This document discusses increasing local food production in Idaho to 20% by the year 2020. It outlines that if 10% of food currently imported into Vermont was instead locally produced, it would result in over $300 million in new economic output and thousands of new jobs. Similarly, if Idaho substituted 10% of imported food with local production, it could expect thousands of new jobs and hundreds of millions in new economic output. It then outlines various Idaho organizations working to promote local food production and consumption in the state from 2010-2011.

4. http://edtech2.boisestate.edu/millerc/images/brstadium

7. If Vermont substituted local production for only
ten percent of the food they import
(10% of $1.808 billion = $181 million),
it would result in $376 million in new economic output,
including $69 million in personal earnings from 3,616 new jobs.
Idaho could expect 7774 new jobs,
$ 148 million in labor income, and
$808 in new economic output.
The Leaky Bucket:
An Analysis of Vermont’s Dependence on Imports

12. 2010 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 59
IDAHO GROWN FOOD PRODUCTION - Stating the findings of the
Legislature encouraging healthy, Idaho grown food production,
distribution and consumption in the state of Idaho; encouraging
support of Idaho farming, the consumption of Idaho grown foods
and the promotion of greater food self-sufficiency within the state;
and further encouraging Idahoans and Idaho businesses to
celebrate and get to know their growers and to purchase and
consume more food produced in or near Idaho.

16. Statewide partners…
Tourism Office, Idaho Dept. of Commerce
Transition Town Sandpoint
Sustainable Outlook for Long Valley (SOLV)

20. 2011 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 103
YEAR OF IDAHO FOOD - Stating the findings of the Legislature
and encouraging widespread participation in education,
dialogue and events associated with "The Year of Idaho Food."

22. January Food for Thought Lunch St Luke’s Regional Medical System
Idaho Health & Welfare
Restaurants, farmers (Nutrition & Physical Activity)
University of Idaho (Food incubator, community Blue Cross Foundation
outreach, extension education) Wellspring alternative health
Boise State University Terry Reilley Health Services (low income)
Idaho Farm Bureau Idaho Dept. of Agriculture
Capital City Public Market Idaho Barley Commission
Hunger Relief Task Force Boise High School
City of Boise (Waste management, Park s and Rec; Idaho Smart Growth
Neighborhood associations, Arts &
Land Trust of the Treasure Valley
History, City Council)
US Green Building Council
Cathedral of the Rockies (United Methodist)
EPA
USDA Rural Development
Idaho Dept. of Environmental Quality
Refugee resettlement programs
Idaho Food Bank
Idaho Dept. of Tourism
Interfaith Roundtable Against Hunger
Boise Urban Development
Idaho Statesman
Idaho ACLU
Boise Weekly
Congregation Ahavath Beth Israel
Federal Highway Administration
Idaho Energy Collaborative
Sierra Club
Idaho Rivers United
Ada County court system
Ada County Highway District

25. What are you going to eat
on The day of Idaho Food??
Labor day
September 5, 2011
Please share your recipes, photos and videos of the
Idaho-inspired dishes you prepare (using at least
one Idaho grown ingredient), and stories about how
your friends, families and neighbors celebrated the
state’s rich agricultural heritage and abundance on
this day.
Go to: www.nwfoodnews.com and the Year of Idaho
Food for submission guidelines and to view the
contributions of others.

26. 20 x 20
Increase the amount of locally-grown food in the Treasure
Valley to 20% by the year 2020
How might this be measured?
20% of school lunches are from local food
2021 ag census reflects 20% of farm sales are direct sales (up
from .3% currently)
20% increase in acreage for local food production.
A program of Sustainable Community Connections of Idaho, a 501(c)(3)

27. University of Idaho Ag Economics Senior Capstone Project
Acreage to
produce 20%
of Treasure
Percent Yields Valley per
Consumed lbs / Produced unit of per Yield Unit capita
Commodity Person/Year Locally 20% of every product measure acre of Measure consumption
Fruits and
vegetables, total 643.6 20% 48,268 tons/yr. ton/acre
Fruits, total 250.9 20% 18,814 tons/yr. ton/acre
Fresh fruits 126.8 20% 9,506 tons/yr. ton/acre
....Noncitrus 106.1 20% 7,959 tons/yr. ton/acre
......Apples 16.2 20% 1,212 tons/yr. ton/acre
......Bananas 25.1 0% - tons/yr. ton/acre
......Cantaloupes 8.9 20% 665 tons/yr. ton/acre
......Grapes 8.5 20% 639 tons/yr. ton/acre
......Peaches and
nectarines 5.1 20% 380 tons/yr. ton/acre
......Pears 3.1 20% 233 tons/yr. ton/acre
......Pineapples 5.1 0% - tons/yr. ton/acre
......Plums and
prunes 0.9 20% 69 tons/yr. ton/acre
......Strawberries 6.5 20% 484 tons/yr. 3 ton/acre 161.33
......Watermelons 15.4 20% 1,158 tons/yr. ton/acre
Assumptions 750,000 population In 2020 475,000 Total Acres in TVFC influence Area

28. Making the economic case in a
difficult region
Lessons from Idaho
 Appeal to agricultural tradition
 Leverage every opportunity
 Be creative
 Help other groups and organizations be successful in their work
 Create space for the community to be food advocates
 Use land grant university resources, especially Ag Econ