Location (county)

Households (000s)

Food & Bev Stores ($)

Food Service & Drinking Establish.

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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

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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

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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%

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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