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Jenny Montague, Kalispell Public Schools Food service Director, and Katie Wheeler, FoodCorps Service Member were asked to present a webinar for the National Farm to School network - focusing on the use of MT Beef in MT Schools. Their presentation was Tuesday, April 9th and was viewed by school districts around the country interested in the introducing local protein sources in their school lunch program. Wes Plummer, owner of Lower Valley Processing Co. who supplies Kalispell Schools with burger patties was also involved on the topic.
Presentation by Karen Hutchinson, Executive Director, Caledon Countryside Alliance at the 2009 Ontario Trillium Foundation professional development conference.
A March 2009 final report given to the Illinois General Assembly by the Local and Organic Food and Farm Task Force opened with the following statement:
Illinois consumers spend $48 billion annually on food. Nearly all of this money leaves the state. To retain a larger share of Illinois food dollars, public, private, and civic sectors must work together to build a farm and food system that meets consumer demand for “local” food.
Designed for a course exploring Global Challenges, this slideshow seeks to inform other about the implications of the food we eat, promote awareness of environmental concerns, and offer advice on how to get involved in this issue.
Similar to Gary Kleppel, Professor and Director, Biodiversity Conservation and Policy Program, University at Albany SUNY (20)
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Gary Kleppel, Professor and Director, Biodiversity Conservation and Policy Program, University at Albany SUNY
1. Think Globally, Eat Locally
Bringing Local Food to College
Gary Kleppel, University at Albany & Longfield Farm
gkleppel@albany.edu; www.the farmatlongfield.com
2. What buying local does for our economy
SUNY Albany
Percentage $$ Staying in the 4x Economic
Region Multiplier
25% (last year) $2.25 Million $9.00 Million
In 2009, about 5% of UAlbany’s food
was obtained from local$11.88 Million
33% (this year) $2.97 Million
producers
(that’s $350,000)
50% (by 2015) $4.50 Million $18.00 Million
3. Tell the University
UAlbany Goes
50 x ‘15
LOCAL
http://www.albany.edu/uas/feedback.shtml
4. Ramp It Up!
If all 64 SUNY campuses would source half of
the food they buy locally, they would
generate
$272,000,000
in economic development per year!
6. If you’ve eaten recently,
you’re involved in agriculture
Engage: Who’s involved in
agriculture? about your food determine
The choices you make
the future of farming, the security of your food
supply and the trajectory of your economy
8. Why Local?
1.
Buying
local
improves
food
safety
and
quality
2.
You
pay
for
food
not
transporta:on
3.
Your
money
stays
in
your
community
4.
It
keeps
our
local
farms
profitable
9. Recent Food Recalls
Product Source Amount Problem
Imported fruits Asia, Latin South nd Salmonella
vegetables 2000- America
Spinach 2006 Mission Farm nd E. coli O157:H7
San Benito, CA
Ground Beef 2007 EMMPAK foods 2.8 million lbs E. coli O157:H7
Topps Foods, NJ 21.7 million lbs E. coli O157:H7
Ground Beef 2008 Hallmark Packing 143 million lbs BSE
Chino, CA
Meat Poultry Gourmet Boutique 286,000 lbs Listeria
Products 2008 Jamaica, NY
Soy Sprouts 2008 Chang Farm nd Listeria
Whatley, MA
10. Which would you rather eat?
Feedlot –unsustainable Pasture based – sustainable
12. How far does your food travel?
1600
1400
1,494 miles
1200
Miles
Travelled
1000
800
600
400
59 miles
200
0
Local
Conven1onal
Source: Adams, et al. 2003. LCSA. Iowa State Univ., Ames
18. So, What’s “local”?
If you know the
person who Based on the
distance that
produces your food can
travel in one
food, it’s probably day
local
The 250 mile standard