My presentation to the Social Media Breakfast Club San Antonio, 4/20/11

1. Food systems, policy, SM Social Media Breakfast April 20, 2011 Leslie Provence http://lep07.typepad.com/ @lepsafood

2. Food system What is a food system? Does ours have problems?

3. Food system cycle *Diagram from Agricultural Urbanism: HB Lanarc

4. Not so good . . . Soil degradation Inhumanity Pollution Salmonella huh? E. coli ?? more pollution fastfood food miles food deserts *Diagram from Agricultural Urbanism: HB Lanarc

5. Converging movements

6. Food policy council Stakeholder forum for food issues, connecting the whole system Raises public awareness on issues of food, health, transportation and development Identifies gaps or obstacles for growing, processing, distributing, or accessing Formulates programs to implement local solutions Authorized to advise local governments

7. Some cities with food councils Knoxville, 1982, 11 members Toronto, 1991, 30 members Portland, 2000, 14 members Madison, 2005, 12 members Oakland, 2007, 14 members Austin, 2008, 13 members San Antonio, 2010, 19 members

8. What can policy do? Farmlandpreservation Urban agriculture Small-scale Mimics nature Included in each part Entrepreneurship Constant Relationships Two-way Small-scale Relationships Health Entrepreneurship Small-scale Community Entrepreneurship *Diagram from Agricultural Urbanism: HB Lanarc

9. What can SM do? Offer your SM talents, writing, and graphic skills TOFGA Region 2—help find the farmers and urge them to join TOFGA; help build the community Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance advocacy SA FPC—gather community input, publicize the council’s work, read and promote the blog, guest author

10. More ways to have impact Grow some of your own food Don’t fall for the marketing— you are the market Ask for what you want, ask what’s in it, ask where it comes from College student? Bring the Real Food Challenge to San Antonio’s campuses: realfoodchallenge.org

11. Follows @civileats @civileater @NaomiStarkman @CANARYorg (anti-GMO) @foodfirstorg @lettuceeatkale @SlowMoney

12. Questions? http://lep07.typepad.com/

13. How does our food system impact the environment? Soil food web -Soil structure and nutrient delivery C Cl H O P K N S Ca Fe Mg Mo B Cu Mn Zn vs. only N P K

14. How else? Erosion, runoff, dead zone Petroleum dependence: machinery, fertilizer, pesticide, transport Concentration of waste products Loss of diversity in seed and livestock