1. COMMUNITY & REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEMS ACTION TOOLKIT Lindsey Day Farnsworth ldfarnsworth@wisc.edu Samuel Pratsch samuel.pratsch@ces.uwex.edu April 21, 2015

2. TOOLKIT OVERVIEW  What’s the purpose? This toolkit is a compilation of action-oriented resources to help practitioners and their community partners and local governments plan, implement, and/or evaluate a variety of community food system activities and explore how they are connected.  What’s the intended audience?  Extension county educators and state specialists  Community-based organizations  Funders  Local governments

3. LINKING THEORY & ACTION The way we approach food systems activities shapes the health, environmental, social, and economic outcomes of our food system.

4. UW-Madison Community & Regional Food Systems Project Framework Source: UW-Madison Community and Regional Food Systems Project V.5 working draft, www.community-food.org Enabling Environment: Agriculture and Food Policy, Economics, Public Health System, Natural Environment, Community & Culture

5. Food System Supply Chain Activities & Context Enabling Environment: Agriculture and Food Policy, Economics, Public Health System, Natural Environment, Community & Culture Land access & Suitability Agricultural Production Distribution & Aggregation Food Processing Marketing Preparation: Consumer & Institutional Consumption Resource & Waste Recovery Values

6. Food System Supply Chain Values Activities & Context Justice & Fairness Sustainable ecosystems Enabling Environment: Agriculture and Food Policy, Economics, Public Health System, Natural Environment, Community & Culture Vibrant farms & gardens Strong communitie s Sustainable ecosystems Thriving Local Economies Healthy People Justice & Fairness Cooperation Land access & Suitability Agricultural Production Distribution & Aggregation Food Processing Marketing Preparation: Consumer & Institutional Consumption Resource & Waste Recovery Community Food System Framework

7. Whole Measures for Community Food Systems Justice & Fairness Provides food for all Reveals & uproots injustice institutions support food justice Strong Communities Community-driven & builds equity Builds trust and reciprocity Civic leadership & political empowerment Vibrant Farms & Gardens Supports local, sustainable & economically viable family farms Protects farmers & farmworkers Respects farm animals Healthy People Provides healthy food for all Ensures health & wellbeing of all Connects people & land Sustainable Ecosystems Sustains a healthy environment Promotes an ecological ethic Enhances biodiversity Sustainable Local Economies Build local wealth Builds long-term economic vitality Develops infrastructure that supports community & enviro health Systems thinking & collaboration Emphasis on root causes Interdisciplinary strategies Coordinated, multi-level approaches

8. TOOLKIT CONTENT OVERVIEW How is this different than other food system resources?  Action-oriented  Linked to/rooted in the CRFS framework  Connection to Program Development and Evaluation  Not just another another food systems resource page:  UW-Extension CFS Team website UW-Extension CFS Team website  Cornell University Cornell University  University of Minnesota Extension University of Minnesota Extension  E-Extension Community, Local & Regional Food System CoP E-Extension Community, Local & Regional Food System CoP  Johns Hopkins University  Food Policy Resources Food System Curriculum Food Policy Resources Food System Curriculum

9. PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION PlanActLearn

10.  Plan and develop a new food-related program or project using the Whole Measures values to define intended outcomes EXAMPLE OF PLANNING USE OF TOOLKIT Policy and decision makers increase knowledge and awareness of how community infrastructure impacts health Outcomes Short Medium Long Policy and decision makers finance and incentivize the creation of community infrastructure Community infrastructure that supports access to and availability of healthy food and physical activity opportunities A thriving community food system that provides safe food and a built environment that enables all people to attain complete physical, emotional, social, economic, and spiritual well-being and positive growth

11. EXAMPLE OF ACTION USE OF TOOLKIT Identify resources and strategies to support new or existing projects

12. SEARCHING FOR A RESOURCE

14. Seeking resources and strategies to support new or existing projects? SEARCHING FOR THE RESOURCE TOOLKIT

17. Justice & Fairness National Equity Atlas PolicyLink Equity & Empowerment lens Multnomah County, Oregon Strong Communities Federal Grants Program Guide for Sustainable Farms & Communities Michael Fields & USDA Organizational Capacity & Structure University of Minnesota Extension Vibrant Farms & Gardens National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service ATTRA Build a Low-cost Cooler/Pack Shed FairShare & The Farley Center for Peace & Justice Healthy People Access to Healthy Food Survey University of Washington Center for Public Health & Nutrition Healthy Food Access Mapping Tool PolicyLink & Healthy Food Access Portal Sustainable Ecosystems Guide to Small Batch Composting Urban Garden Center Sustainable Business Develop. Guide MN Institute for Sustainable Ag & SARE Sustainable Local Economies Guide to Food Innovation Districts MSU & NW MI Council of Governments Cost-Benefit Analysis Tool AFRI CRFS Project Systems thinking & collaboration In development SAMPLE TOOLKIT CONTENT

18. EXAMPLE OF LEARNING USE OF TOOLKIT

19.  Demonstrate the impact of your community food system work by using Whole Measures to align the evaluation of your programs with the Cooperative Extensions Recording Results Systems REPORTING USES OF CRFS TOOLKIT

20.  April 2015  Revise concept of toolkit based on feedback  May 2015 – July 2015  Finalize website design function and graphics  Finalize content  Integration of concept, website, and content  August 2015 – September 2015  Pilot the toolkit  November  Launch NEXT STEPS AND TIMELINE

21. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Are there gaps in resources or information? How do you envision using this resource? Is anything confusing about the toolkit? What do you need to be able to use this resource? One-on-one training Modifications to website content Workshops Other? Would you be interested in piloting the toolkit?

22. QUESTIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS? Please contact us! Lindsey Day Farnsworth ldfarnsworth@wisc.edu Samuel Pratsch samuel.pratsch@ces.uwex.edu