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Cultivating Common Ground between Sustainable Agriculture and Public Health. MOCAN Food Systems Work Group April 27, 2011. Sustainable Ag & Public Health. What is sustainable agriculture?. Local. Organic. Food Secure. Fair Trade. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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MOCAN Food Systems Work GroupApril 27, 2011
Cultivating Common Ground between Sustainable Agriculture and Public Health
Sustainable Ag & Public Health
What is sustainable agriculture?• Agriculture (and food system) that promotes
profitability, stewardship of the land, air and water, and quality of life for farmers, ranchers and their communities. (www.sare.org)– Fresh, local– Food security– Equity
LocalFood SecureOrganic Fair
Trade
Building on Success
• Surgeon General’s Report linking diet and health• Nutrition Labeling Laws• Passage of soda/junk food ban in California-across US• Major fast food chains eliminated lard for frying and added some
healthy menu options
Nutrition
• Growth of organic sector• Community response to organic standards• Preservation of farmland through land trusts• Expansion of farm-to-school/farmers markets/& urban gardens
Sustainable Agriculture
Provide fresh food in health care institutions
Goal• Freeman Health System will contribute to improving
the health of Southwest Missouri residents by increasing and promoting the availability of nutritious food and beverages served to patients, employees, and the public– Increase the amount of fresh, locally and regionally
grown healthy foods, especially produce, in Freeman Health System meals by 20%.
Getting the Supply:• List of local farmers to supply fresh
produce• Working with US Foods Purchasing• Farm to Institution Workshop-provided
connections
Immediate Actions• Healthcare Without Harm
Healthy Food in Healthcare Pledge
• Grass fed MO beef• Increasing produce on salad
bar• Eliminated fried food• Fruit cups selling more than
other desserts• Patient food satisfaction
highest ever
• Build six new citizen-managed food producing garden hubs. .
• Build 15 small, intensive food gardens at child daycare centers.
• Increase knowledge of advanced urban food production• Encourage hubs to be centers for advocacy and policy
change around food and land use issues. • Vacant land used for urban food production regarded
as appropriate land use.
Ensure Fresh Food in Every Neighborhood
The Story of Old North St. Louis
Creating a Food Supply: Urban Farming
Creating a Food Supply: Community Gardening
Distribution: Farmers Market
Increasing Distribution
Community asset
Addressing the Food Desert
Community Demand
Promote agricultural subsidies forfresh food
• Number of acres devoted to fruit & vegetable production in US is about 2.5% of total cropland
• Successful policies: – Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program that provides WIC and Senior
coupons for use at market– Waiver for states to certify Farmers’ Markets or Farmer Cooperatives
as WIC vendors – but can be important for other programs as well• Policy propositions for 2012 Farm Bill
– Safety net for fruit and vegetable producers both in natural disaster situations and for risk management tools
– Removal of prohibition of planting fruits/vegetables on program crop land
Eliminating Use of Sub-Therapeutic Antibiotics
• Support producers that prohibit or place meaningful limits on the use of antibiotics in animal agriculture: – Hospitals can source products that have : USDA Organic, American
Grassfed, Animal Welfare Approved, Certified Humane Raised & Handled, Food Alliance Certified, Raised Without Antibiotics or No Antibiotics Added.
– Example: Many Missouri farmers selling through producer networks like U.S. Wellness Beef, Niman Ranch, Patchwork Pork and others do not allow the use of antibiotics – except for sick animals which tend to be culled from the marketing channel. Many farmers producing for farmers’ markets follow protocols similar to those required by the labels above, BUT ASK if you’re not sure.