HUD Summit - LFLP = Stephanie Bell
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Local Foods, Local Places
Jefferson City, Missouri
"May Market" - Partnership with Lincoln University
*Win for market vendors
*Win for brick & mortars
Intersection of...
- Food
- Health
- Economy
- Place-Making
LFLP Program Goals
- Boost economic opportunities for local farmers and businesses, and foster entrepreneurship
- Improve access to healthy local food, particularly among disadvantaged groups
- Revitalize downtowns and traditional neighborhoods
Pre-Workshop
- Identify Stakeholders
- Understand Context
- Coordinate Partners
- Identify Attendees
April 2015
Workshop
Community Stakeholders
- Downtown Jefferson City
- Lincoln University
- Common Ground
- Mid-Missouri farmers
- Jefferson City Public Schools
- Capital Region Medical Center
Community Stakeholders
- City of Jefferson
- Local Churches
- University of Missouri
- Downtown Businesses
- Local Food Pantries
- Consumers
Federal Agencies
- USDA
- EPA
- HUD
- CDC
Community Tour
Vision and Values
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Participants were asked to stand and say somethign the believed about their community and about the local and healthy food in Jefferson City. This is a word cloud of the exercise results which shows the key ideas that the workshop participants value about Jefferson City.
Best Practices
Mapping
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Action Plan
Goals
1.Create a successful and vibrant farmers market downtown that will increase opportunities for local farmers, increase sales at the market, and increase visitors and vendors
2. Coordinate between existing markets and other food system efforts to cultivate a deeper local food culture
3. Develop criteria and weigh options for a permanent site for the Lincoln Farmers Market in the downtown area
4. Explore methods, linkages, and actions to increase food access to downtown areas and neighborhoods
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Post-Workshop
- Refine Goals
- Refine Action Plan
- Identify Working Group
