Morgan Taggart, Framing Opportuniities and Painting the Local Picture

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One third of all farms in the U.S. arelocated in metropolitan areas and

produce over 35% of all crops and

livestock for sale.


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Northeast Ohio residents spend over

$11 billion on food annually.


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37% of Cleveland residents say that it

is important that their food be grown

locally.


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Northeast Ohio residents spend $1.1

billion on fruits and vegetables every

year.


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Cuyahoga County distributes

$362 million in food assistance every

year.


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Cleveland Metropolitan School District

serves 19,000 breakfasts and 36,000

lunches every day.


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Cleveland residents purchase over

$15 million in eggs every year.


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Cuyahoga County residents purchase

$7.6 million in honey every year.


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A Cleveland resident eats an average

of 256 eggs every year.


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serves 9.8 million meals per year.


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Over 30 community gardens in

Cleveland are located at schools or

childcare centers.


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1800 Cleveland youth participate in

community gardens in their

neighborhoods.


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Number of farmers markets

in Cleveland: 11


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10 out of 11 of farmers markets in

Cleveland accept the Ohio Direction

Card


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purchases over $11 million in food

every year.


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The Cleveland Foodbank distributes

over 32.9 million pounds of food every

year.


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In Cuyahoga County over 5,000pounds of produce were donated by

community gardeners to local food

pantries.


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Only 21% of Cleveland adults report

adequate fruit and vegetable

consumption.


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There are 2,910 acres of farmland in

Cuyahoga County.


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1% of land in Cuyahoga County is

dedicated to agriculture.


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Cleveland residents generate 45,000

tons of food waste every year.


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Cuyahoga County residents generate

128,000 tons of food waste annually.


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Cuyahoga County businesses and

residents generate 400,312 tons of

food waste annually.


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Number of Class II food waste

composting facilities in Cuyahoga

County: 3


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Number of Class II food waste

composting facilities in Northeast

Ohio: 8


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Cuyahoga County lost 29% of its

farmland between 2002-2007, the

second highest rate in Ohio.


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Number of community gardens in

Cuyahoga County: 250+


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Number of community gardeners in

Cuyahoga County: 4,000+


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Over 300 bee hives were registered in

Cuyahoga County in 2011.


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18 urban farm enterprises havereceived support from the City of

Clevelands Gardening for Greenbacks

Program


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Number of farmers markets in

Cuyahoga County: 23


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18 out of 23 farmers markets in

Cuyahoga County accept the Ohio

Direction Card.


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The Cleveland Foodbank distributes

over 7 million pounds of fresh produce

annually.


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There are 159 farms in Cuyahoga

County.


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There are over 40 farms in CuyahogaCounty producing fresh fruits and

vegetables.


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Community gardens in CuyahogaCounty produce over $3 million in

fresh fruits and vegetables every year.


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Every Cleveland resident consumes

about 17 pounds of apples every year.


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Over 20 food trucks have opened for

business since 2010.


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The West Side Market will celebrate its

centennial in 2012.

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