PlacerSustain: Voices of Placer County's Sustainability Community

PLACER LOCAL FOOD ALLIANCE

Draft

1/11/12

I.                   Mission Statement:

 The Placer Local Food Alliance unites the Community to cultivate a healthy and sustainable local food culture that promotes the Wellness of our community, economy, and environment.

II.                  Vision:  A United Community that is caring for its Wellness by choosing healthy local food.

III.              Objectives

·      An ongoing Healthy Placer Local Food Initiative that reaches and includes the entire Community.

·      Local Food Community Web Portal

·      Food Coop(s) that provide full time public access to locally grown food. 

·      Coordinated Farm to Institutions That Feed People Program(s). (Schools, Seniors, Homeless, Food Banks)

·      Coordinated Education and Training Resource Center—gardening, food preparation, nutrition, exercise, and health

·      A Gardening Network including home gardens, school gardens, community gardens.

·      Local Food Restaurant Branding and

·      Community Local Food Events—Breaking Bread Together

·      New Farmer Support Center

·      Sustainable Practices and Permaculture Learning Center

·      Local Food Alliance Newsletter and Print Publication

·      Coop Gardening Supply

·      Value Added Agriculture and Commercial Kitchen(s)

·      Meat Processing and USDA Small Animal Certification

IV.              Key Alliance Activities

A.                  Networking and Communication

B.                  Coordinated Community Engagement

C.                  Strategic Collaboration

D.                  Advocacy

V.                 Networking Partners

A.                  Restaurants

B.                  Food Marketing and Sales Organizations

C.                  Health Services

D.                  Exercise and Recreation Businesses / Organizations

E.                   Health and Nutrition Businesses

F.                   Gardeners (Including Master Gardners)

G.                 Alternative Medicine / Holistic Health / Natural Medicine

H.                 Community Organizations (Including Church, Seniors, and Youth)

I.                    Schools and Educational Institutions

J.                    Regional Food Collaboratives

K.                  Arts and Culture Individuals and Organizations

L.                   Food Banks

M.                Food Preparers / Value Added Agricultural Services

N.                 Growers and Livestock/Poultry Producers

O.                 Farmer’s Markets

P.                  Local Government

Q.                 Other Local Food Initiatives

R.                  Sustainable Economic Development Initiatives

S.                   Other