What
can we do ?
Individual Level
• Patronize local businesses that use or sell local food • Grow at home and share your skills (gardening, canning, composting, etc) to build community food security • Use local currency • Volunteer at free community meals • Read the Greenfield Recorder to learn new recipes and keep up-to-date on local food events and classes
Community Level
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• Organize skill-shares at the Energy Park (in the summer) and First Congregational Church (in the winter) • Expand on the success of social-mission driven hunger-related projects • CISA and Greenfield Businesses Association incentivize use of Greenfield Dollars to build demand for local food purchasing • Develop an easily accessible local food-based currency • FCC partner with GCC’s SAGE Education Center to offer workshops on food and energy
Community Level (Con’t)
• Just Roots offer programs for SNAP and WIC recipients to learn fresh food preparation skills • Just Roots partner with the Kimball House Re-entry Program and GCC’s Farm and Food Systems program to continue working with unemployed people who have a recent history of incarceration, homelessness, and/or substance abuse. (See this chapter’s Case Study)
Governmental Level
• City government and CISA work to create an Agritourism website and brochure (similar to the Renewable Energy Atlas of Vermont, but for local agriculture) for Greenfield area farms and food entrepreneurs to stimulate the local economy
“Buying local is an emotional and psychological experience, leaving me feeling full and happy.” --Kevin McVeigh, Franklin County resident
stakeholder goals: CISA expands projects that build demand for local food. (CISA)
By the implementation of environmentally sound practices, Franklin Community Cooperative commits to working toward a sustainable future for our stores and our world. (FCC) Just Roots increases access to and demand for healthy local food through donations to soup kitchens and food pantries. (JR)
GREENFIELD FOOD STUDY
SOCIAL CHANGE
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