Pike County Local Foods Coalition Meeting Tuesday, April 12, 2016 – OSU South Centers 10:00am – 11:00am

NOTES FROM THE MEETING

Facilitators: Tammy Jones, OSU Extension, Pike County – [email protected] Charles Hoy, [email protected]

Agenda - Attendees: Tammy Jones, CC Hoy, Hannah Scott, Tom Worley, Phyllis Amlin Snyder, Julie Blanton, Mandy Way, Tony VanMeter, and Judy Dixon.

Update on action items: 1. -find out about how SNAP benefits work for Farmer’s Markets/help advertise this option to SNAP recipients **Julie Blanton provided 2 resources/documents for how to get started **Tammy Jones has the documents in a binder for future reference **Julie Blanton talked to the group about this option and promoting it

2. -additional input from other groups **Tammy Jones is on the agenda for May 13th to speak to the Head Start Policy Council **Tammy Jones will be calling local pastors to invite them to our next meeting

3. -list of funding sources **Hannah Scott provided information to the group about possible funding sources -these can be used once the group becomes formalized

4. -involve grocery representatives **Tammy Jones spoke with Randy Roberts, Ritchie’s Marketplace manager –he is interested in working with our group – he plans to attend as his schedule allows

5. -reach out to other local producers **Tony VanMeter attended today and Debbie Sheppherd called and wants to continue to receive meeting notes because she was unable to attend Who is missing today that we might want to include? **Buchannan Church representative – Tammy will call **Williams Market representative – CC Hoy will contact **Skymer Bevins with the YMCA/Community Garden – Tammy will contact/invite **Mandy provided a name/number for Ryan Leach with Community Food Initiatives – Tammy will invite him to speak at a meeting in June or July

Subcommittees – 3 committees were decided ** Pop-Up Farmers Markets ** Food Insecurity ** Education

Future Meetings **Beginning on Tuesday, May 24th, we will meet on the 4th Tuesday of each month at the South Centers from 10:00am – 12noon **The plan is for subcommittees to meet/work from 10:00am – 11:00am monthly and then come together with the entire group from 11:00am – 12noon

Next Meeting **Hannah Scott will facilitate the meeting She will present options to the group about whether to formalize and how We will then create a Mission/Vision/Goals **Discussion about group name……. From the responses and conversations, many feel the words “coalition” and “policy council” are a bit too formal for the groups intentions ~~~Bring ideas to the May meeting~~~ **Members will choose a subcommittee to work with for future meetings **Subcommittees will meet briefly at the conclusion of today’s meeting Resources: CC Hoy, Hannah Scott, and Dan Remley plan to attend. Use the link below if you are interested in attending. May 3 Local Food Council Summit, Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center, 2201 Fred Taylor Dr., Columbus, Ohio 43210 http://www.cvent.com/events/local-food-council-summit/agenda- f95f21f8dd224db4b40c95245ab9edc4.aspx https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/Toolkit%20Designed%20FINAL%203-22-16.pdf http://www.aplu.org/library/healthy-food-systems-healthy-people-executive-summary/file

Factsheets for New Coalitions

ESTABLISHING A NEW COALITION http://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/CDFS-3

BUILDING COALITIONS: INTRODUCTION http://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/CDFS-1

COALITION GOAL SETTING http://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/CDFS-8

Pike County Extension 313 Mill Street Piketon, OH 45661 Phone (740) 289-4837 Fax (740) 289-4496 www.pike.osu.edu