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Farm to Institution & Regional Food Hubs
Sharon Cech Urban & Environmental Policy Institute, Occidental College
February 19, 2011
REGIONAL FOOD HUBSo DEFINITIONo EXAMPLESo CALIFORNIA NETWORK
CHALLENGESSOLUTIONS
OVERVIEW
WHAT IS A REGIONAL FOOD HUB?
Regional Food Hub An integrated food distribution system to coordinate agricultural production and the
aggregation, storage, processing, distribution and marketing of locally or
regionally-produced food products. Graphic by Juliette Bellocq
HOW DID WE REACH THIS DEFINITION?
BROAD TO INCLUDE A RANGE OF HUB PROJECTS
AGGREGATION – DISTRIBUTION – WHOLESALE
Other Possible RFH ComponentsLight Processing Food Access Offices / ServiceRetail Grocery Job Training Programs Permanent Farmers’ Market Mobile Vending “Green Carts”
EXAMPLES OF REGIONAL FOOD HUBS
No Formal Entity
Existing Hub
Utilize available Citrus Packinghouse
Sell Pixie Tangerines
Nonprofit
Sell Variety of Fruits and Vegetables
Own 3000 sq ft Facility and 110 Acre Farm
Existing Hub
Cooperative (likely)Sell Full Range of Food Products
Working toward Distribution Center and Public Market
Emerging Hub
WHY NETWORK REGIONAL FOOD HUBS?
1 Support sustainable regionalized food systems
2 Increase opportunities for small and mid-sized farmers Efficiency Access to information
3 Make local foods available for wholesale customers
4 Improve equity throughout the food chain5 Increase access to good food in
underserved communities
CHALLENGESHOW DO WE DEFINE:
SMALL AND MID-SIZED FARMS?
SUSTAINABLE GROWING
PRACTICES?
LOCAL?
FAIR LABOR PRACTICES
OUR SOLUTIONS
EDUCATION
TRANSPARENCY AND TRACEABILITY
SAN DIEGO GROWERS’ DEFINITIONS
LOCAL:
SUSTAINABLE: NO GMO PRODUCTS
DISTINCT LABELS25 MILES FROM SD COUNTY
BORDER
THANK YOU!
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