NE Iowa Food & Farm Coalition
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1. The document discusses efforts to strengthen the local food system in six counties in northeast Iowa by increasing connections between producers, institutions, and consumers. 2. It outlines strategies used such as developing a strategic plan, expanding growing seasons, engaging schools in farm to school programs, and increasing commitments from organizations like colleges to purchase local food. 3. Results so far include increased sales and purchases of local food by producers and institutions between 2007-2009, as well as leveraged funding through grants.
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NE Iowa Food & Farm Coalition
- 1. Investing in the future of Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Howard & Winneshiek Counties
- 2. Photo of Karst Topography
- 3. Map of tributaries and water resources
- 5. “ Why don’t we grow our own food in the American Heartland?”
- 7. Why Local Food Fits
- 8. Total Ag Sales = $685 million 63% of farm income is from livestock Source: 2002 Ag Census County Farms Acres in farming Average Farm Size Allamakee 1083 80% 301 Clayton 1601 87% 270 Fayette 1344 89% 309 Howard 891 89% 302 Winneshiek 1501 86% 253 State Avg 916 89% 350
- 11. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Dollars Spent on Food each Year Total Income = $1.29 Billion County Food at home (million $) Food away from home (million $) Total (million $) Allamakee 19 14 33 Clayton 24 19 43 Fayette 28 22 50 Howard 13 10 23 Winneshiek 25 19 44 Total 109 (56%) 84 (44%) 193
- 13. The Impact
- 14. 1. Creation of a learning community
- 15. 2. Developed a strategic plan
- 21. 6. Increased commitment to buying local Table 1. Sales of locally grown foods by producers in August 2008- June 09. # Reports Local food sales Total sales 2007 1 52,620.00 52,620.00 2008 Previous 1 54,919.00 $67,719.00 New 2 12,800.00 2009 Previous 3 149,605.77 $638,600.46 New 10 488,944.69
- 22. 6. Increased commitment to buying local Increased purchases by institutions from local producers in 2008-09. # Institutions Local food purchases Total purchases 2007 2 $94,021.00 $94,021.00 2008 Previous 3 $313,169.67 $320,669.67 New 3 $19,244.00 2009 Previous 3 $507,207.31 $544,659.53 New 12 $37,452.22
- 25. www.iowafoodandfitness.org Investing in the future of Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Howard & Winneshiek Counties Working Together
Editor's Notes
- Thank you for the invitation to present at the Midwest Value Added Conference. This is an opportunity to share the story of the NE Iowa Food and Farm Coalition. The Northeast Iowa Food & Farm Coalition (NIFF) was the first pilot community selected by the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture’s Regional Food System Working Group (2006). We are on the ground floor to improve the policies, practices, and systems that determine how food arrives on our tables and how our communities can expand opportunities for physical activity for all. We’d like to share with you a little of the background, our vision for NE Iowa and what’s on the horizon to make the vision a reality.