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Community Food Assessment: Rural Lane County

Community Food Assessment: Rural Lane County. By Danielle Hummel. Language of Food Security Purpose and Methodology Geography and Background What we are Seeking Findings Opportunities Q&A and Discussion. Table of Contents. The Language of Food Security. Community Food Security

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Community Food Assessment: Rural Lane County

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  1. Community Food Assessment: Rural Lane County By Danielle Hummel

  2. Language of Food Security Purpose and Methodology Geography and BackgroundWhat we are SeekingFindingsOpportunitiesQ&A and Discussion Table of Contents

  3. The Language of Food Security Community Food Security Community Food Assessments

  4. Purpose and Methodology • Purpose • Surveys • Personal interviews • Community Meetings/FEASTs

  5. Geography and Background

  6. What we are seeking? • Challenges related to local food production • Access to food issues in rural communities • Existing programs, businesses, and organizations • Opportunities for building food security

  7. Local Food Production General Description Challenges Rural marketing Community food literacy

  8. Food Distribution Rural Distribution Outlets Rural Grocery Store Surveys Access to Food Surveys How far do you go to get the majority of your food? Where do you primarily get your food from?

  9. Food Security Safety Net Barriers in Accessing Food Rural food pantries Opportunities for organizing What factors affect your ability to get the food you need? If you are eligible for food assistance, what programs do you or your children use?

  10. Examples for Rural Community Food Efforts • CSA’s: UDIG • Food Buying Clubs: Healthy Living…Cooperatively • Food Literacy: Oakridge Dutch Oven Gatherings, the Pantry Project • Sustainable Agriculture: Berggren Demonstration Farm • FEASTs

  11. Opportunities • Increase local food production • Create alternative models for purchasing food cooperatively • Facilitate discussions and workshops to build food literacy • Develop educational opportunities Which of the following are you interested in learning more about?

  12. Q&A AND DISCUSSION

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