Montgomery County Food Equity Coalition November 20, 2019
ol,r/e'K Co • Provides healthy food for all • Sustains/ and grows a healthy environment Sustbinable Ecosystems and wel�ness • Connecus pepple and land to promote health fjeld to fork • Connecus pepple and the fopd system fsom inclusive of race and class • Ensures tie health and well bfing of all people, Healthy People ____ supporu informed dedision making. Compile and analy{e data to Provide situational status/ reporu Dfvelop & implementt action pman Operations & Planning Section Datb Unit Atsist �ranches �ith communidations Respood to media requestt Coordinate common messbging ..,` .,/ Identify gaps in services • Protects and cares for fbrmers and farm workers ..,` community and environmental healuh • Respedts fbno animals strenguhening local fopd systems tirough communitz voices • Promotes sustainable developmfnt while • Honors suories of fooe and fbrm legacy .,/ • Builds local wealth ______`____ edonomic viualiuy witiin the fooe sysuem _____ tirive and be edonomically viable • Creates local jobs and builds long-term • Suppprts lodal, sustainable family farms to Thriving Local Economy Vibrant Farms practices that mitigate climate change • Promotes agricultural and food distKribution • Enhances biodiversftz • • Promotes an ecological ethic Joint Infprmation Center Mobilize res.purces t',,< ./ . .. Food Insecuritz projecu funding sourdes. Pro�ide coprdination of Finance Unit Brjnhinh Solfutjoo< tp- thf Tablf COA'MITION EQUITYn• ■ FOOD�;•• " � • Reveals, challenges, and dismantles injustice _ ../ ; "...` -�, K( ,\, � •' ./ ,, �"�,��� • Provides food for all in Advance policy tie fooe syttem Support aligned acuiviuies Guide vision and strategies Bac�bone Support I Ste�ring C�mmituee I leadership a empowenoent and loc • Suppprts dvic participation, pomitical trvst, and rediprodiuy • Builds diverse and collaboratjve relations/hips/, • Contributes to healthy neighbprhopds fopd needs • Improves eruity and responds to community St�ong Communities fooe system businesses support a just communiuy • Eosures tiat public instiuutions and local for food system workers • Cseates jusu fopd sys/tero stsuctvres and cares 8115119 • Includes infrasuructure that supports
Thrivi ving Local Econo nomy
Darius Beckham, City of Dayton (co-chair) Tawana Jones, Montgomery County (co-chair) Tina Patterson, Homefull
Thrivi ving Local Econo nomy Promotes sustainable development while Builds long-term economic strengthening local vitality within the food system food systems Encourages local Builds local wealth investment
GOAL 1 1: Des escr crib ibe a and quanti tify M Montg tgomer ery County’s f food ec econ onomy. Complete a Food Shed Assessme
GOA OAL 2: Ex Expand the capacity ty of t the local food suppl ply c y chain. n.
GOA OAL 3: Crea eate mor ore e local food ood system em jobs. Support food system projects that create jobs Community Benefit Livable wage Agreements Job training
GOAL 4 4: Support d t distributi tion on o of locally s sourced ced food b by identifyi ying f finan ancing m mechani anism sms f for f food system p proje ject cts. . Revolving funding pool for food system projects in Montgomery County
GOA OAL 5: : Attract Taxes Zoning groc ocer ery s stores es and s smaller r markets t to Consumer underserved Incentives Research communiti ties.
Homefull - Currently We sell food in convenient locations at an affordable price!
Homefull - Currently On any given day, we put five to fifteen homeless people to work, they learn and earn!
16 acres of opportunity! Food Hub, Farmer’s Market, and more…
Next Steps…Join Us! Contact Haley Carretta Project Manager - Food Systems HCarretta@phdmc.org 937-496-3308
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