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Multi-stakeholder Meeting at McGrath Family Farm

Project Updates

IN ATTENDANCE

Phil McGrath, owner
Karen Schmidt, Farm to School and Food Commons, SOAR Initiative
Bill Bartels, Farmer, Score Business advisor
Sandy Curwood, Tri-county Farm to School
Stephen Kendell, LA Kitchen
Severine Van Flemming, Agrarian Trust
Elysia Fong, CDFA
EJ Remson, The Nature Conservancy
Jennifer P, Out of the Box Collective, LA
Sharon Cech, Occidental
Sarah Nolan, The Abundant Table
Chris Massa, Faulkner Farm, nutrition educator
Mike, farm manager McGrath Farm
Nate Siemens, Fat Uncle Farm
Blake Irwin, farmer
Ryan Griffith, Food Corp, Nutrition Educator
Kerri, CSA
Carla Rosin, USDA cooperative farm hub, project manager

FOOD SYSTEMS MEETING AGENDA

  1. Welcome
  2. Meeting Intentions
    1. Explain project
    2. Develop a Case for Support
    3. Identify common food system goals
    4. Brainstorm opportunities for collaboration
    5. Establish next steps
  3. Brief introductions and food systems interests
  4. USDA LFPP planning and development grant
    1. Overview goals and objectives
    2. What we hope to accomplish
  5. Existing Models/Case for Support
    1. The Food Commons model and community investment
    2. Strong Incubator Farm Movement
      1. New Entry’s support, Infographic, Toolkits
    3. Bio-intensive Farming
  6.  Potential for widespread benefit & collaboration amongst diverse stakeholders
    1. Beginning and seasoned farmers
    2. Distributors
    3. Processors
    4. Buyers
    5. Institutions
    6. Environmental organizations
    7. Land trusts
    8. Existing food system projects
  7. Farm Hub Infrastructure & Network Development
    1. What exists
    2. What’s needed
    3. How partners can help
  8. Questions & Discussion
  9. Conclusion & Thank You
    1. Next steps

Working Food Hub draft
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