Working for a Sustainable Future: NFCA talks about Healthy Food Access at NEFU Convention
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Erbin Crowell & Bonnie Hudspeth, NFCA
New England Farmers Union Convention
6th December 2013 // Newport, RI
Partnering forHealthy Food
Access
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Food Co-ops & Healthy Food Access
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Food Security in New England
Between 2007 and 2011, participation in food
stamps (SNAP) increased by more than 50% in
every state in New England:
STATE Participation 2010 Growth 2007-2011
CT 10% 55%
ME 17% 54%
MA 11% 86%
NH 8% 88%
RI 12% 136%
VT 13% 78%
Source: “The Role of Food Stamps in the Recession,” Communities & Banking, Fall 2013, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, http://www.bostonfed.org.
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Some Questions
• Is there a role for food co-ops in
addressing food insecurity?• Do we have an obligation or legacy to
consider in this challenge?• Is there an opportunity for food co-ops in
addressing food insecurity?• Who are our partners in addressing food
insecurity?
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The International Year of Co-ops
Recognizing the contribution of of co-ops to:
• Poverty reduction
• Employment generation
• Social integration
• Fairness & globalization
• Conflict resolution
• Food security
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Co-operative Origins
What was the motivation of the Rochdale
Pioneers, who codified the values and
principles on which the co-operative
movement has based since 1844?
We know it today as food security.
Dame Pauline Green, PresidentInternational Co-operative Alliance
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Challenges
Industrial England
• Dislocation of Local Economies
• Dramatic Shifts in Wealth
• Concentration of Economic Control
• Limited Sources / Markets for Food
• Contamination
• Unaffordable
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Solution
Co-operation:
• Mutual Self-Help
• Local Ownership
• Democratic Control
• Affordable Membership
• Healthy, Basic Food
• Local Co-op Development
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NEFU / NFCA Partnership
Food Co-ops & NEFU:• Shared Vision: Thriving regional food
system, co-operative enterprise• Stable market for local producers• Stable jobs, infrastructure for local
communities• Affiliate relationship: Collaboration on
policy and advocacy• Development: Accessing resources
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Our Co-ops, Working Together...
• 34 member co-ops and start-ups
• 94,000+ member-owners
• 7,250 + new member-owners in 2012
• 1,500 + employees
• $225 million in annual revenue
• $30+ million in local purchases
• $2.2 million in Fair Trade purchases
• $2 million in purchases from other co-ops
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Food Co-ops & Healthy Food Access
Jane’s Trust Grant through NEFUEF:
• Increase access to healthy food and
co-op member/ownership
• Support peer to peer collaboration
among member co-ops on programs
• Raise profile of co-ops as tools for
increasing food security in our region
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“A Place at the Table”
• National awareness campaign
• Ten NFCA co-ops participating
• Coordinated screenings, community dialogs
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Progress
• Resource development: Timeline
Financial planning
Toolbox
• Peer Collaboration
• New Partners
• Seeding national dialog
• Sharing our story
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Next Steps
• Continued technical assistance
• Peer to Peer HFA Audits
• Presentations at Regional & National Conferences
• Supporting 5 food co-ops in rolling out HFA
programs in early 2014
• Continued resource development
• Exploring further partnerships
www.nfca.coop/healthyfoodaccess
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Erbin Crowell & Bonnie Hudspeth
Neighboring Food Co-op Association
[email protected] // [email protected]
www.nfca.coop
www.facebook.com/neighboring