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Future Perspective

Section B

3-Ps: The Community Food Security Method

  Projects

  Partnerships

  Policy

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Projects

  Community gardening and urban agriculture: show more promise for community building than for promoting food security

  Food co-ops: limited impact on low-income communities; limited business management capacity

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Partnerships

  Anti-hunger coalitions: food only, neglect poverty; ignore economic disparities

  Coalitions start to broaden: anti-hunger, sustainable agriculture, and public health begin to join forces

  Emergence of obesity and diabetes issues broaden coalitions; food system’s connections become apparent

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Partnerships

  Anti-hunger coalitions: food only, neglect poverty; ignore economic disparities

  Coalitions start to broaden: anti-hunger, sustainable agriculture, and public health begin to join forces

  Emergence of obesity and diabetes issues broaden coalitions; food system’s connections become apparent

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Convergence: Policy

  Supermarket development (food to the people): projects that would not succeed without policy -  New Haven, Connecticut -  Fresh Food Financing Initiative (Pennsylvania)

  Public transportation (people to the food) -  New bus routes in Hartford

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More Convergence

  Farmers’ markets (projects, partners, and policies): connecting justice and sustainability—farmers’ markets grow in low-income areas; Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program and EBT

  Community supported agriculture: private innovation and public strategies

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Unifying 3-Ps: Food Policy Councils (FPCs)

  Specific geographic and jurisdictional focus

  Considers all elements of the food system

  Multi-stakeholder orientation 1.  Coordinates food system players 2.  Influence local or state food policy 3.  Food democracy in action

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FPCs: Issues and Results

  Farmland Preservation (Connecticut and Montana)

  Nutrition rules in schools (New Mexico)

  Improved food economy (Michigan)

  Improved WIC Program (Hartford)

  Farm to School (New Mexico and New Haven)

  Sustainability planning (Portland, Oregon)

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Challenges

  Oligopolistic forces of multi-national agribusiness

  Food banking still dominates public’s understanding of hunger and poverty

  Low-wage economy and need for living wages—holding the for-profit sector accountable

  Obesity threatens nation’s health and health care cost containment

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Opportunities

  Local and state food policy

  Over 100 FPCs in North America

  New York City food strategies

  Cleveland and urban agriculture

  Gardening, cooking, and food democracy as pathways to individual self-reliance and community health

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Finding the Balance

  Food system comprised of many parts (and many uncommon connections)

  Can’t forget hunger’s cause (poverty)

  Can’t focus on only your food (your health)

  Farmer has right to earn a livelihood, but not at expense of consumer or the natural resources

  Closing the food gap is a multi-faceted enterprise that requires we connect many dots

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