Dubuque County Agricultural Urbanism Toolkit

“Coming together is the beginning. Keeping together is progress.

Working together…IS SUCCESS”

-Henry Ford

Collective impact

• Large scale system change requires collaboration from all players in the system

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Collective Impact Strategic Doing• Common agenda – Shared vision for change

and common understanding of the problem

Shared measurement – Agreement on ways

success will be measured and reported

• Mutually reinforcing activities –Coordinated

activities through a mutually reinforcing plan of

action

• Continuous communication – Frequent and

open communication to build trust, assure

mutual objectives, and create common

motivation

• Backbone support – Guide the initiative’s

vision and strategy

• Collective Vision + Mission • Decide Core Values• Trustworthy Actions and Civility• Network and Build relationships around

common theme• Diversity and Collective Thinking

A new way of doing…

Spanning Boundaries and Combining Networks

A new way of doing…

Holistic Food Systems

Food Access + Security

Resilience

Social Equity

Financial Stability

Health + Wellness

Community + Economic Development

Education + Training

Agricultural Urbanism Toolkit: Process

Design Process Tactic Implementation

Phase I: Community Capacity +

Trust

Phase II: Research +

Analysis

Phase III: Public Input

Phase IV: Tactic

Prioritization

Quarterly Meeting

Monthly Meeting

Action Steps for Implementation

Agricultural Urbanism Toolkit• Process- Assisting communities develop and implement Local

Foods System and agricultural urbanism projects

• Projects- Designing local food systems projects in partnership with communities

• Research- Developing a transferable process for communities to participate in, Creating transferable ideas for communities to share and learn from each other, Publishing reports and best management practices

2014 Partner Communities:

Cedar RapidsCresco / Howard CountyDes Moines

2015 Partner Communities::Cass County Dubuque Healthy Harvest: Cerro Gordo, Floyd, Franklin, Hancock, Kossuth, Mitchell, Winnebago, Worth, and Wright counties

Cresco Ag Urbanism:

Norman Borlaug Farm

Seed Savers Exchange

Iowa Food Hub

Agricultural Urbanism Toolkit Coalition Partners:: City of Cresco Parks Department, Howard County Economic Development, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, Kessel Kids, Norman Borlaug Foundation, Seed Savers Exchange,

Short-term

• Survey• Public Edible Landscape

Medium-term

• Education Farm

Long-term

• Shared-Use Kitchen + Processing feasibility study

SurveyPartners:: Howard County Economic Development, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, Seed Savers

Public Edible LandscapePartners:: Howard County Economic Development, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, Seed Savers, Kessel Kids, City of Cresco Parks Department

Education Farm Partners:: Howard County Economic Development, Norman Borlaug Foundation

Des Moines Ag Urbanism:

Short-term

• Awareness Campaign • Garden Workshop

Medium-term

• Public Edible Landscape: Viva East Bank• Food Box + Food Hub: Aggregation Analysis

Long-term • Public Market + Urban Farm

Next Steps: Prioritization

Coalition Partners::City of Des Moines Planning Department, Community Housing Initiatives, Viva East Bank, Des Moines Botanical Gardens, Des Moines Arts, Des Moines Social Club, Easter Seals of Iowa, Food Corps, Forest Avenue Outreach, Iowa Department of Public Health and Polk County Public Health, Church of Hope Mission Groups, Iowa Food Co-op, Eat Greater Des Moines, Eat Greater Des Moines, Lutheran Services of Iowa, Unity Point,

Local Food Stakeholder Meeting: Eat Greater Des Moines

+Ag Urbanism Leadership Team

Partnerships forming:::

Starting in December

Awareness Campaign Partners::Lead Contact: Eat Greater Des Moines

Coalition Partners: Iowa Department of Public Health, Food Corps

Conceptual Design: ISU CDL

Garden Discussion:: Call to Action

• Public Garden Discussion: Calling ALL Community Gardeners

• November 14th: 8:30-:11:00: Des Moines Botanical Gardens

Partners::Lead Contact: Des Moines Botanical Gardens Coalition Partners: City of Des Moines Real Estate, Des Moines Public Schools, Eater Seals of Iowa, A

Garden in Every School and Teachers going Green, Food Corps, Iowa State Extension, Lutheran Services of Iowa

Photos courtesy of Martha McCormick`

Public Edible Landscape: Viva East Bank

Partners:: Unity Point, Viva East Bank, Lutheran Hospital, City of Des Moines, Capitol Park Neighborhood

Association, Easter Seals of Iowa, Church of Hope, Community Housing Initiative, Trees Forever

Food Box + Food Hub: Aggregation AnalysisPartners::Lead Contact: Eat Greater Des Moines

Coalition Partners: Des Moines Social Club, Easter Seals of Iowa, Principal, Iowa Food Coop, Des Moines Arts, Ebersole Cattle, Carney Family Farms, Cory Family Farm, Country View Dairy, Daily Bread Bakery, Early Morning Harvest Lutheran Services of Iowa

USDA Grant: Eat Greater Des Moines: Pilot Program -- Aggregation at Des Moines Social Club

Fall 2015: Iowa Food Co-op Spring 2016: Des Moines Arts Building--

Public Market + Urban FarmPartners:: Des Moines Social Club, ISU Extension and Outreach, Viva East Bank, City of Des Moines, ISU Value Added Agriculture, Lutheran Services of Iowa, Cherry Glen Learning Farm, Autumns Gardens, Eat Greater Des Moines, Greater Des Moines Partnership, Des Moines Farmers Market, Des Moines Arts, Mike Schmitt, Sandra Grossman, Jack Snell, Joe Villines, Ken Choquette, Greg Van de Berge

Matthew 25

NewBo City Market

Garden of Hope

Viola Gibson

Cedar Rapids

Short-term

• Awareness Campaign + programming• Public Edible Orchard• Edible Landscape Master Plan

Medium-term

• Urban Farm • Community Garden + Hoop House

Long-term • Shared-Use Kitchen

Coalition : Food Environment AlliancePartners:: Blue Zones Project, Coe College, City of Cedar Rapids Planning Department, Feed Iowa First, HACAP, Horizons, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, Iowa BIG, Iowa Valley RC&D, Kirkwood Community College, Linn County Public Health, Linn County Planning Department, Matthew 25, United Way of East Central Iowa

Awareness Campaign Partners::Feed Iowa First, Blue Zones

Edible Landscape Master PlanPartners:: Blue Zones, Blue Zones Student Steering Committee, Coe College Administrative Staff, Coe College Sustainability Team, Neighborhood Liaison, Neighborhood Associations,

Community Garden + Hoop House

Community Garden + Hoop House

Public Edible OrchardPartners:: Lead Contact: Iowa Big

Coalition Partners: Blue Zones, City of Cedar Rapids Arborist, City of Cedar Rapids Parks Department, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, Hughes Nursery, Trees Forever

Urban Farm Partners::Lead Contact: Iowa Big

Coalition Partners: Blue Zones, City of Cedar Rapids Parks Department, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

Dubuque County

• “Coming together is the beginning. Keeping together is progress.

Working together…IS SUCCESS”

-Henry Ford

HistoryVision: To develop a roadmap for transformation of the local food system by fostering communication and collaboration among diverse stakeholders and community members by identifying the best opportunities for social, economic and environmental resiliency which includes: supporting program implementation and sustaining community food system initiatives, developing and expanding market opportunities, as well as monitoring and reporting food system impacts.

Mission: To transform the local food system in the Greater Dubuque area through education, planning, implementing, and sustaining healthy, community-based food systems.

Core Values: Interconnectedness and Synergy: Partnerships and personal relationships are essential for food system transformation. This transformation includes cross-cutting opportunities and creative collaborations that solve diverse problems. We value an inclusive process and benefit from the passion, expertise and skills of our diverse community partners. Social Equity: All residents, regardless of their race/ ethnicity/ nationality, neighborhood residency, or rural or urban background, should be able to fully participate in the economic and cultural success of the community food system and connect with its assets and resources. This includes developing equitable access to food through economic, social, and physical access in the built environment, and overall empowerment for all residents. Health and Safety: We promote foods that are fresh, local, and minimally processed. We align our efforts with organizations who are working to prevent and reduce rates of diet-related illnesses including diabetes and obesity. Education: Opportunities for benefit from an equitable food system should be available to a broad range of audiences. Education is critical to a well-rounded community capable of participating fully in the transformation of the community food system. This includes, but it not limited to education for consumes, producers, processors and distributors, purchasers, andgeneral awareness.

Research: Food Sectors

Research: Food Sectors

Research: Food Sectors

Research: Food Sectors

Research: Food Sectors

Dubuque Food System

Dubuque Food System Key projects ideas: AUTQUICK WIN:

– Edible Orchard/ Landscape– Awareness campaign: farm to institution

• Purchasing power

– Food Access- Educational programming

INTERMEDIATE:– Food Policy council : land use– Food Box Node

LONG-TERM– Incubator Farm – Entrepreneur Education Center

• Culinary programming• Shared Kitchen space- joint program

• Key project ideas: Coalition• QUICK WINS:

– Food Access: Food Desert research – Double Up Bucks Program Support– Farmers Market Support: awareness – Education programs – Farm to School Programming– City Policy Council- zoning codes

• INTERMEDIATE– Bee Branch Community Orchard – Procurement- Food Hub Aggregation and Storage

• LONG TERM – Incubator Program

• Sinsinawa: Farm• Convivium: Shared-Kitchen

Overview and Evaluation• Key projects ideas: Common Themes

– Edible Orchard/ Community Garden: Bee Branch– Farm to Institution/ Farm to School Programming

and Awareness – Food Access Outreach: Double Up Bucks/

Awareness programs– Education Programs/ Entrepreneurial outreach:

connect with existing programs at Mission, Convivium and Hy-Vee

– Food Policy council – city zoning and advocacy– Food Hub Node- Aggregation and Distribution- utilize

existing research from ISU Leopold Grant – Incubator Program: Shared-Kitchen and Incubator

Farm site: Convivium and Sinsinawa

• Outliers:

– Farmers Market Support and Promotion– Food Desert Research

Feasibility

Innovation/ ImpactCore Values