r mo b ility (pe rc e nta g e o f ho use ho lds tha t do no t o wn a c a r).(Pre sto n 2010)

Bring ing pe o ple Wisdo m o f to g e the r to c ro wds e xc e e ds so lve na tura l wisdo m o f re so urc e issue s individua l F o o d a nd susta ina b le a g ric ulture b ring pe o ple to g e the r

PART NE RSHI P Ba ll Sta te Munc ie Co mmunity F o o d Hub

Gro wing a nd Suppo rting F a rme rs Pro viding He a lthy F o o d Cre a ting E mplo yme nt Oppo rtunitie s K e e ping F o o d Do lla rs in E CI

Whe re in the supply c ha in do we wa nt to b e ?

F uture Pla n o f Ac tio n Build ing Pa rtne rships: Ba ll Sta te Stud e nts, F a c ulty, a nd Co mmunity Pa rtne rs F o o d Se c urity Asse ssme nt (Curre nt) F o o d Summit (2016) Busine ss Pla n De ve lo pme nt Pa rtne ring Gro we rs a nd Co nsume rs / Inte rnships E CI F ra me wo rk fo r Susta ina b le F o o d Syste m Munc ie F ood Hub (~Summe r 2017)

F o o d Se c urity Asse ssme nt …c a n he lp us le ve ra g e furthe r funding  F o o d sto re surve y  F o c us g ro ups  So c io de mo g ra phic a na lysis  Co mmunity inte rvie ws  I D pro duc e rs, distrib uto rs, po ints o f fo o d sa le s – who is g ro wing fo o d, whe re is it g o ing , a nd fo r ho w muc h  I D fo o d se c urity sa fe ty ne ts  GI S/ Ma pping a nd re po rting

F o o d Se c urity Asse ssme nt: Wha t we fo und  USDA T hrifty F o o d Pla n (T F P) – re pre se nts a nutritio us die t a t the lo we st c o st a llo tme nt. Ba se d o n re c o mme nde d die ta ry g uide line s – Na tio na l a vg . mo nthly c o st: $131.20  5 c he a pe st sto re s (o ut o f 36 to ta l):  5 mo st e xpe nsive ($190, $191, $191, $193, $200) a ll ‘ Co nve nie nc e Sto re s’

Po pula r Sho pping L o c a tio ns  Gro c e ry Sto re 1 $88.57 -33%  Gro c e ry Sto re 2 $98.04 -25%  Gro c e ry Sto re 3 $103.95 -21%  Gro c e ry Sto re 4 $120.53 -8%  Gro c e ry Sto re 5 $144.87 +10%  Gro c e ry Sto re 6 $145.78 +11%  Gro c e ry Sto re 7 $170.89 +30%  Gro c e ry Sto re 8 $175.68 +34%  Avg . Munc ie T F P Ma rke t Ba ske t c o st: $165.95 (+27%)

He a lthy F o o d Hub s