Good market newsletter article and as markets that have begun to reach out to families know, you need to involve both parent and child in the market.
reports
Rehabilitating vacant lots improves urban health and safety
Details for grant proposals when you are greening a vacant lot with a new market :
Urban Agriculture On the Rise – National Young Farmers’ Coalition : National Young Farmers’ Coalition
Report from Georgia Organics on the urban farming phenomenon.
KSU Research and Extension 2012 plan
Kansas State University Research and Extension
Fascinating to see the body of work that Kansas Extension has for 2012. Targets like food security, childhood obesity, climate change. An ambitious and inclusive plan that other states should emulate.
The planning process for KState Research and Extension continues to be ongoing.
Within our seven planned programs, the plan currently includes seven strategic opportunities.
Those opportunities are as follows: Sustain Profitable Agricultural Production Systems;
Prepare People in Kansas to Thrive in a Global Society and All Aspects of Life; Ensure an
Abundant and Safe Food Supply for All; Enhance Effective Decision-making Regarding
Environmental Stewardship; Identify Pathways for Efficient and Sustainable Energy Use, Assist
Communities in Becoming Sustainable and Resilient to the Uncertainties of Economics,
Weather, Health, and Security; and Create Opportunities and Support People in Kansas to
Improve Their Physical, Mental, and Emotional Health and Well-Being.
K-State Research & Extension files a combined research and extension plan of work with the United States Department of Agriculture. The new 2012-2016 plan lists the seven planned programs that will utilize the work of 422 extension and 266 research employees. Within each planned program, there are specific knowledge areas that define the work, states the number of research and extension personnel for that planned program and lists the percentages of time given by research and extension employees on these knowledge areas. The 2010 plan of work had four planned programs while the 2012-2016 plan has seven planned programs: Global Food Security and Hunger; Food Safety; Natural Resources and Management; Childhood Obesity and Nutrition through the Lifespan; Healthy Communities: Youth, Adults, and Families; Sustainable Energy; and Climate Change. ‘We cannot be everything to everyone; therefore, we have to focus on serving the highest priorities.’ (2012 Plan – page 1)
Sioux City Farmers Market report
An excellent example of a market annual report. Clearly, this market engages lots of partners to help on a regular basis.
I truly believe that the most successful markets have the widest group of community partners assisting them.
Check out how much data they have for the year; each piece of that data will help another partner or a vendor or a market understand it’s function and potential a little better.
Sioux City
Wholesome Wave data circa 2010
An excellent reference for all farmers markets. This link will take you to Wholesome Wave’s program page, where a pdf of their survey is available. This will tell you the impact of their double value coupon projects and also give some very helpful demographics.
Wholesome Wave
Agripedians Wanted for Food System Wiki
(For subscribers of the Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development and/or as a member of AgDevONLINE):
The local food movement is growing dramatically, and with it is emerging new lingo and jargon. The Food System Wiki — a collaboration of the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Wisconsin Madison and the Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development — is designed as a user-friendly and evolving repository of food system lexicon. This is a place where you can contribute new words and definitions, show how the terms are used, and fine-tune those of existing words.
There are several dozen agripedians contributing currently to the Food System Wiki. We would like to see greater participation from nutritionists, community development professionals, Extension agents, faculty, students, public officials, agency representatives, and, of course, farmers and food entrepreneurs.
Please join in the project! SIGNING UP to use the Food System Wiki is easy. After approval, follow the simple instructions to get started. Start by being a member of JAFSCD:
agdevjournal
Brownfields set aside for farmers markets?
Seems like a good idea for someone to study the possibilities of setting aside a small percentage of brownfields for space for markets…
“It is perhaps one of the most cost-effective uses of federal dollars to be found anywhere in the federal government,” said Vernice Miller-Travis, former director of the Environmental Justice Initiative at the Natural Resource Defense Council, who was involved with advising EPA on the brownfields program when it was created. “Whole communities and cities have been brought back from the brink of economic despair because of successful brownfields redevelopment projects.”
St. Paul food assessment report
The Neighborhood Food Project Assessing food security and access in Saint Paul, MN
The Neighborhood Food Project is a grassroots effort to begin to address food security and access issues in four communities in Saint Paul, MN (Dayton’s Bluff, Payne-Phalen, Thomas-Dale/Frogtown, and Summit University) through a community food assessment project. The project was initiated and coordinated by a partnership of four organizations (The Minnesota Project, Community Design Center of Minnesota, Minnesota Food Association, and Afro Eco) that are committed to neighborhood revitalization, sustainable food production, and equitable food distribution. The assessment project was conducted from November 2009 – November 2010. A total of 478 residents completed surveys in English, Spanish, or Hmong and 12 focus groups, held in English, Spanish, Hmong, and Somali, engaged more than 100 residents across the targeted Saint Paul neighborhoods. This work was supported by a Planning Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Community Food Project Program. Support was also provided by Saint-Paul Ramsey County Public Health and by Metropolitan State University’s Center for Community-Based Learning..
Helping Farmers Markets Grow 