Ripping Off the Band-Aid: Food Sovereignty & Food Security Ellinoa Blake, CRGS Student Cade Godsill, BASW Student Analysia Limon, BASW Student Za Lo, BASW Student Jenny Quigley, MSW Student Navor Resurreccion, BASW Student Jen Maguire, Assistant Professor of Social Work
Overview • Research • Food Sovereignty & Food Security - Defined • In Practice • Humboldt State University (HSU) • College of the Redwoods (CR)
• Visions for the future • Discussion
Why we care? California State University Food and Housing Security Survey: Emerging Patterns from the Humboldt State University Data (Maguire, O’Neill, and Aberson, 2016)
What we are doing about it!
Food Security “Food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life.� - World Food Summit (1996)
Food Sovereignty “Food sovereignty is the right of
peoples to healthy and culturally appropriate food produced through sustainable methods and their right to define their own food and agriculture systems.� - La Via Campesina
Food Pantry ● Available to all students ● Non-perishable proteins, vegetables and fruits ● Free coffee, tea and snacks
Calfresh Outreach Partnerships with: • Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services • HSU Financial Aid • HSU Dining services • Community Alliance with Family Farmers
Weekly Cooking Classes • Local Chef • Organic fresh ingredients • Active Participation
Weekly Farmstand • Partnership with local farmer • Seasonal •
Farmer’s Market Shuttle
Community Gardens (CCAT/Resident Gardens)
Food Security at College of the Redwoods (CR)
Halloween Outreach Event -Students communicated: -frustration with eligibility documents (work-study, EOPS) -struggles with food insecurity, homelessness -positive response to seeing CalFresh banner
CR CalFresh Project 3 Part Mission to increase food security on CR’s campus includes: 1)
to increase campus awareness and empathy with student involvement
2)
to build collaboration and cohesion across campus departments
3)
to secure funding and a location for a Pantry to support healthy eating
Spring 2017 and beyond Future direction of CR Calfresh Project A) Increased funding in June 2016 B) Open the Food Pantry Fall 2017 C) Expanded Club Activities
Ripping Off the Band-Aid Discussion • • • •
Use research to define issues and generate novel solutions Assess need from a variety of perspectives Evaluate existing pilot programs Redesign CA State and federal social service policies to be more inclusive of college students
Acknowledgements Humboldt County CalFresh Outreach Partnership USDA Farmers’ Market Promotion Program HSU College of Professional Studies HSU Department of Social Work HSU Health Education HSU Associated Students HSU Advancement, Food for Thought Fundraising Campaign Food for People North Coast Growers’ Association Earthly Edibles Community Alliance with Family Farmers