Feed Denver Slide Show June 2010

FEED DENVER:
URBAN FARMS & MARKETS

Grant Family Farm Open House, June 12, 2010
© Feed Denver Urban Farms & Markets, 2010

WHERE DOES YOUR FOOD COME FROM?

The Numbers
0.2
5.7
4.9
5.5
3.2

Denver Metropolitan Region Local Farm & Food Economy (Highlights of a data compilation),
Ken Meter, Crossroads Resource Center (Minneapolis, MN) for Civic Results (Denver, Co) 5/27/08

The
Numbers 0.2%: :
This is how much of the food
0.2
consumed in Metro Denver is
5.7 produced in Colorado
4.9
5.5 (Statewide: 0.1% of food consumed in
3.2 Colorado is produced in Colorado


The  0.2%: : How much of our food is
produced in Colorado
Numbers
0.2 $5.7 BILLION:
5.7 This is how much money we spent
4.9 on food in Metro Denver in
5.5 2008.
3.2

Numbers  $5.7 BILLION: How much we spend on food in Metro
Denver
0.2
5.7 $4.9 million:
4.9 How much money we spent on
5.5 food we bought directly from
Colorado farmers in 2008
3.2

Numbers  $5.7 BILLION: How much we spend on food in Colorado
 $4.9 million: How much we food we buy directly from
0.2 Colorado farmers

5.7 $5.5 BILLION:
4.9 How much money we send away
5.5 from Colorado (and the USA)
3.2 for the food we eat.


Numbers  $5.7 BILLION: How much we spend on food in Metro
Denver.
0.2  $4.9 million: How much we food we buy directly from
Colorado farmers
5.7  $5.5 BILLION: How much money we send away from
Colorado (and the USA) for the food we eat.
4.9
$3.2 BILLION:
5.5 How much we could be buying from Colorado
3.2 farmers if they were producing fruits and
vegetables for human consumption.

The Solution
CITY FOOD FOR CITY PEOPLE
Growing Real Food Near Where People Eat It


What Feed Denver is Doing
 COMMUNITY-BASED MODEL FARM PROJECTS
 Working with communities to explore, model, and establish urban
farming businesses - green jobs and sustainable enterprise.

 URBAN AGRICULTURE REGIONAL TRAINING CENTER
 We are a Growing Power Regional Outreach Training Center
developing and teaching the re-newed industry of farming in cities.

 FARM MARKETS
 The true “local economy” - entrepreneurial direct to consumer farm
markets selling at source.

 REVOLVING CITY FARMS LOANS FOUNDATION
 Micro-lending and resource sharing programs.


MODEL URBAN FARM PROJECTS
The Urban Farm at Stapleton


Architecture Projects

 Modeling food production structures.
 University of Colorado Architecture Students.
 Architecture for Humanity Project:
Passive Solar, Thermal Mass Growing
Structure Project, begins June 16, 2010


The Small Family Farm Moves to the City


Modern
Urban
Design
Meets
Farm

University of Colorado,
Denver
School of Architecture
Design/Build Class, 2010


REGIONAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTER
 Provide models, training,
resources and education in
sustainable urban farming
 Growing Power Regional
Outreach Training Partner


LOCAL FRESH FOOD
FARM MARKETS
 Fresh Food Farm Markets
 Truck Markets
 Food Education Center


CITY FARM REVOLVING LOAN FOUNDATION
 Increase means for local food
production and entrepreneurial
access through innovative
regional urban farm and market
project mentoring and “Own
your farm” loan Payback
programs


WHERE CAN
YOUR FOOD
COME
FROM?


Urban Agriculture
Makes a Better City
Fresh Local Food
Production

Better School & Better Community
Institutional Food Health

Stronger
Stable Jobs &
Restaurant
Skills Training
Industry

Supplemental
Reinvigorated
Income & Small
Cottage Food
Business
Industry
Opportunity

© Feed Denver Urban Farms & Markets,2010

FEED DENVER:
URBAN FARMS & MARKETS
Grant Family Farms Open House, June 12, 2010

Feed Denver Slide Show June 2010

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