feed denver: go local with urban agrculture
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WHY URBAN AGRICULTURESustainable Opportunities Summit Food Panel: March 4, 2010
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CHANGING PERCEPTIONS:AGRICULTURE MOVES TO THE CITY
LISA ROGERS
FEED DENVER: Urban Farms & Markets
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WHERE DOES YOUR FOOD COME FROM?
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The Challenge
Health Crisis
Agriculture Crisis
Energy Crisis
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The Challenge
Health Crisis
Agriculture Crisis
Energy Crisis
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The Challenge
Health Crisis
Agriculture Crisis
Energy Crisis
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The Numbers
.2
5. 7
4.9
3.2
5.5
Denver Metropolitan Region Local Farm & Food Economy (Highlights of a data compilation),
Ken Meter, Crossroads Resource Center (Minneapolis, MN) for Civic Results (Denver, Co) 5/27/08 © Feed Denver Urban Farms & Markets, 2010
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TheNumbers
.25.7
4.9
3.25.5
Denver Metropolitan Region Local Farm & Food Economy (Highlights of a data compilation),
Ken Meter, Crossroads Resource Center (Minneapolis, MN) for Civic Results (Denver, Co) 5/27/08
$5.7 BILLION: How much we spend onfood in Colorado
$4.9 million: How much we food we buydirectly from Colorado farmers
.2%: : How much of our food is produced in Colorado
$3.2 BILLION: How much we could be
buying from Colorado farmers
$5.5 BILLION: How much money we sendoutside of Colorado (and USA) for food
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The Solution
CITY FOOD FOR CITY PEOPLE
Growing Real Food Near Where People Eat It
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URBAN AGRICULTURE: GROWING REAL FOOD
NEAR WHERE PEOPLE EAT IT
Urban farms are more
productive
Urban farms use less
fossil fuel
Grower to grower: Creating a livelihood on a fresh market vegetable garden, John Hendrickson, CIASOutreach Specialist, University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, October 2005
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URBAN AGRICULTURE: GROWING REAL FOOD
NEAR WHERE PEOPLE EAT IT
Urban farming is astable, productive
business
Creates the
greenest of jobs
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URBAN AGRICULTURE: GROWING REAL FOOD
NEAR WHERE PEOPLE EAT IT
New
fresh food
distribution
streams
Strengthencottage food
industry
Untappedmarket for
local food
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URBAN AGRICULTURE: GROWING REAL FOOD
NEAR WHERE PEOPLE EAT IT
Education and
re-training
opportunities
Community andculture building
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THE ULTIMATE GOAL
City Food for City People
• Farming entrepreneursmake a living
LocalEconomy
• New businesses creatingthousands of green jobs
GreenJobs
• Access to fresh, healthy,affordable, local food
ImprovedHealth
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MEET DENVER’S
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BACKYARD AND NEIGHBORHOOD FARMS
Urban farming CSA shareholder model
Edible Landscaping
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Established communities likechurches, clubs, and memberorganizations
Community Gardens
CSA co-op model
Community network
Using under-utilizedcommunity land
COMMUNITY–BASED CITY FARMS
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Urban Livestock Dairy and protein production
City sized animals in appropriatecity sized numbers
Honey, eggs, milks, cheeses
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COMMERCIAL URBAN FARMS & MARKETS
Vertical Greenhouse Farming Bio-Intensive, Year-Round Production
Aquaculture Fish Farming
Farm Marketplace
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The Small Family Farm Moves to the City
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WHERE CAN
YOUR FOODCOME
FROM?
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What Feed Denver is Doing
Model Farm & Training Center
We are a Growing Power Regional Outreach Training Centerworking with Will Allen and his team.
Community-Based Pilot Programs
Working with neighborhood communities to establish farmbusinesses bringing green jobs and enterprise.
Main Street Urban Farms with Markets
Entrepreneurial Main Street turn-key businesses
City Farms Foundation
Micro-lending and resource sharing program.
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GROWING POWER REGIONAL
TRAINING CENTER
International leaders in urbanagriculture
Will Allen, founder, 2008MacArthur Genius Grant
Establishing Regional Trainingprograms throughout the USA
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Urban Agriculture
Makes a Better City
Fresh Local FoodProduction
Better Community
Health
Stable Jobs &Skills Training
SupplementalIncome & Small
BusinessOpportunity
ReinvigoratedCottage Food
Industry
StrongerRestaurant
Industry
Better School &
Institutional Food
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WHERE DOES YOUR FOOD COME FROM?
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FEED DENVER:URBAN FARMS & MARKETS
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Sustainable Opportunities Summit Food Panel: March 4, 2010