2018 Ohio Food Policy Summit
November 13th, 2018
Amanda Osborne, OSU Extension Cuyahoga County
If you missed the 2018 Ohio Food Policy Summit or would like to revisit some of the presentations, click on the links highlighted below in yellow.
BASICS OF FOOD SYSTEMS FINANCING
Development finance is the efforts of local communities to support, encourage and catalyze expansion through public and private investment in the physical development, redevelopment and industry. This session focused on the terms and the opportunities of using development finance for our food system.
- Toby Rittner, President & CEO, Council of Development Finance Agencies
- Ryan Kozak, Managing Director & Group Head of Public Finance, Huntington Capital Markets and Founder & Board Chair, Food Conscious
SUCCESSFULLY-FUNDED NON-PROFIT FOOD PROJECTS
During this session we heard from successfully funded food-related nonprofit projects in Ohio, how those investments came about, the current status of each project, and how to build successful funder relationships.
- John Garofalo, Vice-President, Community Investment, Akron Community Foundation
- Beth Knorr, Director, Summit Food Coalition
- Susan Beaudry, Director of Programs, Osteopathic Heritage Foundation
- Carrie Carson, Food Partners Access Coordinator, Appalachian Accessible Food Network
LOCAL FOOD, LOCAL DOLLARS: INVESTING IN OHIO’S VALUE CHAIN
What are the missing services in Ohio? How should we go about developing a holistic plan to address gaps? How do we get local, regional, and state buy-in?
- Andrew Dumont, Senior Community Development Analyst, Federal Reserve Bank
- Debbie Tropp, Deputy Director, Local Food Research and Development Division, AMS, USDA
- Brian Williams, Principal, Local Nexus
HISTORY MATTERS: UNDERSTANDING THE LEGACY OF INSTITUTIONALIZED DISINVESTMENT ON COMMUNITY HEALTH
Why do we see such stark differences between neighborhoods? A hidden history of structural discrimination has shaped today’s geography of opportunity. The talk discussed the factors shaping this landscape and how our history should inform contemporary community building.
DO YOU WANT TO JOIN A STATEWIDE FPC ADVOCACY CAMPAIGN?
Michaela Oldfield, Director of the Greater Cincinnati Regional Food Policy Council, presented a platform proposal and framework for developing statewide collective work. Issue leaders briefly reviewed what their organizations’ interests and capacities are. Then there was open discussion of if and how FPCs across Ohio can work together to impact policy in the statehouse.
- Amalie Lipstreu, Policy Program Coordinator, Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association
- Carol Smathers, Field Specialist, Youth Nutrition and Wellness, OSU Extension
- Beth Knorr, Director, Summit Food Coalition
- Tevis Foreman, Director, Produce Perks Midwest
SUCCESSFULLY-FUNDED ENTREPRENEURIAL FOOD PROJECTS
During this session we heard from successfully funded food-related entrepreneurial projects and funders in Ohio, how those investments came about, the current status of each project, and how to build successful funder relationships
- Lela Klein, Executive Director, Greater Dayton Union Co-op Initiative and Board Member, Gem City Market
- Shaun Hamilton, System Director of Community Benefits, Premier Health
- Anne Geggie, Vice President of Lending, Finance Fund