Agr ic ultur e in Che shir e County A F OOD SE CURIT Y VISION - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Agr ic ultur e in Che shir e County A F OOD SE CURIT Y VISION

WHY AN AGRICUL T URE VISION? RE CONCIL E KE E NE AGRICUL T URE COUNT Y SE AT IS CE NT E R OF COMMISSION (2012) WIT H CIT Y MAST E R AGRICUL T URE HUB PL AN (2010)

Che shir e County Agr ic ultur e 300 Ye ar Histor y • Pr e se r ve s Ne w E ngland F ood Se c ur ity F r om • Pote ntial Disr uptions T r anspor tation, T e r r or ism, Climate Change e t. • al. E c onomic L oc alization • 8.8% c ommunity food supply sour c e d loc ally • and gr e ate r than national/ r e gional ave r age Re sour c e s Stay Within Community • Available to He lp Vulne r able • Busine ss Oppor tunitie s’ Ge ne r ation •

AGE NDA HIST ORIC RE SOURCE S AND CUL T URAL HE RIT AGE • OPE N SPACE S AND GRE E NWAY CONNE CT IONS • COMMUNIT Y HE AL T H AND WE L L NE SS ST RAT E GIE S • HUNGE R AND F OOD SE CURIT Y • F UT URE L ANDUSE POL ICY •

AGRICUL T URE CUL T URE OPPORT UNIT IE S F OR E DUCAT ION CE NT E R COMMUNIT Y ASPE CT S AGRI- BUSINE SSE S F OR AGRO T RAINING OF AGRICUL T URE GARDE N ST ORE S • ANT IOCH • SE ASONAL F AIRS AND AGRI- T OURISM UNIVE RSIT Y/ KE E NE ST AT E • • F E ST IVAL S COL L E GE F ARME RS’ MARKE T • T AST E OF • SYMONDS E L E ME NT ARY • KE E NE / MONADNOCK CO- OP • SCHOOL ME NUS HANNAH GRIME S • ST ONE WAL L F ARM •

OPE N SPACE AND GRE E NWAY CONNE CT IONS • E NVIRONME NT ST E WARDSHIP AND E DUCAT ION • NAT URAL RE SOURCE MAINT E NANCE • BIO- DIVE RSIT Y CORRIDORS

COMMUNIT Y HE AL T H AND WE L L NE SS ST RAT E GIE S • F a rme r’s Ma rke t • Community Ga rde ns • Proje c t 2020 • Mona dnoc k Me nus

HUNGE R AND F OOD SE CURIT Y • COMMUNIT Y GARDE NS • MONADNOCK GL E ANE RS • F OOD ST AMPS AT F ARME RS’ MARKE T • F ARMS T O SCHOOL S

F UT URE L AND USE & POL ICY AGRICUL T URE COMPONE NT S IN MUL T IPL E • CIT Y GOVE RNME NT / NON- GOVE RNME NT E NT IT IE S AGRICUL T URE L AND USE IS CONSIST E NT WIT H • KE E NE SOCIAL / COMMUNIT Y GOAL S KE E NE CIT Y POL ICIE S RE QUIRE CONSIST E NCY • WIT H L OCAL AND RE GIONAL AGRICUL T URE VISION

AGRICUL T URE COMMISSION ISSUE S PRIOR ACHIE VE ME NT S ONGOING INIT IAT IVE S MAPPING COMMUNIT Y GARDE NS ZONING MANAGE ME NT • • RE COMME NDAT IONS F ARME RS’ MARKE T L IAISON • RE SIDE NT IAL CHICKE N • CHE SHIRE F AIR L IAISON • RE GUL AT IONS L AND USE MANAGE ME NT • F ARME RS’ MARKE T L IAISON • RE COMME NDAT IONS SMAL L SCAL E F OOD L ICE NSING • CL ASSIF ICAIT ON SURF ACE WAT E R ORDNANCE • RE COMME NDAT IONS

CONCL USION AGRICUL T URE IS A COMPONE NT OF • KE E NE ’S PAST AND F UT URE AGRICUL T URE INVE ST ME NT S YIE L D • INVE ST ME NT S IN COMMUNIT Y SOCIAL , PHYSICAL AND E CONOMIC HE AL T H AGRICUL T URE IS AN UNDE R- • APPRE CIAT E D GROWT H INDUST RY

NE XT ST E PS BUIL D UPON E XIST ING • F RAME WORK T O F URT HE R AGRICUL T URE INDUST RIE S, F OOD SE CURIT Y AND E NVIRONME NT AL ST E WARDSHIP SOL ICIT INPUT F ROM KE E NE • COMMUNIT Y F OR CRAF T ING AGRICUL T URE VISION INCORPORAT E • AGRICUL T URE ISSUE S & PRIORIT IE S INT O NE XT MAST E R PL AN