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Food System Economic Partnership Conference, Adrian, MI 2009
Black Hawk County region Food & Farm Economy
• Region’s farmers sell $1.19 billion of crops and livestock per year(seven-year average 1999-2005)
Yet …
• Spend $1.24 billion to produce it (losing $51 million per year)
Source: BEA
Black Hawk County area each year loses
$51 million producing commodities
Receives $184 million in crop subsidies
More than $550 million buying food from outside
All told …
Location (county)
Households (000s)
Food & Bev Stores ($)
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)
Jobs, Fruit & Veggies, and Black Hawk County region
If residents of Black Hawk county area purchased locally grown fruits and vegetables just 3 months out of the year, that would mean 475 new jobs and $6.3 million in labor income added to the local economy.
David Swenson, ISU Economist
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
Rudy’s Tacos, Waterloo, Iowa
Local Food Expenditures 2007
Northern Iowa Food & Farm Partnership
Local Food Expenditures by the participating institutions in the
Black Hawk County Area, Iowa 1997-2007
Northern Iowa Food & Farm Partnership
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How can $1=$14.60 ?
• From 1998-2008, for every dollar we raised to strengthen our local food economy, we helped $14.60 be invested in local food and farm businesseUNI, Center for Energy & Environmental Education
Local Food & Local Government
• Local governments are all about local infrastructure– Police and fire protection
– Sewer
– Water
– Streets/roads
– Public health
– Schools
– Art & culture
– Economic developments
– Tourism
• Where does local food fit in?
Local Food & Local Government
• Pottawattamie County, IA: Local foods coordinator
• Story County, IA: Planning for local foods
• Linn County, IA: Land use plan, incubator farm
• Dane County, WI: Food policy Council
• Black Hawk County, IA: Local foods coordinator
Northern Iowa Food & Farm Partnership
• Publish Buy Fresh, Buy Local Directory• Make Farmers Markets more visible• Connect institutional food buyers to local food & farm businesses• Assist in the development of local foods infrastructure• Work with public schools food service staff• Raise awareness of the importance of knowing where our food
comes from• Help new farms find local markets for their products
Every community needs an entity that does these things!
Northern Iowa Food & Farm PartnershipCenter for Energy and Environmental EducationUniversity of Northern Iowa
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
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
