Dubuque County Agricultural Urbanism Toolkit
“Coming together is the beginning. Keeping together is progress.
Working together…IS SUCCESS”
-Henry Ford
Collective impact
• Large scale system change requires collaboration from all players in the system
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Collective Impact Strategic Doing• Common agenda – Shared vision for change
and common understanding of the problem
Shared measurement – Agreement on ways
success will be measured and reported
• Mutually reinforcing activities –Coordinated
activities through a mutually reinforcing plan of
action
• Continuous communication – Frequent and
open communication to build trust, assure
mutual objectives, and create common
motivation
• Backbone support – Guide the initiative’s
vision and strategy
• Collective Vision + Mission • Decide Core Values• Trustworthy Actions and Civility• Network and Build relationships around
common theme• Diversity and Collective Thinking
A new way of doing…
Spanning Boundaries and Combining Networks
A new way of doing…
Holistic Food Systems
Food Access + Security
Resilience
Social Equity
Financial Stability
Health + Wellness
Community + Economic Development
Education + Training
Agricultural Urbanism Toolkit: Process
Design Process Tactic Implementation
Phase I: Community Capacity +
Trust
Phase II: Research +
Analysis
Phase III: Public Input
Phase IV: Tactic
Prioritization
Quarterly Meeting
Monthly Meeting
Action Steps for Implementation
Agricultural Urbanism Toolkit• Process- Assisting communities develop and implement Local
Foods System and agricultural urbanism projects
• Projects- Designing local food systems projects in partnership with communities
• Research- Developing a transferable process for communities to participate in, Creating transferable ideas for communities to share and learn from each other, Publishing reports and best management practices
2014 Partner Communities:
Cedar RapidsCresco / Howard CountyDes Moines
2015 Partner Communities::Cass County Dubuque Healthy Harvest: Cerro Gordo, Floyd, Franklin, Hancock, Kossuth, Mitchell, Winnebago, Worth, and Wright counties
Cresco Ag Urbanism:
Norman Borlaug Farm
Seed Savers Exchange
Iowa Food Hub
Agricultural Urbanism Toolkit Coalition Partners:: City of Cresco Parks Department, Howard County Economic Development, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, Kessel Kids, Norman Borlaug Foundation, Seed Savers Exchange,
Short-term
• Survey• Public Edible Landscape
Medium-term
• Education Farm
Long-term
• Shared-Use Kitchen + Processing feasibility study
SurveyPartners:: Howard County Economic Development, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, Seed Savers
Public Edible LandscapePartners:: Howard County Economic Development, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, Seed Savers, Kessel Kids, City of Cresco Parks Department
Education Farm Partners:: Howard County Economic Development, Norman Borlaug Foundation
Des Moines Ag Urbanism:
Short-term
• Awareness Campaign • Garden Workshop
Medium-term
• Public Edible Landscape: Viva East Bank• Food Box + Food Hub: Aggregation Analysis
Long-term • Public Market + Urban Farm
Next Steps: Prioritization
Coalition Partners::City of Des Moines Planning Department, Community Housing Initiatives, Viva East Bank, Des Moines Botanical Gardens, Des Moines Arts, Des Moines Social Club, Easter Seals of Iowa, Food Corps, Forest Avenue Outreach, Iowa Department of Public Health and Polk County Public Health, Church of Hope Mission Groups, Iowa Food Co-op, Eat Greater Des Moines, Eat Greater Des Moines, Lutheran Services of Iowa, Unity Point,
Local Food Stakeholder Meeting: Eat Greater Des Moines
+Ag Urbanism Leadership Team
Partnerships forming:::
Starting in December
Awareness Campaign Partners::Lead Contact: Eat Greater Des Moines
Coalition Partners: Iowa Department of Public Health, Food Corps
Conceptual Design: ISU CDL
Garden Discussion:: Call to Action
• Public Garden Discussion: Calling ALL Community Gardeners
• November 14th: 8:30-:11:00: Des Moines Botanical Gardens
Partners::Lead Contact: Des Moines Botanical Gardens Coalition Partners: City of Des Moines Real Estate, Des Moines Public Schools, Eater Seals of Iowa, A
Garden in Every School and Teachers going Green, Food Corps, Iowa State Extension, Lutheran Services of Iowa
Photos courtesy of Martha McCormick`
Public Edible Landscape: Viva East Bank
Partners:: Unity Point, Viva East Bank, Lutheran Hospital, City of Des Moines, Capitol Park Neighborhood
Association, Easter Seals of Iowa, Church of Hope, Community Housing Initiative, Trees Forever
Food Box + Food Hub: Aggregation AnalysisPartners::Lead Contact: Eat Greater Des Moines
Coalition Partners: Des Moines Social Club, Easter Seals of Iowa, Principal, Iowa Food Coop, Des Moines Arts, Ebersole Cattle, Carney Family Farms, Cory Family Farm, Country View Dairy, Daily Bread Bakery, Early Morning Harvest Lutheran Services of Iowa
USDA Grant: Eat Greater Des Moines: Pilot Program -- Aggregation at Des Moines Social Club
Fall 2015: Iowa Food Co-op Spring 2016: Des Moines Arts Building--
Public Market + Urban FarmPartners:: Des Moines Social Club, ISU Extension and Outreach, Viva East Bank, City of Des Moines, ISU Value Added Agriculture, Lutheran Services of Iowa, Cherry Glen Learning Farm, Autumns Gardens, Eat Greater Des Moines, Greater Des Moines Partnership, Des Moines Farmers Market, Des Moines Arts, Mike Schmitt, Sandra Grossman, Jack Snell, Joe Villines, Ken Choquette, Greg Van de Berge
Matthew 25
NewBo City Market
Garden of Hope
Viola Gibson
Cedar Rapids
Short-term
• Awareness Campaign + programming• Public Edible Orchard• Edible Landscape Master Plan
Medium-term
• Urban Farm • Community Garden + Hoop House
Long-term • Shared-Use Kitchen
Coalition : Food Environment AlliancePartners:: Blue Zones Project, Coe College, City of Cedar Rapids Planning Department, Feed Iowa First, HACAP, Horizons, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, Iowa BIG, Iowa Valley RC&D, Kirkwood Community College, Linn County Public Health, Linn County Planning Department, Matthew 25, United Way of East Central Iowa
Awareness Campaign Partners::Feed Iowa First, Blue Zones
Edible Landscape Master PlanPartners:: Blue Zones, Blue Zones Student Steering Committee, Coe College Administrative Staff, Coe College Sustainability Team, Neighborhood Liaison, Neighborhood Associations,
Community Garden + Hoop House
Community Garden + Hoop House
Public Edible OrchardPartners:: Lead Contact: Iowa Big
Coalition Partners: Blue Zones, City of Cedar Rapids Arborist, City of Cedar Rapids Parks Department, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, Hughes Nursery, Trees Forever
Urban Farm Partners::Lead Contact: Iowa Big
Coalition Partners: Blue Zones, City of Cedar Rapids Parks Department, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
Dubuque County
• “Coming together is the beginning. Keeping together is progress.
Working together…IS SUCCESS”
-Henry Ford
HistoryVision: To develop a roadmap for transformation of the local food system by fostering communication and collaboration among diverse stakeholders and community members by identifying the best opportunities for social, economic and environmental resiliency which includes: supporting program implementation and sustaining community food system initiatives, developing and expanding market opportunities, as well as monitoring and reporting food system impacts.
Mission: To transform the local food system in the Greater Dubuque area through education, planning, implementing, and sustaining healthy, community-based food systems.
Core Values: Interconnectedness and Synergy: Partnerships and personal relationships are essential for food system transformation. This transformation includes cross-cutting opportunities and creative collaborations that solve diverse problems. We value an inclusive process and benefit from the passion, expertise and skills of our diverse community partners. Social Equity: All residents, regardless of their race/ ethnicity/ nationality, neighborhood residency, or rural or urban background, should be able to fully participate in the economic and cultural success of the community food system and connect with its assets and resources. This includes developing equitable access to food through economic, social, and physical access in the built environment, and overall empowerment for all residents. Health and Safety: We promote foods that are fresh, local, and minimally processed. We align our efforts with organizations who are working to prevent and reduce rates of diet-related illnesses including diabetes and obesity. Education: Opportunities for benefit from an equitable food system should be available to a broad range of audiences. Education is critical to a well-rounded community capable of participating fully in the transformation of the community food system. This includes, but it not limited to education for consumes, producers, processors and distributors, purchasers, andgeneral awareness.
Research: Food Sectors
Research: Food Sectors
Research: Food Sectors
Research: Food Sectors
Research: Food Sectors
Dubuque Food System
Dubuque Food System Key projects ideas: AUTQUICK WIN:
– Edible Orchard/ Landscape– Awareness campaign: farm to institution
• Purchasing power
– Food Access- Educational programming
INTERMEDIATE:– Food Policy council : land use– Food Box Node
LONG-TERM– Incubator Farm – Entrepreneur Education Center
• Culinary programming• Shared Kitchen space- joint program
• Key project ideas: Coalition• QUICK WINS:
– Food Access: Food Desert research – Double Up Bucks Program Support– Farmers Market Support: awareness – Education programs – Farm to School Programming– City Policy Council- zoning codes
• INTERMEDIATE– Bee Branch Community Orchard – Procurement- Food Hub Aggregation and Storage
• LONG TERM – Incubator Program
• Sinsinawa: Farm• Convivium: Shared-Kitchen
Overview and Evaluation• Key projects ideas: Common Themes
– Edible Orchard/ Community Garden: Bee Branch– Farm to Institution/ Farm to School Programming
and Awareness – Food Access Outreach: Double Up Bucks/
Awareness programs– Education Programs/ Entrepreneurial outreach:
connect with existing programs at Mission, Convivium and Hy-Vee
– Food Policy council – city zoning and advocacy– Food Hub Node- Aggregation and Distribution- utilize
existing research from ISU Leopold Grant – Incubator Program: Shared-Kitchen and Incubator
Farm site: Convivium and Sinsinawa
• Outliers:
– Farmers Market Support and Promotion– Food Desert Research
Feasibility
Innovation/ ImpactCore Values