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Laying Infrastructure for a Regional Food System

Laying Infrastructure for a Regional Food System. The Healthy Food Hub Know your Farmer, Know Your Food USDA Conference Friday February 3, 2012 Jifunza C.A. Wright-Carter M.D., M.P.H Co-founder, Black Oaks Center Chicago Illinois/Pembroke Illinois. The Healthy Food Hub. was born….

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Laying Infrastructure for a Regional Food System

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  1. Laying Infrastructure for aRegional Food System The Healthy Food Hub Know your Farmer, Know Your Food USDA Conference Friday February 3, 2012 Jifunza C.A. Wright-Carter M.D., M.P.H Co-founder, Black Oaks Center Chicago Illinois/Pembroke Illinois

  2. The Healthy Food Hub

  3. was born…

  4. out of a demand for local food.

  5. To eat healthy year round.

  6. Recipes were shared

  7. & tried.

  8. Market Goers Reported Better Health.

  9. Blood Pressures & Sugars Improved.

  10. Since Nov. 2009 Healthy Food Hub Market Days

  11. Twice a month

  12. In our own neighborhood

  13. Folks get more for less…year round

  14. In the heart of Chicago’sFood Deserts

  15. 30 to 40 cents on every dollar builds a local food economy

  16. Provides Our Farmers with Organic , Non GMO Seeds

  17. Helping Hands at Harvest Time

  18. Through the Practice of Community

  19. We are Creating Social Capital

  20. Invested Eaters in Chicago

  21. Provide Demand for Pembroke Farmers & Urban Gardeners

  22. We are Laying a Templatefor a Regional Food System

  23. Bio-Regional Food Foundation:Promotion, Training, Production, Aggregation & Distribution

  24. Food Production • Increasing rural farmers capacity to feed the region • Rural/Urban Food Collaborations

  25. Community Wealth Creation : Pembroke Community Forum • Lorenzo R. Smith School Nov. 17, 2011 • 4 arms of the USDA: • FNS • RD • FSA • NRCS • Residents shared a vision of Pembroke being a Sustainable Agriculture Center

  26. Barriers to Increased Food Production in Pembroke • Disinfranchised Community • Unadequate Equipment • Labor Needs • Nutrient poor soil • No irrigation • Poor quality seeds • Training • Beginning Farmer & Rancher Grant: • RAFT-P: To train a new generation of African American Farmers • Outreach to Disadvantaged Farmers • RAAF-P

  27. Resilience • The ability of a system to : • re-establish itself in the face of shocks and disruption

  28. Local Food System Components • Local Buyers • Local Growers • Local Processing • Local Distribution

  29. Food Access & Distribution A “Lean Mean Replicable Unit” with a core staff to provide oversight and volunteer training Healthy Food Hubs established at schools, mosques, churches in communities with volunteers from PTA, church members , students 12 hour set up and break down Keeps operating costs to a minimum so most of the $$$ goes toward food production & aggregation

  30. Food Aggregation, Processing& Packaging in Pembroke Ill. • Old Nestle Plant • Wash • Drying • Packaging • Canning • Flash Freezing • Community Kitchen

  31. To hundreds of acres inPembroke

  32. Join the Healthy Food Hub $25 /yr • Place your order online, phone, email or fax • Pre-Pay on Distribution Days • Member Investment Pre Pay Plan

  33. www.healthyfoodhub.org • Member Pre-Pay Investment Plan • No risk • Keeps inventory consistent and broadens the variety available. • Monthly Shopping List customized to meet your food needs

  34. Resilience

  35. Community Kitchen • Fosters unlimited food entrepreneurship through creation of local products • Reduces Food Waste • Can provide food for food pantries and kitchens

  36. !

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