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Local Food Systems in Iowa Overview Alice Topaloff ISU Extension and Outreach – Local Foods [email protected] 314.269.7162 www.extension.iastate.edu/localfoods
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Local Food Systems
in IowaOverview
Alice Topaloff
ISU Extension and Outreach – Local Foods
314.269.7162
www.extension.iastate.edu/localfoods
Why local? Economic Impact
Beginning Farmers
Environmental Impact
Healthy Kids
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
1959 1964 1969 1974 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007
Percent of Iowa Farmers Over 65 and Under 35 Years Old
< 35 > 65
Steering Committee:
- 3 Local food coordinators
- 3 Non-profit leaders
- Policy chair
- Evaluator
RFSWG Field Day on June 23rd
RFSWG
Local food marketing channels:
1) Direct to consumer marketing
2) Sales to institutions
3) Intermediated sales food hubs, grocery
stores, restaurants
Economic Impact
USA
- No increase in DTC sales between 2007 and 2012.
- Farms selling local food through DTC marketing channels were
more likely to remain in business
Iowa
- (Tagtow, 2008): 10% of $8 billion spent on food is produced
locally
- (Swenson, 2008): If 25% of fruits and vegetables consumed by
Iowans were grown and directly marketed by Iowa farmers: $140
million in output, over 2,000 jobs
Economic Impact
Total local food sales by farmers: >$13 million
Total funds leveraged by groups: $474,000
Total FT jobs created: 39
Public cost of creating 1 new FT job: $14,300
UCS study
Economic Impact – RFSWG (2013)
Food Hubs
Shared-Use Kitchens
Food Safety
Farm To School
Policies
Land Access
Food Justice
Hot Topics
Food Hubs
Food Hubs
Food Hub Managers
Working Group
Shared-Use Kitchens
Advantages:
- Remove restrictive barriers of high-cost
capital investment,
- Start-up space for food businesses,
- Support, resources, technical
assistance: reduce risk of failure.
Types of kitchens:
Processing center
Co-packing facility
Kitchen incubator
Community kitchen
FSMA- Does not apply to product that is for personal or on-farm
consumption
- Farms that have an average annual value of <$25,000 in previous 3
years
Rules
* Produce Rule
* Preventative Controls Rule (manufacturer, processor, packer, food
hubs)
Date to comply depends on size of farm/company
Food Safety
Group GAP: - GAP: almost required to sell in large volumes
- Lower the cost of the food safety certification
Food Safety
Farm to School
The Challenge: School Food Environments
FoodCorps Iowa
• Des Moines Public Schools
• Davenport Community Schools
• Black Hawk County Extension
Waterloo
• Northeast Iowa Food & Fitness
Initiative
Postville, Elkader, Oelwein
• Linn County Extension
Cedar Rapids
• Wapello County Extension
Ottumwa
Our Impact:
16,819 17
4,000 1,068
Healthier Kids, Healthier Schools, Healthier Nation
Access to capital & land
Insurance
Storage facilities
Processing facilities
Policies
Institutional procurement of local food
Easements
Zoning
Policies (local)
AgLink
SILT
PFI
WFAN
Land Access
“It means having a choice.”
Grow Johnson County
Double-up Food Bucks at farmers markets
Food Justice and Food Access
extension.iastate.edu/localfoods
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Alice Topaloff
ISU Extension and Outreach – Local Foods
314.269.7162
www.extension.iastate.edu/localfoods
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