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Youngstown Eats: Fueling Kids Fuels Neighborhoods 5th Annual Stinner Summit - October 7, 2011 Project Proposal
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Youngstown Eats:Fueling Kids Fuels Neighborhoods
5th Annual Stinner Summit - October 7, 2011Project Proposal
Youngstown Eats:Fueling Kids Fuels Neighborhoods
Proposal:1. Title and Idea
2. Rationale1. Children, Poverty, Food Insecurity2. Local Ready-To-Eat Meal Flow3. Local Ready-To-Eat Meal Volume Requirements4. Which Food Groups Can Provide 1,600 Calories for $1.40?5. Local Food Systems Flow to Support RTE Meal Flow6. Meal Flow Profile by Neighborhood7. Local Food Systems Functionality and Value Flows8. Connecting All 5th Annual Stinner Summit Projects9. Local Food Systems Business Opportunity Spaces
3. Approach and Timeline (5-steps on 3-slides)
4. Resources / Acknowledgements
Youngstown Eats:Fueling Kids Fuels Neighborhoods
Idea:
● Design, assemble, and deliver Ready-To-Eat (RTE) meals to kids [16 years old and younger] in Youngstown, Ohio.
● Along the way, build a local-food-based community enterprise infrastructure [easily replicated model for other communities]
Youngstown Eats:Fueling Kids Fuels Neighborhoods
Rationale: Focus on hungry kids
● One-third of the kids in Youngstown go to bed hungry
● Many organizations in Youngstown are committed to address food insecurity issue, but do not have a food product to deliver
● Provides common agenda for currently disconnected food system components
● Start with what kids can eat not with some product somebody wants to produce
● Community members build their own local food system
Children - Poverty - Food Insecurity
Ohio16.4%
6th in U.SYoungstown
33%3rd in U.S
Youngstown: 33%1st in Ohio
Poverty Statistics for Youngstown
Local Ready-To-Eat Meal Flow
2Source
Ingredientsfor RTE Meals
3Prepare
RTE Meals4
DistributeRTE Meals
5Consume RTE Meals
1DefineMeal
● Children Experience Food Security● Children Eat the Food● Children Engage in the Meal Flow
● Children / Families Involved● Recipes Developed and Tested● RTE Meal Flow Initiated
● Pre-Packaged● Pick-up● Delivered
● In Advance● Per Daily Menu● Per Order
● Product● Processed● Raw
Local Ready-To-Eat Meal Volume Requirements
2Source
Ingredientsfor RTE Meals
3Prepare
RTE Meals4
DistributeRTE Meals
5Consume RTE Meals
1Define
RTE Meals
Population of Youngstown: 66,982
Population (under 18) of Youngstown (25.8%): 17,286
Youth Population Food Insecure (33%): 5,762
Meals (x 3) per day for 2,000 calories per person: 17,286
Meals required per year (x 365): 6,309,390
Total (healthy, affordable, tasty) calories / year 12,618,780,000
Based on a standard 2000-calorie diet, the researchers found a diet consisting primarily of calorie dense foods costs $3.52 a day, but a diet consisting primarily of low-calorie food costs $36.32 a day. The average American eats a variety of foods throughout the day, spending $7 a day.
Data Source: USDA
Which Food Groups Provide 1,600 Calories for $1.40?
Local Food Systems Flow to Support RTE Meal Flow
2Source
Ingredientsfor RTE Meals
3Prepare
RTE Meals4
DistributeRTE Meals
5ConsumeRTE Meals
1Define
RTE Meals
2Soil Building
and Remediation
1Waste and
Energy Flows3
Food Production
4Food
Processing
Meal Flow Profile by Neighborhood
2Source
Ingredientsfor RTE Meals
3Prepare
RTE Meals4
DistributeRTE Meals
5ConsumeRTE Meals
1Define
RTE Meals
2Soil Building
and Remediation
1Waste and
Energy Flows3
Food Production
4Food
Processing
● Volume Requirements○ Total 2,000 Calories○ Supplementary
● Menus○ Variety○ Easy to Prepare / Distribute
● Recipes○ Culturally Relevant○ Nutritionally Appropriate
Youngstown Neighborhood Grid
Local Food Systems Functionality and Value Flows
2Source
Ingredientsfor RTE Meals
3Prepare
RTE Meals4
DistributeRTE Meals
5ConsumeRTE Meals
1Define
RTE Meals
2Soil Building
and Remediation
1Waste and
Energy Flows3
Food Production
4Food
Processing
Coordination
Transactions Reputation
Connecting All Projects from 5th Annual Stinner Summit
2Source
Ingredientsfor RTE Meals
3Prepare
RTE Meals4
DistributeRTE Meals
5ConsumeRTE Meals
1Define
RTE Meals
2Soil Building
and Remediation
1Waste and
Energy Flows3
Food Production
4Food
Processing
Coordination
Transactions ReputationFarmer
EntrepreneursSoil Health and Urban Farms
Systems Applications
RegionalFood Hubs
YoungstownEats
Local Food Systems Business Opportunity Spaces
Youngstown Eats:Fueling Kids Fuels Neighborhoods
Approach and Timeline:
● By Dec 1, 2011 - Convene a Group of "Consultants" [Local Community Members...to Initiate RTE Meal Flow]
○ Reflect Diversity of Community by Neighborhood○ Represent Multiple Capitals: Human, Built, Natural, and Financial
● By Feb 1, 2012 - Define the RTE Meals
○ Direct Involvement by Participants throughout the RTE Meal Flow■ "Ownership" of Menus■ Influence with Owners of Capitals
○ Taste Test and Selection of Recipes
Youngstown Eats:Fueling Kids Fuels Neighborhoods
Approach and Timeline:
● By Apr 1, 2011 - Assemble and Test the Meals○ Capacity○ Scalability○ Food Safety
■ Licensure of Operators and Facility■ Type of Organization, e.g., Cooperatives
Youngstown Eats:Fueling Kids Fuels Neighborhoods
Approach and Timeline:
● May 1, 2012 - Identify:○ Food Sources
■ Food Distributors■ Regional Food Hubs■ Local Producers / Processors
○ Distribution process■ Institutions, e.g., Educational, Faith-Based, Community Care■ Non-Profit Organizations, e.g., YMCA, etc.■ Places of Employment
● Sep 1, 2012 - Identify Business Opportunities○ Resources for Business Startup
Youngstown Eats:Fueling Kids Fuels Neighborhoods
Resources: Affiliations:● LocalFoodSystems.org
● Mahoning Valley Social Enterprise Network
● USDA Community Food Project
● OSU Food Innovation Center
● Greener Acres Value Network
● Contact Conference 2011 Network
Use of Funding Amount
Coordination: $2,500
Reimbursements: $2,500
Mini-Grants: $5,000
Total: $10,000
Youngstown Eats:Fueling Kids Fuels Neighborhoods
Acknowledgements:
● Ross MacDonald: [email protected]
● Maureen Langlois: [email protected]
● Brian Gwin: [email protected]
● Parwinder Grewal: [email protected]
● Nathan Hilbert: [email protected]
● Steve Faivre: [email protected]
● Steve Bosserman: [email protected]
● John Anderson: [email protected]
