Food System Security and Sustainability

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Food System

Security/Sustainability

Brief Remarks

2014 State Food Policy Summit

Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau 4H Center

The Ohio State University

May 27 th , 2014

Hon. Paula Brooks

Franklin County Commissioner

Member, President’s Task Force on

Climate Preparedness and Resilience

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National Climate Assessment Briefing

Dr. John Holdren, Chief Advisor to

President Obama for Science and

Technology: Any short term gains in agriculture are outweighed by more pests, inundation, heat, and drought

3 rd Meeting in Des Moines, Iowa on 5/14/14 at the historic

World Food Prize LEED Platinum building

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USA and Ohio’s Largest Industry:

Agriculture

• OHFOOD & Thomas

Sporleder: 2010 study finding Agriculture is $11.7 billion or 11.7% of Ohio’s economic output, making it the largest industry

• In Ohio, the agrifood industry accounts for 14% of total employment (1 in 7 jobs)

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Food System Security/Sustainability

Highlighted Focus

• Initial observations:

• Conserve existing agricultural lands

• Protect agricultural lands from increased pressures of invasive plants, pests, and disease

• Protect agricultural lands form extreme heat, precipitation, droughts, and flooding

Commissioner Brooks discusses Task Force with Mayor

Brainard, Mayor Zimmer, and Gov. Quinn (IL)

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Food System Security/Sustainability

• Possible recommendations:

• Crop diversification to ensure that the food system is more resilient to climate change impacts by interrupting pest and weed life cycles, reducing the amount of herbicides and pesticides entering the environment, and by encouraging diverse soil biota

• Building and supporting local food infrastructure to prepare for climate impacts and create resiliency

• Local level food “supply chain” review and update to accommodate growth/loss of population

• Encourage federal investment in farm training and technology:

America’s average farmer age is 58!

foodday.org

steinershow.org

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Franklin County Food System

Security/Sustainability

• Franklin County’s first community garden at Gantz

Road (2009)

• Central Ohio Local Food

Assessment and Plan (2010)

• Fresh Foods Here: Healthy

Retailing Options for Central

Ohio (2013)

• Resolution 809-13 solidified

Franklin County’s commitment building a strong and resilient local food system (2013)

• Your feedback?

The Commissioners pass resolution 809-13 joined by members of the Franklin County Local Food Policy Council in October 2013

Connect!

We need your fresh ideas on how to remove barriers, shift investments, and build resilience!

Paula Brooks

Franklin County, Commissioner

Member, President’s Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience

Chair, Energy/Renewables Subcommittee for Energy Environment and Land Use

Steering Committee, National Association of Counties

373 S. High St., 26 th Floor

Columbus, Ohio 43215

614-525-5729

Paula.Brooks@FranklinCountyOhio.gov

@PaulaBrooksOhio

@FranklinCoOhio

#ActOnClimate

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Resources

• Fresh Foods Here: Healthy Retailing Options for Central Ohio (2013) http://liveunitedcentralohio.org/download/initiatives/fresh_foods_here/FFH-Retail-Research-Report-FNL-

2.pdf

• Central Ohio Local Food Assessment and Plan (2010) : http://www.morpc.org/pdf/morpc_localfoodbrochure_executivesummary.pdf

• Commissioners Adopt Local Food Policy: http://www.franklincountyohio.gov/ftp/cPub/legacynews/10BCE120-A48D-83C0-FD1E72AD6C06FCE9.pdf

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