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Did you know?
In 2007, Duval County had 371 farms, a decrease of 11 farms from 2002
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Of Duval County’s 371 farms, 330 were family or individual farms
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Did you know?
The average age of Duval County farm operators
is 61.2 years old
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The average size of Duval County Farms is 72 acres
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In 2007, Duval County was 4.6% farmland with 26,777 acres devoted
to farms
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Of Duval County’s 5,680 acres of cropland, 3,877 acres are harvested
and 2,024 acres are irrigated
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The majority of Duval County’s farms (57%) have less than $2,500 in sales,
only 4.8 % sell over $50,000
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Health Zones 1 and 4 are considered food deserts with their primary
sources of food being fast food or convenience stores
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A high density of fast-food restaurants and convenience stores
is linked with overweight/obesity
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Food insecurity touched 27.1% (Cong Dist 3) and 15.1% (Cong Dist 4) of
residents in 2009, compared to 14.2% of Floridians and 14.7% of Americans
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Food insecurity leads to a diet that is lower in quality and variety and can lead to both overweight/obesity and
malnutrition
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More than 60% of adults in Duval County are overweight or obese
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27.9% of middle school children and 28.4% of high school children self-
report weights in overweight or obese categories
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Breastfeeding is protective against childhood obesity
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78% of Duval County high school students do not eat a healthy diet
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Only 23.9% of Duval County residents eat at least five fruits/vegetables a
day
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Health Zones 1 and 4 have the highest rates of juvenile diabetes
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The rate of diabetes hospitalizations in Duval County is 234.1 per 100,000, compared to only 179.9 per 100,000
in the U.S.
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The diabetes-related death rate in Duval County is 96.1 per 10,000,
compared to only 68.5 per 10,000 in Florida
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More than 35.6% of Duval County adults have been diagnosed with high
cholesterol
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Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in Duval
County accounting for 29.7% of 2009 deaths
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Conditions with links to nutrition accounted for 52.8% of Duval County
deaths in 2008-2009
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There are 37 community gardensin Duval County
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A Duval County master gardener is on call from 9 to 11 a.m. on Tuesdays in the Times-Union
newsroom
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There are five farmer’s markets in Duval County