accessibility workshop healthy food for all, national conference 20 th november 2013
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Accessibility Workshop Healthy Food for All , National Conference 20th November 2013
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Niche Community Health Project
Using a community develop approach Niche works to promote a social model of health and health equality to improve the quality of life for people living in the Knocknaheeny/Hollyhill area of Corks Northside. 1.Family Health2.Well-being and Lifestyle3.Food & Environment4. Access to Health Information & Services5. Influencing Policy
www.nicheonline.ie and
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Food Poverty: Local Evidence
Proximity & choice of
shops
Limited access to
f&v source
New estates:
amenities
skills
Income
Family Life
Accessibility
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Community and Interagency strategic action plan to:•respond to risk & instances of food poverty •improve community food experience
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Food Focus Implementation
• Partners• Niche• HSE Community Dietician/Health
Promotion • Cork City Partnership• Le Cheile SCP• Dept. Geog.UCC• Knocknaheeny Community Cafe• HSE / HAZ, Community Work Dept)• RAPID• Local Community
Supported by Healthy Food for All & Demonstration Programme of CFI’s
• Funders
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Food Focus Action• Steering Group• Garden Committee• Staff recruitment • Community Food Resource Audit• Community Food Charter• Food Club (training)• Grow your own• Community Garden• Community Fruit Tree Planting• Food Events• Competitions• Co-ordination role• Fundraising• Regional/national linkages• Influencing policy
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What has happened?
Raised beds; Water harvesting; Cob Oven & barbeque; Wormery; Composting area; Polytunnel; Forest trail; Herb Spiral; Tools shed; training area & community kitchen; native Irish hedging; orchard;
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Sustainable Community Garden RecruitmentCommunity GardenersFTAC Horticulture trainingWork ExperienceOpen Access Tues/wed/ThursSupply to Comm. CafeVeg box scheme to residentsSeasonal Community Events (harvest/halloween)Seasonal Workshops (foraging, preserving, etc.)Food Club: Social EnterpriseRecycling/reusing/up-cyclingSite Extension/Allotment Management
(partnership with CouncilWinter Garden Art Project Food Policy Council
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Accessibility and other outcomes• Affordable fruit and veg available locally• Cooking• Collective action for healthy food• Community buy in• Volunteerism• Growing as a healthy activity• Training and education• Social Enterprise• Development of waste land/local pride • Environmental
improvements/biodiversity • Awards and acknowledgements• Local people regarded as partners to
work with• Shared learning across city
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Cork Food Policy Council: addressing accessibility in local communities
• towards the achievement of a fairer, healthier, sustainable and resilient food system across the Cork region and to this end, seeks to promote socially inclusive engagement in supporting best practice in the production, retail and consumption of food.
• CFPC is food system – not sectoral – approach
• Food systems can be improved
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Food Policy & Planning
Addressing food consumption practices
Maintaining diversity of food retail
Maintaining diversity of food retail
Support local food enterprise
Increase urban food production & supplySafeguard
land for food production
Increase marketing opportunities for local producers
Redistribute, recycle & compost food waste
Protect infrastructure for local food supply
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Cork Food Policy Council
• Steering group Membership (Local retail, charity, community, primary food producers, education, Council –planning, environment & waste, health, business etc.
• Terms of reference• Task groups• Values and principles• Outreach/engagement strategy• Evidence base• Policy submissions• Food Charter
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Thank you