Denver’sFoodVisionandGoodFoodPurchasing

LaineCidlowski,FoodSystemsAdministrator,CityofDenver

“Governmentshavefewsourcesofleverageoverincreasinglyglobalizedfoodsystems,butpublicprocurementisoneofthem.”

OlivierdeSchutterFormerUNSpecialRapporteurontheRighttoFood(2014)

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DenverFoodVision:Vibrant

PRIORITIESPromoteDenverasanepicenterfortheregionalfoodeconomy

Supportthecreation,expansion,andsuccessoffoodbusinessesinDenver

Spurinnovationandentrepreneurshipacrossfoodandagricultureindustries

GoodFoodPurchasingProgram• LocalEconomies• EnvironmentalSustainability• ValuedWorkforce• Nutrition• AnimalWelfare

SelectedDenverandMetroAreaTotalandLocalSpendonFood

TotalSpend Local SpendDenverCountyJail $3.5 M $1.5 MBoulderValleySchoolDistrict

$3.5 M

DenverPublicSchools $20.0 M $4.0 MGreeley-EvansWeld6 $4.0 M $0.8 MUniversityofDenver $3.3 MRegis $1.7M $200kChildren’sHospital $3.5 M $100kLongmont UnitedCentura(SAH,OrthoColorado)

$1.4 M $70k

$40.9M/year $6.7M/year

Rural– UrbanLinkagesDriveFoodSystemsDevelopmentStrategies

DenverCountyhad12farmsin2017.

• 3were<$1,000insales• 5werebetween$1,000-$2,499• 1wasbetween$10,000-$19,999• 2werebetween$50,000-$99,999

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UrbanFoodPoliciesthatSupportFarmers,Ranchers,RegionalEconomies

Land, water, agriculture

Manufacturing, distribution,

retail

Individuals, households

Partners

Steamboat Springs, CODecember 17, 2018

Craig, COFebruary 27, 2019

Nunn, COMarch 1, 2019

Fort Collins, COApril 4, 2019

San Luis Valley, COFebruary 5-7, 2019

Producer Meetings

Gunnison, CODecember 2019

Scenario Example: Beef1. Colorado-source identified beef

2. Certified Organic, Colorado-grown and processed

3. Good Food Purchasing Program preference for 3rd party environmental stewardship certifications

4. Less and better meat

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Scale: Right-sizing food business models

https://dyson.cornell.edu/outreach/smart-marketing-newsletter/

Roles

• Research• ConnectortoFarms• SupplyChain

Development

• MayoralAdvisory• CoalitionBuilding

LaborEnvironmentAnimalWelfare

• SupportSFPCwithDataRequests

• ConnectortoBuyers• FoodSummit• ProducerAdvisory

Committee

University FoodPolicyCouncil CityofDenver

SupportivePolicies

• ColoradoHealthyHospitalsCompact

• HealthyFoodforDenverKids– local10%

• COStatelocalschoolfoodincentive

• Newpublicmarkets

WhatdoesGFPPlooklikeforDenver?• IncreasedamountsofCOgrownproducts• Mobilizedfoodserviceworkers• Smallerenvironmentalfootprint• Changesinfoodservicecontracts• GFPPinallcityfoodprocurementpolicies

What’sNext• ProducerAdvisoryCommittee

• FoodSummitPlanningCommittee

• BuyerInstitutionResearch

• BaselineAssessment• FoodEnvironmentResearch

• NationalGFPPConference• Developatwo-yeartimeline

Questions?

LaineCidlowskiFoodSystemsAdministratorDenverDepartmentofPublicHealthandEnvironment+1720-865-5357Laine.Cidlowski@denvergov.org

Discussion:ComprehensivePurchasingPolicy

• Whodoyouneedtoconvince?

• Leaders?• Thepublic?• Howdoyouchangethe

policyspecifically?• Whatareyourlocal

obstaclesorchampions?

• Why:Whatarethevaluesofyourcommunity?

• Climate?• Local?• Health?