Photo: Kathy Clay
PROGRAMS AND IMPACT REPORT 2022
Thank you for your support as we move toward our vision of good, clean and fair food for all.
Slow Food in the Tetons is well positioned in 2022 to help address the future of food. We have strong relationships with farmers, ranchers, food producers, restaurant workers, healthcare professionals, nonprofit partners and more, and we are active members of the Teton Food & Farm Coalition and the Wyoming Food Coalition. We also have connections across the global Slow Food network. Our board and staff are incredibly hard working, talented and dedicated. Even so, we draw immeasurable hope and encouragement from engaging with people like you. We look forward to seeing you at one of our markets or events this year and working together to make lasting change in our community and beyond.
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SLOW FOOD IN THE TETONS PROGRAMS AND IMPACTS
Dear Community, I’d like to begin this letter by telling you a little more about Slow Food outside of the Tetons. You may already be familiar with our work through programs like the People’s Market, Cooking & Farming Summer Camps or the Community Gardens. We are actually one chapter among 150 others in the USA and 160 worldwide, with millions more people doing similar work outside of the organization. The Slow Food movement has a life of its own. It is decentralized, widespread, open to anyone, and growing every day. It is made up of people feeling the effects of a broken food system in their own lives and powered by those seeking agency in this very personal issue by taking back their food choices from those who control them. The secret to the success of Slow Food USA is that it allows each chapter to create programs that best fit each community’s needs. There are no marching orders coming down from the top. Instead, this global groundswell of positive change is held together by a vision of “good, clean and fair food for all”, a notion that is so basic and essential that it feels almost ridiculous to consider the alternative. At Slow Food in the Tetons, we aim to build a food system that makes people well rather than sick, that builds community rather than erodes it, that respects food cultures and food sovereignty rather than homogenizing them, and that leaves a planet better than we found it. Specifically, our board and staff have devised a three tiered approach to our work to address all aspects of a changing local food system. You’ll find more on these tiers as you flip through the pages of this report. “Community Food System” includes our programs that provide the scaffolding of a local food economy where producers and community members can interact directly in year-round food commerce. The second program is “Education”, where we grow Slow Food values “from seed” in order to make lasting change. We teach all ages about food and food systems and pass along life skills such as cooking and gardening. Our third program, “Good, Clean & Fair Food Access’’, focuses on making locally and regionally produced nutritious food more accessible and affordable for everyone in our community. We are addressing these issues through outreach programs with strong community partnerships and by involving more of the community in our existing markets and educational programs.
Sincerely, Scott Steen Executive Director
2022
Staff: Lucille Rice (Communications and Food Access Manager), Scott Steen (Executive Director),Sara McIntosh (Online Marketplace and Farmstand Manager), Mari Allan Hanna (Program Manager), and Gretchen Cherry (Development Director)
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Board: Brent Tyc, Shauna Lockhart, Gretchen Cherry (Staff), Mari Allan Hanna (Staff), Pam Case, Scott Steen (ED), Stephanie Thomas, Nora Schwartz, Julie Dery, and Ali Wheeler. Not pictured: Lizzie Votruba and Turner Resor
Vision Good, clean, and fair food for all. Mission To grow the local and regional sustainable food system by supporting producers, educating consumers, and connecting them together in the spirit of good, clean and fair food. About The Slow Food movement began in Italy in 1989 as an effort to oppose the disappearance of local food cultures and traditions and combat people’s dwindling interest in the food they eat. Today, Slow Food is a global initiative in over 160 countries with 150 USA chapters. Slow Food in the Tetons began in 2008, is based in Jackson, WY, and works primarily in the Tetonarea food system. Slow Food envisions a world in which all people can access and enjoy food that is good for them, good for those who grow it and good for the planet…”good, clean and fair good for all”.
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SLOW PROGRAMS
SLOW FOOD IN THE TETONS | PROGRAMS AND IMPACTS 2022 Program Areas Slow Food in the Tetons works to achieve its mission in three key program areas. COMMUNITY FOOD SYSTEM: Providing year-round commerce and connections for local food producers and •consumers.People’s Market • Online Marketplace • Farm Stand • Farm to Fork Festival EDUCATION: Reconnecting all ages to the experience of growing, preparing, eating, sharing, and enjoying food. • Kids Cooking and Farming Camp • After School Kids Cooking Classes • Adult Cooking Classes and Workshops • Local Food Guide GOOD, CLEAN & FAIR FOOD ACCESS: Ensuring that all people can access food that is good for them, good for those who grow it and good for the planet. • Jackson Hole Community Gardens • Equal Access Initiatives • Teton Farmer Fund Finances / 2021 REVENUE: $785,606 Donations: 21% Grants: Sponsorships:13% 7% Programs: ProgramsEXPENSES:59%$703,551(andevents): 89% Admin: Fundraising:5% 6% STAFF PAYROLL: $243,921 Program: 80% Admin: Fundraising:5% 15% 21 89 80
People’s Market Wednesdays / Center for the Arts lawn
Photo: Clay Bradley
Slow Food has been an amazing opportunity for me to take some things I love to do and to share with others.
My heart sang louder in 2021 because of being a small part of Slow Foods in the Tetons!” - Kathy Clay
People’s Market
• The People’s Market requires all prepared and packaged food vendors to use at least one locally sourced ingredient.
Program Cost: $57,000
120 local and regional farm, ranch, and packaged food vendors supported 50,000+ attendees
• The People’s Market has a steering committee of dedicated vendors who help to guide market policies and long term goals.
• The People’s Market has a 83% waste diversion rate. The market was the first event in Jackson Hole to attain a Zero Waste Event Certification from ISWR.
Presenting Sponsorship : $15,000 free booth spaces for local nonprofits at weekly Partnershipsmarketswith community events, such as Dancers Workshop classes and Off Square Theater productions Impact $441,000 in direct to consumer sales in 2021
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Presenting Sponsor: Wind River Capital Management
• Direct-to-consumer sales help to strengthen the connection between local food and community, provide transparency in farming and ranching practices, and create cost savings for both growers and consumers by eliminating intermediate supply chain and distribution costs.
Additional Partners: Town of Jackson, Wyofarm Composting, Center for the Arts, TC Public Library, Fine Dining, Friends of Pathways, Jackson Hole Children’s Museum and 100+ vendors and 50+ nonprofits per season
LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS
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The People’s Market is a year-round, farmer’s market for: local and regional producers; an incubator for local food businesses; and a gathering space for the community to celebrate good, clean and fair food. Did you know?
- Sonja Rife, Killpecker Creek Cattle Company
“I have been so impressed by the way they handled COVID. They made careful and conscious decisions while responding to COVID.
When COVID first presented itself, customers rushed in to get their hands on local foods. It was a scary couple of months, and the Slow Foods market responded beautifully. They pivoted to the online platform, and we lost very little sales because of it. I was telling my friends back East, ‘Look, you need to encourage your local markets to look at this online platform.’ It’s been fantastic as a vendor. ”
Program
Presenting Sponsorship
A year-round online market offering local, regional and seasonal produce, dairy, meats, packaged goods and prepared food. The Online Marketplace also lists the farm name, farm location and growing practices on every product allowing shoppers to make more informed decisions. The Online Marketplace is a resource to maintain the connection between local producers and consumers throughout the year as an added convenience and complement to in-person farmers markets. Cost: $233,000 : $10,000
Impact $168,000 in food sales direct to producers in 2021 30 local and 15 regional farms, ranches, and packaged food producers supported 3,289 customers engaged in the first year of operation $1,002 in local food donated in partnership with Hole Food Rescue to The Sprout Mobile LOCAL ingredient boxes supplied at no extra cost for each student in Youth and Adult Cooking Classes
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Presenting Sponsor: Snake River Brewing Additional Partners: Teton Conservation District, Community Foundation of Jackson Hole, Twigs Garden Center, WyoFarm Composting LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS
“This small farmstand makes my summer! So grateful for their vision and hard work.”
- Slow Food Farm Stand Shopper
Presenting Sponsorship : $5,000 Impact $140,000 in food sales direct to farmers in 2021 25+ local and regional farms supported ALL excess Farm Stand food is used for our summer camps or donated through a Slow Food Vouchers community partner
SYSTEMS
Program Cost: $163,000
Although located in the middle of town (next to Twigs Garden Center in the Movieworks Plaza), this seasonal spread of vegetables, fruits, herbs and fresh baked pies and jam under the tent creates a unique on-the-farm feel. Shoppers line up for a chance at the first tomatoes and other treasures of the season and to savor the flavors of summer into fall.
The Slow Food Farm Stand offers fresh, seasonal produce and packaged food on behalf of small-to-medium local and regional producers. The Farm Stand lists the farm name, farm location and growing practices on every product, allowing shoppers to make more informed decisions.
Slow Food Farm Stand
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Presenting Sponsor: Additional Partners: Twigs Garden Center, Blue Spruce Cleaners, Hole Food Rescue
LOCAL FOOD
“You guys are rock stars! While we all try to serve our community, y’all are awesome for getting in front of them and being appreciative. Keep rocking it! ”
- Nick Phillips, Sweet Cheeks Meats
Vibrant
Sweet Cheeks Meats LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS
Farm to Fork Festival
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A multi-day event during the first weekend in October dedicated to celebrating Teton-area cuisine, farming and ranching heritage, and the growing local food movement. The event is family friendly, open to the entire community as well as visitors, and offers a variety of free and low cost activities.
• Benefits the health of our community.
Impact $23,000 revenue for local producers 70 featured vendors, speakers, and presenters 2,000+ attendees FREE locally sourced lunch for 500 people — a community-wide harvest celebration 2021 Keynote Speaker:
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• Offers cooking and gardening classes that empower people to spend more time in the kitchen and in the garden. Program Cost: $80,000 Presenting Sponsorship : $10,000 Mark Bittman Partners: Jackson Hole Travel and Tourism Board, Teton Conservation District, Anvil Hotel, Alpine House, Slow Food USA, Wind River Food Sovereignty Project, Restoring Ancestral Shoshone Foods, Pride of Bristol Bay, Center for the Arts, Bona Fortuna, Central Wyoming College, Wyofarm Composting, Hole Food Rescue, Food Coalition, Events,
Did you know? Farm to Fork Festival…
• Establishes Jackson Hole as an agritourism destination.
Presenting Sponsor: Additional
• Highlights sustainable farming and ranching practices that build topsoil and have a significant impact on combating climate change.
• Builds the infrastructure of the local food system in support of local farmers and ranchers and increases the supply of fresh, seasonal, non-processed, and nutrient dense food.
• Enables the community to know their farmers and become more familiar with where their food comes from.
• Is an economic driver for local food-based businesses.
“Hazel has absolutely gained confidence in the kitchen and cooks a couple of times a weekno joke- she has asked for a chef’s knife for Christmas! ” - Jennifer Beastrom
Restaurant and
Ranch, Bona Fortuna, Wyofarm Composting, Coombs Outdoors, Hole Food Rescue
Additional Partners: Calico Bar, Huidekoper
Program Cost: $45,000
We shouldn’t have favorites, but, if we did, this program would be it! This experience involves campers spending a week immersed in small farm life, creating meals in an outdoor kitchen and sourcing ingredients directly from the garden. Students entering 3rd-8th grade develop and deepen their gardening, outdoor cooking, and natural world skills as they create local, seasonal, healthy and delicious meals from scratch. The adventure culminates in a Friday Feast for their families and friends, where they show off their skills and share the delights of healthy, local food and food systems.
Presenting Sponsorship : $10,000 Impact 60 children per summer each spend one week at camp SCHOLARSHIPS are offered for all camps in partnership with One22 ADDITIONAL cooking and farming mini-camp sessions are offered throughout the summer in collaboration with Teton Literacy Center and the Coombs Foundation summer camps.
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Presenting Sponsor: Whole Foods Market
- Brian Hager, Summit Innovations School Science teacher
“These cooking classes are an amazing opportunity for kids to gain kitchen confidence, comradery, and some solid mentorship from the committed adults who share their passion for clean and sustainable food. There’s always a bit of culture, science, history, and mythology infused into the recipes that seek to use local and sustainably grown ingredients whenever available . ”
Additional Partners: Summit Innovations School, Sweet Cheeks Meats, Jackson Hole Community Gardens EDUCATION
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The goal of the After School Farm-to-Table Kids Cooking Classes is to expand student awareness and knowledge of how food is grown, develop and strengthen scratch-cooking and gardening skills, and increase enthusiasm for and consumption of healthy nutrient dense food. Classes have existed on two platforms. Prior to covid, they were held in-person at Summit Innovations School, with access to a full kitchen and greenhouse/garden space. During covid, throughout the 2020/21 and 2021/22 school years, these classes were held online via Zoom with students successfully participating live, from their own kitchens, with instructor Ian McGregor leading them through recipes and seasonal, local food based educational programming. 3rd-12th grade students sign up for up to 3 x 8-week sessions throughout the school year, with each student participating in one 90-minute class per week.
Yogurt, eggs, ground beef, flour
Montana Organic carrots, parsnips, celeriac Program
organic garlic, oats, barley, mushrooms, ground pork
Example Local Ingredient Box Every student receives and cooks Fromwith: Idaho From Wyoming From Cost: Impact 40+ children per school year in 3 sessions, lasting 8 are offered in partnership with One22 LOCAL ingredient boxes from the Online at no extra each After School Cooking Classes West KnifeWorks
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Presenting Sponsor: New
After School Kids Cooking Classes
weeks SCHOLARSHIPS
Marketplace are supplied
$31,000 Presenting Sponsorship : $10,000
SLOW FOOD IN THE TETONS | PROGRAMS AND IMPACTS 2022 Impact The Local Food Guide recognizes: ~40 farms and ranches 15+ packaged food vendors 5 CSA’s 31 restaurants that source local food 3K copies distributed in the Jackson Hole community 500 copies distributed through Slow Food programs FREE marketing for all featured producers and restaurants
Program Cost: $8,000 Presenting Sponsorship : $5,000 Presenting Sponsor: Lightning Labels Partners: Dishing Magazine and dozens of local farms, ranches, food producers and restaurants EDUCATION A PROGRAM OF SLOW FOOD IN THE TETONS Brought to you in partnership with Dishing magazine Local Food Guide JACKSON HOLE & TETON VALLEY dish ng
Local Food Guide
The Local Food Guide is an online and printed directory of the Teton area local food network featuring farmers, ranchers, packaged food producers and restaurants that source local ingredients. The guide is intended to support Teton area food producers and educate consumers about the many ways that they can locate and purchase locally produced food. The online guide is available at tetonslowfood.org, and the printed food guide is distributed in Dishing Magazine as well as through Slow Food programs and events.
“Thank you so much for everyone’s efforts. The gardens looked beautiful and I felt a very nice sense of community... even in the middle of a pandemic. - Deb Frauson
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Partners: Teton Conservation District, Hole Food Rescue, Community Foundation of Jackson Hole and TOJ/TC Parks and Recreation
GOOD, CLEAN, & FAIR FOOD ACCESS
Jackson CommunityHoleGardens
Program Cost: $39,000
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The JH Community Gardens program provides gardening opportunities for people without home gardens, cultivates green space, builds community, increases access to fresh and healthy food, and acts as a living classroom for growers of all ages. The May Park Garden is located in East Jackson and the Blair Garden is located across from Jackson Hole Middle School, and the Grove Garden is located next to the Teton County Public LIbrary.
Presenting Sponsorship : $5,000 Impact 154 garden plots 1,848+ volunteer hours per year 175+ gardeners volunteer a minimum of 4 hours per season and some offer much more 8-FOOT wildlife friendly deer fence at May Garden (value $22,000) 4 educational workshops per season offered at no cost to gardeners
• May Park Garden: 72 plots Blair Garden: 58 plots • Grove Garden: 24 plots (Newly installed and planted Fall 2021)
DISCOUNTED and free seeds and fall garlic for all gardeners donations of fresh vegetables and flowers to the community during the late summer/fall harvest season
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Presenting Sponsor: Hub Bicycles
WEEKLY
“Our Tuesday after school group had a great time making no-bake apple pie with Slow Food yesterday. They learned about natural Fall foods, practiced chopping and preparing, and were amazed that a healthy dessert could be so delicious! ” - @coombsoutdoors
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• Partner with One22, Teton Literacy Center, St. Johns Health, Teton Free Clinic, Hole Food Rescue
Hole Food Rescue: Local food support for the Sprout Mobile program
GOOD, CLEAN, & FAIR FOOD ACCESS
Coombs Outdoors: Summer half-day and year-round after school cooking and gardening programs
Slow Food Vouchers (online codes + in person vouchers):
Presenting Sponsorship : $5,000 Impact 15
Additional Partners: Teton Literacy Center, Hole Food Rescue, One22, St. John’s Medical Center Diabetes Education Program & Wellness Center, Teton Free Clinic, Sweet Cheeks Meats, Vertical Harvest
Vouchers are used to purchase local and regional food products, are funded by Slow Food, and distributed to community members through partner organizations. At the Slow Food Farm Stand and Online Marketplace, we are developing a discounted pricing structure to make additional local food products more widely affordable. We are making further strides by providing free seeds to community gardeners, donating locally grown food to partner food access organizations, and offering scholarships for all of our camps and classes.
Equal Access Initiatives
Program Cost: $15,000
TetonPartnerships:Literacy Center: Adult cooking classes
• Vouchers can be traded in for food at the People’s Market, Online Marketplace, Slow Food Farm Stand and Sweet Cheeks Meats
Slow Food is working to make locally and regionally produced nutritious food more accessible and affordable for everyone in our community. We create opportunities to increase food access by expanding our existing programs and working with partner organizations to reach as many people in the community as we can. Our Slow Food Voucher program aims to reduce the cost barrier to accessing local farm and ranch food at The People’s Market and the Slow Food Farm Stand.
Teton Literacy Center adult students took seven classes 50+ campers enjoyed cooking and gardening programming at the May Park Community Garden $500 in local food donated to the Hole Food Rescue Sprout Mobile $10k in vouchers distributed during covid (2020 and 2021)
Increasing access and affordability for locally produced, nutrient dense food
Photo: Jon Hume
Program Cost: $28,000
Impact $10k grant to Canewater Farm to build a “high tunnel” greenhouse for growing food $10k to Winter Winds Farm to set up a rotational pasture grazing system $7.5k to Larks Meadow Farms to purchase a new cheese vat
Additional Partners: Teton Conservation District, private donors
GOOD, CLEAN, & FAIR FOOD ACCESS
This grant is awarded annually to one local food producer with the goal of supporting Teton area farmers and ranchers and increasing the amount of good, clean and fair food in our community. This fund will provide support for emergency relief, capital expenditures, creation of new farms/gardens, finding or maintaining workers, producer business incubation projects, and other food production Inprojects.2021,the first official year of this grant, we were overwhelmed with eight applicants requesting funding for over $75,000 in projects. Once we received this news, Slow Food went back to the Teton Conservation District for some additional support and they were able to fund two additional farms/projects.
Teton Farmer Fund
Presenting Sponsorship : $10,000
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Donations: tetonslowfood.org/donate/ Contact Scott Steen Executive Director Gretchentetonslowfood@gmail.comCherry Development Director tetonslowfood.orgPOgretchen@tetonslowfood.orgBox7290,JacksonWY83002 IN THE TETONS Slow Food Photo: Mari Allan / cooking and gardening class at May Park Community Garden
