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Local (Community) Food Systems

Local (Community) Food Systems. Key concepts: Food systems Food security Proximity Food miles Self-reliance Seasonal foods. What is a food system?. Food system – all processes – growing, harvesting, processing, _________________, marketing, consuming – that keep us fed. Why local?.

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Local (Community) Food Systems

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  1. Local (Community) Food Systems • Key concepts: • Food systems • Food security • Proximity • Food miles • Self-reliance • Seasonal foods

  2. What is a food system? • Food system – all processes – growing, harvesting, processing, _________________, marketing, consuming – that keep us fed.

  3. Why local? • A food system that integrated processes to enhance the environmental, economic, social, and ______________ health of a local area. • Aim is to enhance the sustainability of a community • Short-term aim is to have fresher produce

  4. What distinguishes local from globalized food systems? • Four factors: • Food security • ____________ • Self-reliance • Sustainability

  5. What is food security? • Food access within a community • Goal is to improve access for all community members to adequate, _________________, nutritious foods • Especially true for low income people

  6. Proximity – distance between various ________________ of the food system Food miles – distance food ______________ from where it is grown to where it is consumed Source of wax beans and red cabbage at Chicago Terminal Market ______________________________ Crop Dates Source ______________________________ Red cabbage 6/21-23 Georgia Illinois Michigan ……………………………………….. Wax beans 8/15-19 Ontario Georgia Tenn Wisc Proximity – Food miles

  7. What is a terminal market? • Terminal Market – A central site, often in a metropolitan area, that serves as an ___________ and trading place for vegetables. • Examples: • South Water Market • St. Louis Produce Market • Agricultural Marketing Service publishes daily market prices and source • http://marketnews.usda.gov/portal/fv

  8. Proximity – Food miles • Most produce (70%) moves through grocery chain • USDA does not track • Examples of food miles Local Conventional ___________________________________ Broccoli 20 1,846 Garlic 31 1,811 Peppers 44 1,589 Tomato 60 1,569

  9. Self-Reliance • Self-reliance – the degree to which a ___________ meets its food needs. • Why self-reliance?

  10. Self-Reliance • Why self-reliance? • Conserve resources • Job opportunities • Keep money in community • Increase _________ participation

  11. Sustainable Food System • What is sustainable? • Is a system relying less on ___________ (energy) resources more sustainable? • How do we vision our future?

  12. Components of a Local Food System • Farmers’ markets • Community supported agriculture (CSA) – group of consumers buy ____________ of a harvest before crop planted • U-pick – consumer harvests the crop • Community gardens

  13. Your actions can support local food systems • Choose a diet rich in __________ grown foods • Seasonal foods • Ask where vegetables come from • Food services • Grocery stores • Restaurants • Shop at ____________ markets or food co-ops • Join a CSA Where are tomatoes used by the University food service grown?

  14. Seasonal foods: Eating vegetables in season • Vegetables have set growing seasons and times when they ____________ • Not every vegetable will be available from local farmers all year • Eating locally-grown vegetables in season: • __________ resources used and environmental damage • Ensures freshness • You can try new veggies

  15. Seasonal foods: Eating vegetables in season

  16. Seasonal foods: Eating vegetables in season • Illinois fresh vegetable season • April • Asparagus • _____________ • Peas • July • Peppers • Sweet corn • Tomatoes • October • Cabbage • _____________ • Winter squash

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