dec 10 2013 urban food innovation corridor

Urban Food Innovation Corridor. November 10 2013

“To have the courage to start, one cannot expect to have all the answers. The planning of a city is a process that always allows for corrections. Opening communication channels for the population to contribute, inform and correct is key. A path has to be open for the population to assume the process as its own – to become agents”

-Jaime Lerner, former Mayor of Curitiba, Brazil

Urban Food Innovation Corridor. November 10 2013

Thank you for coming today.

This isn’t everyone who’s interested.

This may not work.

Urban Food Innovation Corridor. November 10 2013

LAUNCHING AN URBAN FOOD INNOVATION CORRIDOR FOR RALEIGH

Urban Food Innovation Corridor. November 10 2013

Urban Food Innovation Corridor. November 10 2013

FOOD BUSINESS INCUBATOROFFICE SPACEJOB TRAININGURBAN FARMINGPRODUCTION KITCHENTEACHING GARDENFARM STAND http://www.crossstpartners.com/Baltimore_Food_Collaborative_Campus.html

http://www.getlocal.coop/borrisokane/community-composting-enterprise-presentation-info-graphic/

Urban Food Innovation Corridor. November 10 2013

http://www.local8now.com/news/headlines/Rogero-vows-to-press-ahead-with-Urban-Food-Corridor-198483091.html

Urban Food Innovation Corridor. November 10 2013

http://www.intervale.org/what-we-do/mission-vision/

Urban Food Innovation Corridor. November 10 2013

http://eventful.com/burlington/venues/intervale-center-/V0-001-001509410-9 http://www.intervale.org/free-public-tours-at-the-intervale-center/

Urban Food Innovation Corridor. November 10 2013

http://www.sf-planning.org/index.aspx?page=3541

Urban Food Innovation Corridor. November 10 2013

A CITY’SRELATIONSHIP

TO FOOD

Urban Food Innovation Corridor. November 10 2013

2010: 403,892 population

Urban Food Innovation Corridor. November 10 2013

2030: 800,000 population

Urban Food Innovation Corridor. November 10 2013

“Raleigh must figure out where to put 120,000 dwelling units and 170,000 jobs in the next 20 years.”

http://raleighpublicrecord.org/news/2013/02/11/raleigh-planners-look-to-roi-for-future-growth/

Urban Food Innovation Corridor. November 10 2013

“urban farming and local food movements are increasing in popularity and profitability as the eco-conscious Millennials and the health-conscious boomers increasingly demand to know what’s in their food and where it comes from”

-Nate Abrams, www.policymic.com

Urban Food Innovation Corridor. November 10 2013

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/neighborhoods/2013/11/why-it-so-incredibly-difficult-fight-urban-inequality/7519/

“incredible wealth and advantage thrive alongside increasingly intractable pockets of concentrated disadvantage”

Urban Food Innovation Corridor. November 10 2013

http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-access-research-atlas.aspx#.UoKW6hayQwM

Food deserts in Raleigh

Urban Food Innovation Corridor. November 10 2013

“when any of our systems are broken, the pain is usually felt first – and worst – in those communities that historically have been excluded from opportunity and access.”

-Hesterman. Fair Food

Urban Food Innovation Corridor. November 10 2013

Southeast Raleigh Kroger supermarkets

Urban Food Innovation Corridor. November 10 2013

BIG ENOUGH+

SMALL ENOUGH

Urban Food Innovation Corridor. November 10 2013

Urban Food Innovation Corridor. November 10 2013

Urban Food Innovation Corridor. November 10 2013

Urban Food Innovation Corridor. November 10 2013

Urban Food Innovation Corridor. November 10 2013

Urban Food Innovation Corridor. November 10 2013

Urban Food Innovation Corridor. November 10 2013

Urban Food Innovation Corridor. November 10 2013

Urban Food Innovation Corridor. November 10 2013

Urban Food Innovation Corridor. November 10 2013

URBAN FOODINNOVATION

Urban Food Innovation Corridor. November 10 2013

from “Cities, Poverty, and Food: Multi-Stakeholder Policy and Planning in Urban Agriculture”,Marianne Dubbeling et al.

Urban Food Innovation Corridor. November 10 2013

Urban Food Innovation Corridor. November 10 2013

Home gardens

Community gardensFarm training

Municipal compost

Community composting

Co-op groceries

Farmers markets

Farmstands

Local aggregators

Urban farms

Vertical systems

Cottage industry

Food incubatorsFestivals

City Food markets

Farm to table

Urban Food Innovation Corridor. November 10 2013

What might happen on the Corridor?

Fresh food distributionHealthy corner storesHome garden + community garden programUrban farmsCommunity kitchensComposting centersEventsWalking trail, signs, mileageCatalytic investment: hubs, incubators, schoolsFarm to restaurant, farm to schoolFarmers markets (more)Branded district + agri-tourism

Urban Food Innovation Corridor. November 10 2013

“Urban public spaces can promote health and well-being, learning, conflict resolution, and tolerance, solidarity, economic benefit, urban security, democracy.”

-from “Convivial Urban Space” Shaftoe

Urban Food Innovation Corridor. November 10 2013

1. CITY RELATIONSHIP w FOOD

2. RIGHT SIZE, PLACE, ASSETS

3. FOOD = URBAN INNOVATION

Urban Food Innovation Corridor. November 10 2013

Stakeholderoutreach

Partnerships + capacity building

Local actions

Urban Food Innovation Corridor. November 10 2013

Stakeholderoutreach

Partnerships + capacity building

Local actions

Urban Food Innovation Corridor. November 10 2013

Three scales of action:

BIG

MIDDLE HUMAN

Policy, Marketing,Big Systems

Food SystemConnectivity +

Capacity

Organizing, Teaching,

Health

Urban Food Innovation Corridor. November 10 2013

1: Imagine your organization gets on board with the corridor. What are the first one or two steps you take to help make it happen? (impactful, achievable)

Urban Food Innovation Corridor. November 10 2013

1: Imagine your organization gets on board with the corridor. What are the first one or two steps you take to help make it happen?(impactful, achievable)

2: In your group, what are the favorite 2 or three ideas on this list?(impactful, achievable, + COLLABORATIVE)

Urban Food Innovation Corridor. November 10 2013

3: Who’s missing from those collaborative first steps?

4: What resources are needed to make them happen?

Urban Food Innovation Corridor. November 10 2013

Stakeholderoutreach

Partnerships + capacity building

Local actions