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Location (county)
Households (000s)
Food & Bev Stores ($)
Food Service & Drinking Establish.
($)
Benton 10.3 32,740,000 5,626,000
Black Hawk 49.5 274,866,000 156,760,000
Bremer 8.9 29,827,000 11,068,000
Buchanan 7.9 14,561,000 9,756,000
Butler 6.1 10,677,000 2,959,000
Fayette 8.6 28,260,000 14,735,000
Grundy 5.1 10,360,000 2,670,000
TOTAL 103.3 426,609,000 210,365,000
Retail Sales Dollars Spent on Food and Eating Out (2004)
Carolyn Adolphs: (319) 478-8624Romaine lettuce $1.00 per headBib lettuce $1.00 per headSweet onions $.50 per lbRed Onions $.50 per lbYukon Gold Potatoes $.50 per lbZucchini $.60 per lbSummer Squash $.60 per lbCabbage $.40 per lb
Don and Ruth Beck: (319) 988-3729Sweet Corn $2.50 per doz(price negotiable for very large purchases)
Vern Hesse: (319) 266-2025Sweet Corn $3.00 per doz(price negotiable for large purchases)
Loyd Johnson: (641) 435-2206Green Bell Peppers(6-8oz)$.40-50 eachParsley (13-stem bundle) $.75 per bundleCilantro $.75 per bundleBasil (green) 4 oz leaves $1.00Chives (4-6in. stems/cut as desired)$.75 per oz Chocolate Mint stems/leaves $1.00 per ozLemon Balm stems/leaves $1.00 per oz
Coming Soon:Available 7/24: Red Bell Peppers, Purple Ruffle Basil Available 8/1: Orange, Yellow, Purple, and White Bell Peppers
Economic Impact
• If Iowans ate the recommended five daily servings of fruits & vegetables, and Iowa farmers supplied that produce three months of the year… this would add $302.4 million and 4,094 jobs to Iowa’s economy
Dave Swenson, ISU Economist
Strengthening the Local Food Economy in our region through:
• Connecting institutional food buyers to nearby farms and processors
• Fostering a growing relationship among consumers, grocers, meat lockers, restaurant owners, dining service staff, farmers local government and economic development officials
• Making it easier for Iowans to find and purchase locally grown food and agricultural products
• Assisting local independent food and farm businesses better communicate their positive impacts in the local economy
• Sharing lessons learned with other communities and policy makers
2004 Local Food Expenditures
Bartels Lutheran Retirement Community Waverly, Iowa
Month Meat Dairy VegetablesBaked Goods
Monthly Total
January $3,341.92 $110.00 $60.00 $3,511.92
February $484.66 $150.00 $634.66
March $3,758.59 $570.00 $4,328.59
April $2,264.18 $460.00 $142.50 $2,866.68
May $1,135.91 $709.20 $760.83 $2,605.94
June $2,979.77 $1,075.00 $288.00 $4,343.37
July $917.68 $753.30 $366.00 $2,036.98
August $3,433.49 $1,327.40 $521.00 $5,281.89
September $567.10 $977.40 $525.50 $78.00 $2,148.00
October $5,309.55 $982.80 $402.00 $37.50 $6,731.85
November $739.65 $1,035.80 $321.70 $354.50 $2,451.65
December $3,428.44 $1,863.60 $93.90 $5,385.94
Year Total $28,360.96 $9,755.10 $3,681.43 $530.00 $42,327.47
Collaboration with PFI & FoodRoutes
• Tools for making local agriculture more visible
• More buyers interested
• More farmers involved
• More community visibility
• More funders involved
• Enriched our work
Buy Fresh, Buy Local campaigns 2008Northern Iowa Food & Farm Partnership
Local Food Purchases by restaurants, retailers, and institutions in Black Hawk and 7 surrounding counties, Iowa, 2005
Restaurants Meats Fruit/Veggies
Dairy *Other *Locally Processed
Total
Rudy’s Tacos $95,792 $15,177 $46,344 $2,714 --- $160,028
Gary’s Café $835 $650 --- --- $7,462 $8,947
Martin’s Brandenburg $800 $600 $600 --- $400 $2,400
Jag’s Java --- --- $16,780 $146 $6,335 $23,261
Cup of Joe --- --- $16,960 --- $31,525 $48,485
CU Restaurant --- $1,611 --- --- $622 $2,233
Pablo’s Grill --- $3,062 --- --- $25,818 $28,880
Centennial Oaks Golf Club
--- $977 $10 --- --- $987
Steamboat Gardens --- $12,680 --- --- --- $12,680
Total Restaurant $97,427 $34,757 $80,694 $2,860 $72,162 $287,901
* Others: eggs, honey, cut flowers, etc.
Grocers/Retail Meats Fruit/Veggies
Dairy *Other *Locally Processed
Total
Roots Market $23,204 $8,654 $10,654 $18,750 $12,491 $73,753
D&K Foods $10,885 --- $2,519 --- --- $13,404
Dean’s Grocery --- $600 --- --- --- $600
Barn Happy $1,200 --- $5,067 $2,060 $22,013 $30,340
Hometown Foods --- $9,000 $12,480 --- --- $21,480
Total Retail $35,289 $18,254 $30,720 $20,810 $34,504 $139,577
Institutions Meats Fruit/Veggies
Dairy *Other *LocallyProcessed
Total
University of Northern Iowa
$19,086 $22,790 $16,346 $9,439 $29,004 $96,665
North Cedar Schools --- $460 --- --- --- $460
Allen Hospital --- $1,400 --- --- --- $1,400
Bartel’s Lutheran Home $37,745 $4,234 $21,582 --- $130 $63,691
Cedar Falls Lutheran Home
--- $1,794 --- --- --- $1,794
Friendship Village --- $880 --- --- --- $880
Western Home --- $3,791 --- $30 $450 $4,271
Total Institution $56,831 $35,349 $37,928 $9,469 $29,584 $169,161
Total $189,547 $88,090 $149,342 $33,409 $136,250 $596,639
Year Number of Institutions
Type of Institutions Local Food Expenditures
1998 3 1 Restaurant1 College1 Hospital
$111,000
1999 3 1 Restaurant1 College1 Hospital
$135,000
2000 5 1 Restaurant1 College
2 Hospitals1 Retirement Home
$173,000
2001 8 1 Restaurant2 Colleges4 Hospitals
1 Retirement Home
$166,000
2002 7 2 Restaurants1 College1 Hospital
2 Retirement Homes1 Grocery & Retail
$201,000
2003 15 4 Restaurants1 College
2 Hospitals3 Retirement Homes5 Grocery & Retail
$227,000
2004 23 9 Restaurants1 College
2 Hospitals3 Retirement Homes8 Grocery & Retail
$465,000
2005 21 9 Restaurants1 College1 Hospital
4 Retirement Homes5 Grocery & Retail
1 Elementary School
$597,000
2006 27 12 Restaurants1 College1 Hospital
5 Retirement Homes 7 Grocery stores
1 elementary school
$881,000
Local Food Expenditures by the participating institutions in the
Black Hawk County Area, Iowa 1997-2007
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Local Food Expenditures Number of Institutions
UNI Local vs. Conventional Pork
(February 2004)
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Local: $193 Cost ofa w hole animallocally raised andprocessed
Conventional: $243 Cost of the equivalentof a w hole hog inseparate cuts fromconventional sources
Figure 3: Price comparison of local versus conventional pork.
Bartels Local vs Conventional Beef
(January 2004)
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Local: $1484
Conventional: $1657
Figure 7: Locally raised is processed and delivered to Bartels each month by the Janesville Locker, just south of Waverly, Iowa.
Bartels Price Shares for Conventional Beef
(January 2004 Estimate)
$917 55%
$74045%
Producer's PriceShare
Non-Farm PriceShare
Figure 6: Comparison of percentage of beef dollars that go to farmer; local vs. conventional beef.
Bartels Price Shares for Whole Local Beef
(January 2004)
$101568%
$46932%
Producer's Price Share
Non-Farm Price Share
Figure 5: Farmer and processor shares of beef price for whole locally processed animal.
Northern Iowa Food & Farm Partnership
Priorities:
• Creating infrastructure for cooperation, processing, distribution and business start upOn-farm handling of food, food safety, post harvest handlingOrganize a meeting of interested farmers and othersAssemble basic data on supply and demandProducer surveyOutreach to more buyersIdentify more farmers in our region
• Expanding Marketing and EducationContinue Buy Fresh, Buy Local, secure funds for it, better service to nearby counties
• Increasing public/private support to accomplish the aboveDeveloping a business plan as an organizationInvolve other organizations and individuals