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Graphic source: Barham et al. 2012

Regional Food Hubs Assessing Community Impacts Nicole Tichenor , M.S. Friedman Fellows’ Symposium November 17, 2012. Graphic source: Barham et al. 2012. What is a Regional Food Hub?.

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  1. Regional Food HubsAssessing Community Impacts Nicole Tichenor, M.S.Friedman Fellows’ Symposium November 17, 2012 Graphic source: Barham et al. 2012

  2. What is a Regional Food Hub? • “A business or organization that actively manages the aggregation, distribution, and marketing of source-identified food products primarily from local and regional producers to strengthen their ability to satisfy wholesale, retail, and institutional demand” -- National Food Hub Collaboration • ≈ 170 across the country

  3. Why Regional Food Hubs? National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2007

  4. Why Regional Food Hubs? • Increasing demand for local foods • Local food sales: $4.8 billion (2008) to $7 billion (2011) (USDA ERS 2011) • 34% of School Food Authorities purchase local and 22% are considering doing so (School Nutrition Association 2009)

  5. Food Hub Examples

  6. Impact Assessment • USDA Agriculture Marketing Service • Food hub impact assessment tool • Economic, environmental, social impacts • Supply chain approach • Track internal progress and compare against other hubs • Self-administered

  7. Process • Compile “indicator inventory” • Design 4-part assessment tool • Suppliers, hubs, consumer buyers, wholesale buyers • Pilot • Refine tool and release

  8. Example Questions • Farmers: • “ Have you diversified the products you grow as a result of working with the hub?” (y/n) • Hubs: • “Does the hub donate food locally?” (y/n) • “If YES, how many pounds last fiscal year?” • Consumers: • “Has your household increased the amount you spend on locally-produced food per month by buying through the food hub?” (y/n and follow up question)

  9. Future Research Agenda • Research to date has been limited • More quantitative data and evaluation are needed • Healthy food access: what we know • Sell to variety of markets • 47% report distributing in food deserts (Barham et al. 2012) • Innovative programming

  10. Future Research Agenda • Reach and quality of food hub healthy food access programs • Impacts of programs on consumption • Price comparisons (farm-gate and retail) across supply chain arrangements

  11. Thank you!

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