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Grow Montana Strengthening our Food and Agricultural Economy

Grow Montana aims to enable Montana's food producers to meet more of the state's food needs. It focuses on rebuilding supply infrastructure, developing market opportunities, and ensuring food access and security. Join us at the Governor's Food and Agriculture Summit on March 22-23.

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Grow Montana Strengthening our Food and Agricultural Economy

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  1. Grow MontanaStrengthening our Food and Agricultural Economy Purpose To enable Montana’s food producers to meet more of our state’s food needs.

  2. Montana produced 70% of its own food through the 1940s.

  3. Employment in the Processed Food Industry Source: US Census Bureau 2003

  4. The Agricultural Commodity Marketing Challenge 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 Source: ATTRA 2005

  5. Market Value of Agriculture: Products Sold (2002) Source: US Census Bureau (2002)

  6. Value Added as a Percentage of Total Agriculture and Food Exports (2004) Source: US Department of Commerce (2004)

  7. PROFIT SECTOR COST SECTOR - Restaurants - Bars - Leisure Public Institutions - Education - Health Care - Welfare/Corrections

  8. Montana’s Public Institutions Spend $32.7 Million Annually Other prisons UM UM Butte, Helena, Dillon MSU K-12 State prison Public Hospitals Other Department of Administration

  9. Montana’s opportunities are in: • Fruit and vegetables • Meat • Bakery • Dairy • Other: vegetable oil, salsa, tortillas, cereal, salad dressing, confectionary Source: Mcleay and Barron. Unlocking the Food Buying Potential of Montana’s Public Institutions.

  10. No benefits Less pollution Higher quality Supports MT Farmers and Ranchers Don’t Know I know where my food comes from More money stays in MT communities

  11. How Important is FTC to Vendors?(phone survey N=23)

  12. Importance to UM Farm to College helps the University “demonstrate [that]…we do in a direct, absolute way have something to do with rural Montana.”

  13. Conventionally Sourced Meal (Sysco) Insert 2 slides for Maps (US first then MT)

  14. Conventional Meal Traveled 3 Times More Miles than the Farm to College Meal. Used 3 Times More Fuel.

  15. Public Institutions $32.7 Million Food Service $1.4 Billion Montana $3 Billion

  16. “A person in my position can’t change the world, but I can change a little piece of it.” --UDS Staff

  17. Governor’s Food and Agriculture Summit March 22-23 Food Production Hunger Reduction

  18. Grow MT’s Consensus Policy Areas 1. Rebuild supply infrastructure production—processing—distribution 2. Market development public institution’s food services 3. Food access, food security

  19. Grow Montanaa project of theNational Center for Appropriate Technology(406) 721-1664 www.growmontana.ncat.org

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