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Building Local Food Systems in NE Iowa
1. Building a Local Food System Part 3: Planning for Our Future NE Iowa Food & Fitness Initiative NE IA Food & Farm Coalition March 2008
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7. Benefits of Local Food -- Economy Source: Ken Meter, Crossroads Resource Center Loss = $19 M per year Loss = $590 M per year or 78% value of farm production Spent $770 M Sold $752 Million/yr (1999-2005) Buy $400 M in farm inputs Buy $174 M of food from outside area
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23. UNI Local Food Project –Black Hawk County Year Number of Institutions Local Food Expenditures 1998 3 $110,773 1999 3 $134,573 2000 5 $173,406 2001 8 $165,588 2002 7 $200,730 2003 15 $226,954 2004 23 $465,361 2005 21 $596,639
Welcome to the third presentation on building a local food system in NE IA. Today, we will learn continue to learn about our region’s local food production and discuss what we want for local food production in the future for our region.