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Ohio Food Policy Summit

Ohio Food Policy Summit. May 27, 2014. Cultivate a safe, healthy, accessible food supply and build Michigan’s economy.

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Ohio Food Policy Summit

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  1. Ohio Food Policy Summit May 27, 2014

  2. Cultivate a safe, healthy, accessible food supply and build Michigan’s economy

  3. Michigan Food Policy Council was created by Executive Order in June 2005 to recommend programs and policies to enhance economic growth through the state’s diverse agriculture industry, while cultivating a safe, healthy and available food supply for all Michigan residents.

  4. History of the Michigan Food Policy Council Created by executive order in 2005 24 members appointed by Governor Charged to make policy and program recommendations In 2011 adopted the Michigan Good Food Charter as goals and focus Task Forces were created based on four of the goals Also focused on local food policy council development

  5. MFPC Successful contributions Michigan Good Food Charter Growth of Farmers Markets Farmers markets accepting SNAP and EBT Staggered issuance of SNAP benefits to improve access Promoting Michigan agriculture regional food systems Food Hub network partnership Farm to school and farm to institution Healthy Food Financing Initiative Communicating/promoting interests of very small farms

  6. 2011 MFPC Adopted the Michigan Good Food Charter as Goals and Focus MGFC Goals by 2020 1. Michigan institutions will source 20 percent of their food products from Michigan growers, producers and processors. 2. Michigan farmers will profitably supply 20 percent of all Michigan institutional, retailer and consumer food purchases and be able to pay fair wages to their workers. 3. Michigan will generate new agri-food businesses at a rate that enables 20 percent of food purchased in Michigan to come from Michigan.

  7. 2011 MFPC Adopted the Michigan Good Food Charter as Goals and FocusMGFC Goals by 2020 4. Eighty percent of Michigan residents (twice the current level) will have easy access to affordable, fresh, healthy food, 20 percent of which is from Michigan sources. 5. Michigan Nutrition Standards will be met by 100 percent of school meals and 75 percent of schools selling food outside school meal programs. 6. Michigan schools will incorporate food and agriculture into the pre-K through 12th grade curriculum for all Michigan students and youth will have access to food and agriculture entrepreneurial opportunities.

  8. GROWTH OF MICHIGAN FARMERS MARKETS 2006-2013 Slide provided by the Michigan Farmers Market Association (MIFMA). Number of Markets as reported in the National Farmers Market Directory by USDA AMS. Number of Authorized Markets as reported by USDA FNS. vided by the Michigan Farmers Market Association (MIFMA). Number of Markets as reported in the National Farmers Market Directory by USDA AMS. Number of Authorized Markets as reported by USDA FNS

  9. Growth of SNAP Acceptance in Michigan Opportunity to Increase Access Information provided by the Michigan Farmers Market Association (MIFMA). www.mifma.org

  10. In 2012, SNAP (formally the food stamp program) recipients spent $1.5 million at Michigan farmers markets, making Michigan the leader in SNAP sales at markets in the Midwest Farmers markets provide affordable and easy access to fruits and vegetables in many underserved communities. Farmers markets with adequate organizational capacity are better able to accept and leverage SNAP and Double Up Food Bucks .

  11. Farmers Markets Authorized to Accept SNAP in Midwest 2012 Slide provided by the Michigan Farmers Market Association (MIFMA). Number of Markets as reported in the National Farmers Market Directory by USDA AMS. Number of Authorized Markets as reported by USDA FNS. vided by the Michigan Farmers Market Association (MIFMA). Number of Markets as reported in the National Farmers Market Directory by USDA AMS. Number of Authorized Markets as reported by USDA FNS.

  12. Michigan Food Hub Network • Food hubs are centrally located facilities with a business management structure facilitating the aggregation, storage, processing, distribution, and/or marketing of locally/regionally food products (USDA-AMS working definition). • According to the2013 National Food Hub Surveyby Michigan State University CRFS and the Wallace Center at Winrock International, 96% of food hubs indicated that demand for their products and services was growing, consistent with the increasing interest in local food across the nation. • More than half of the food hubs surveyed began operating in the past five years.

  13. Farm to School applies to a variety of initiatives in Michigan, including efforts to offer local foods in school cafeterias, school garden programs, fundraisers that take advantage of local products, farmer visits to school classrooms and cafeterias, and field trips to nearby farms. According to the USDA Farm to School Census, Michigan school districts that bought local products in the 2011-2012 school year spent an estimated $34,603,982 on school food, with $4,404,768 of that directed locally. 60% of these districts say they will buy more local foods in the future.

  14. FARM TO INSTITUTION • Farm to Institution is a more encompassing term, in which institutions including schools, universities, early childcare programs, and hospitals connect with area farmers, food producers and vendors to provide local food to the institutions. • A Michigan Farm to Institution Network is emerging and will launch in 2014.

  15. MFPC Recommendations Released October 2013

  16. 1. Build capacity of Michigan’s farmer market sector to increase access to healthy food. 2. Help small-scale farms achieve food safety certification to increase their sales to retail food industry, institutional buyers and consumers. 3. Support a state Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI) to provide access to financial capital for job creation in the local food system (good food access). 4. The institutional food purchasing task force recommendation was deferred knowing that MSU is starting a farm to institution network. MFPC Recommendations included

  17. The Michigan Good Food Fund Recent announcement by the U.S. Department of Treasury’s CDFI Fund A total of  $172 million in CDFI Fund awards to 191 organizations NCB awarded $3 million for Michigan investments The start of Michigan's own initiative to support investment in food businesses – “The Michigan Good Food Fund” AHA Michigan chapter has applied for a grant to do some policy work regarding around the obesity issue in Michigan

  18. Communicating and Promoting Interests of Very Small Farms There is a need for very small farms to meet food safety standards that buyers require. Existing Good Agricultural Practices (G.A.P.) standards and certification are often difficult for very small farms to attain because of their size, capacity and diversity of products. Suggested Solution is to create a program that allows very small farms to meet food safety standards to allow market access.

  19. MFPC Transitions to the Interdepartmental Collaboration Committee (ICC)Goal: Transition Michigan Food Policy Council to a structure that is sustainable and has the greatest opportunity to improve state agency and stakeholder food policy coordination

  20. THANK YOU • QUESTIONS

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