Overview
PARK IT MARKET Innovation Guide
ThePark-ItMarketisa walk-upmarketthatoffers fresh,nutritiousfoodstofoodinsecureAmericans locatedinfooddeserts,ruralcommunitiesand disasterareas.Themarketholds3tons(6000lbs) offreshfood.Recipientsexperiencethe opportunitytochoosetheirownfoodfortheir family’sneedsanddietrequirements.
ThePark-ItMarketisanaffordablesolution, ensuringthatfreshfoodsareavailableona consistentbasis.Itiscapableofa36-hour continuousruntimeona14kWdieselgenerator, whilealsoofferingshorepower
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NO BOUNDARIES
MOBILE MARKETS
Notonlyisarefrigeratedmobilemarket betterforfoodsafetystandards,itisamore efficientwaytodistributefoodto populations.Bringthefooddirectlytothose inneed!
Measuring16ftlong,thePark-ItMarketcan betowedbynon-commercialvehiclesand requiresnoCDLlicensetooperate.
Reachunderservedareas
Provideservicewheremarketsandpantries aretoodistantforclientstowalk
Allowsthefocusonspecificimpoverished populationsordemographics
Rurallocationsarenolongerabarrier
Provideforfooddeserts
ThroughthePark-ItMarket,providerscan serveotherfoodsthatwereonceconsidered notavailablesuchasdairyandproteins. Thisallowsclientstoshopformorethan justpartsofameal,butwholenutrition!
A M O R E E F F I C I E N T D I S T R I B U T I O N
Protein Dairy Fruit & Veg
Make It A Meal
Samples & Tastings of New Foods
Cooking Demos
NUT EDU APark-ItMa includecoo tastingsatl schools,sen Becausethe systemviay
T H E C O U N T R I E S M O S T L O V E D C H E F F O R 2 0 2 1 K N O W L E D G E I S P O W E R E V E N W I T H F O O D
Using School Garden Produce
Distributiontrailerforschoolgardenproduceprograms Supportsummerfeedingprogramstoholdfoodanddistribute inthecommunity Allowschoolstopickupandstorelocalproducefromfarmstobeservedinmeals DistrictHarvestoftheMontheducationandcooking/samplingdemotrailer ThePark-ItMarketcansupportFarmtoSchoolprograminavarietyofways: S U P P O R T S D I S T R I B U T I O N O F L O C A L F O O D S I N T H E N A T I O N A L S C H O O L L U N C H P R O G R A M , T H E S U M M E R F O O D S E R V I C E P R O G R A M A N D C H I L D A N D A D U L T C A R E F O O D P R O G R A M S
FARM 2 SCHOOL
SUPPORTING PRODUCERS
ThePark-ItMarketallowproducerstofocuson producingqualityproductsandprovideasystem toconnectwithcustomerswhetheritbedirectto consumerordirecttoindustry.
Afoodhub,asdefinedbytheUSDA,is“acentrally locatedfacilitywithabusinessmanagement structurefacilitatingtheaggregation,storage, processing,distributions,and/ormarketingof locally/regionallyproducedfoodproducts.
Foodhubsplayanimportantroletosupporting producersbyofferingmembershipfoodboxes, rescuingsecondgradeproductorevenproviding localproducetorestaurantsandschools.
Policy & Legislation FAQ
SomegroupsofpeopleareidentifiedinFarmBill legislationandinUSDApolicyasbeingHistorically Underserved(HU).
FourgroupsaredefinedbyUSDAas“Historically Underserved,”includingfarmersorrancherswhoare:
•Beginning;
•SociallyDisadvantaged;
•Veterans;and
•LimitedResource
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