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Sue Ellen Johnson PhD Director
FARM‐to‐TABLE OVERVIEW
Agriculture and Rural Economy Program
Piedmont Environmental Council
All types of farming operations and scalesland managers and management goals:
PEC Agriculture and Rural Economy Program
Commercial Full –income Partial Income
Hobby Break‐even [homestead or taxes]
Large and small scale farmsNew and established farmers
PEC members and non‐members
Farm productionProcessing‐added value
inputs and infrastructureMarketing
Food SystemsFood SystemsRural Land useEntrepreneurship Facilitation, Education and Organization
www buylocalvirginia org
PIEDMONT ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL
www.buylocalvirginia.orgFirst VA chapters in PEC Northern Piedmont : 2006‐7
Non‐government ‐‐ not‐for‐profit ‐‐ national organizationNow chapters throughout the state, local government support…
F t T blFarm‐to Table: Direct‐to‐Consumer promotion of local foods
“BFBL” Guides mailed to 280,000 households.. 500 farms, 50 restaurants, Farmers Markets, Food services
Website: 10,000 hits
~ $100,000 annual budget commitment $ , g
Goals: Agricultural livelihoods and landscapes Local dollar recirculation: 3x that of food dollars spent atnational chain food outlets (groceries and restaurants).
Concepts:
Farm‐to‐Table… Farm‐to‐Consumer…. Food miles…
Steps or miles or middlemen between the farm and eater
Share of the food dollar that grower receives.gUSDA_ERS 2010Average food
item on a Virginia plate has traveled 1500 miles
Local currency circulation… overall local economy impacts…
1500 miles.
Steps in every food chain…
Steps from FARM‐to‐TABLE
1. Marketing2. Production3. STORAGE
l dd d OC SS G4. value added‐PROCESSING5. Aggregation 6. Distribution7. Packaging‐ marketing
8. Pricing‐Sale‐ marketing
9 Preparation9. Preparation 10.Consumption (possibly at a table….).
USDA –ERS Food Dollar
http://www.ers.usda.gov/Data/FoodDollar/app/
Local Agricultural Infrastructure….?
Profitable markets: LOCAL “niches”natural ,organic, healthier (no pesticides, hormones antibiotics humane, flavor, fair trade, Quality food….affordable food accessible food
Food imports to the Virginia Commonwealth: 9 billion of 15 billion total food purchases.
Facilitating local Farm to table…Farm to consumers promotionFarmer‐to –chef:Local restaurants and food services (hospitals, schools)
affordable food, accessible foodabundant food..food security
Facilitate food production, marketing, processing, distribution…Aggregation and distribution “wholesale” – food hubsMarketing, storage and distributionCommercial kitchens –adding value to local food
Land and soils Climate
PEC Region
Climate Capital Market(s)
Alternative farm and food movement : 1970’sCousin and progenitor of “local food” movement: 1990’sLink to rural economies and next generation farmer movement: 1990’s
Virginia Food System Council: State‐wide coalition of organizations(current President Don Loock PEC– following Eric Benfeldt VT)
Did you know that if every household in Virginia spent just $10 a week on locally grown agricultural products it would bring $1.65 billion back into the local economy each year.By voting with our wallets we all can help create jobs, grow our local economy, keep family farms working and sustainable, all while eating delicious and healthy foods.Doing good never tasted so great!
$Sign-up -Take the $10/wk Pledge at www.virginiafood.org
A banner across every RRRC Main Street?A banner across every metro DC main street?
FOODd QUALITY
Why Local Foods?
ENVIRONMENTLOCAL ECONOMY
FOOD SECURITY
Fostering Forage Land ENTERPRISESProfitable pasture based enterprisesCommercial hay
Decrease Northern Piedmont Hay Imports!
Feeding the world?Feeding the world? Feeding the community?
Defining local ….Balancing export and local agriculture economics…
PECVA and Agriculture
Farmland conservationFarmland leases for stewardship and profitability
Buy Fresh Buy Local Farmer to Chef Express Farmer‐to‐Chef Express Farm‐to‐Food Service Local Food Hub (fiscal agent) Exploring the Small Farm Dream courses School and community garden awards Virginia Food Systems Council Virginia Working Landscapes Farm friendly land use policy
Sustainable Agriculture
Sustainable Food Systems
Sustainable landscapes
EnvironmentallyEconomically Socially
SUSTAINABLE
Practices and systems which will not contribute to the current society
without adversely affecting future productivity or societies
SUSTAINABLE
“Farm to table”
“Know your farmer– know your food” Meet the farmer dinners
Farm to institution – Farm to food service…Farm‐to‐school.
Meet the farmer dinners…
Food miles
Farmland Protection and EasementsFarmland leases for stewardship and profitability
the next generation of farmersWater quality and quantity
Cultivating local markets: Di d i d di ib i h b d lDirect and aggregation and distribution hub developmentTourism: rural character
Agricultural Infrastructure Food and product processing; road rights
Land resourcesPasture based enterprises: profitable pasture managementPasture based enterprises: profitable pasture management Commercial hay– cash grain
CommunityAg awareness: Community gardensFarmer‐to‐Farmer networksFarm Heritage
Sue Ellen Johnson 540‐422‐9804 sejohnson@pecva.org
PEC: Facilitate
Encourage collaboration to nurture a cou age co abo at o to u tu e a
sustainable farming environment
How should PEC support Farm‐to‐Table in RRRC Counties? How should PEC help develop the Piedmont’s agricultural economy?
Sue Ellen Johnson540‐422‐9804 sejohnson@pecva.org
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