Farm to Table Pittsburgh - Eat Local Food

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Part of Pathways to SmartCare Wellness Program

Corporate wellness programs, health events, annual conference

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Local vs. Organic

Local vs. Industrial Farming

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Meldick Farm

Near Warren, PA

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Crowded

conditions lead to

poor nutrition &

increase use of

hormones and

antibiotics

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Get back to the basics

Convenience food has become the food of choice.

We have been taught by marketers that cooking is drudgery

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Corn

Vegetable Oil

Maltodextrin (corn)

Cheddar Cheese

Salt

Whey

Monosodium Glutamate

Corn Flour

Disodium Inosinate

Disodium Guanylate

“Natural Flavors”

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Only eat what has a mother and father!

Fake foods initiate an immune response

Set a goal for 1 week of only eating local or natural foods and see how you feel

Drink lots of water to flush toxins

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The amount of energy

used to get food from the

Farm to Your Table

It is estimated that the average American meal travels about 1500 miles to get from farm to plate.

It can take up to 2 weeks for produce imported outside of the U.S. to reach your grocery store. By that time, vitamins, minerals & antioxidants have been shown to decrease during storage, shipping and grocery store display periods.

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Smaller scale farming lends itself to less intrusive methods.

Preserving Farm land

Promoting bio-diversity

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$1 spent at corporate chain $1 spent at local business

15% reinvested locally 45% reinvested locally

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Growing direct to consumer sales reflect a growing trend and body of knowledge about local food: up 49% from 2002-2007

The number of farmers’ markets rose to 5,274 in 2009, up from 2,756 in 1998 and 1,755 in 1994, according to USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service.

Consumers who value high-quality foods produced with low environmental impact are willing to pay more for locally produced food.

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Empirical research has found that expanding local food systems in a community can increase employment and income in that community.

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Distribution

Marketing

Consulting

Machinery

Supplies

Consumers

Processors

Investors

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Creating a strong local food system can support the community during natural or man-made disasters

Build a strong system now while we have the ability

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The number of farm to school programs, which use local farms as food suppliers for school meals programs, increased to 2,095 in 2009, up from 400 in 2004 and 2 in the 1996-97 school year, according to the National Farm to School Network.

Community Food Security

WIC Program – Farmers Market Vouchers

Senior Farmers Market Vouchers

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Become a part of the solution

Capitalize on the opportunities within the local food system

Invest in the opportunity

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Share the costs of a CSA with employees

Get rid of your vending machine

Provide fruit baskets in break rooms

Support a Community Garden

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Get local food in our schools

Help Restaurants access local food

Vacant Lots for Urban Gardening

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Ask your favorite grocery store to carry local foods

Visit the Farmers Market this summer

Grow your own vegetable and herb garden

Share with your friends and neighbors

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Change

your

priorities

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Back to the Start

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FarmToTablePA.com

SustainableTable.com

LocalHarvest.org

PASAFarming.org

WarrenAg.org (Warren County, PA)

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