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A Food Plan for Austin Developing the City’s first-ever Food Plan What is a Food System? The Office of Sustainability defines the food systemas an interconnected networkthat includes everything that happens with food — where and how it is grown, distributed and sold, consumed, and ideally recovered. The food system is shaped by its stakeholders, practices, and the laws that regulate both. Post Consumption & Waste Diversion Processing & Distribution Production Food Justice Consumption & Access Markets & Retail Did you know? ● ● ● ● ● 14.7% food insecurity in Travis County 18 out of 47 zip codes in Travis County don’t have a full service grocery store 16.8 acres of farmland are lost every day in Travis County Less than 1% of food consumed in Travis County is locally produced 1.24 million pounds of food is wasted every day in Austin Disparities in food insecurity in U.S. Source: Feeding America, 2021 When disaster strikes ● Lack of supplies and limited organized means of distribution ● Road conditions can prevent people from getting what they need ● Support services closed ● Long lines and bare shelves ● Emergency supplies lack food that meets culture and dietary needs Disaster Food & Water Appendix ● Working with Homeland Security & Emergency Management (HSEM) and other departments ● Creating a plan to supplement the Emergency Operations Plan ● Will include learnings from Winter Storm Uri, COVID-19, boil water notices, and other possible scenarios Developing Austin’s first ever Food Plan Why do we need a Food Plan? ● The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic & Winter Storm Uri exposed and exacerbated deficiencies in our food system. ● A Food Plan will set clear Goals and Strategies to mitigate the impact of future crises, correct the system’s inequalities, and move toward a more equitable, sustainable & resilient food system that serves everyone. ● This will be Austin’s first ever Food Plan; when completed, it will provide a coordinating structure for all food related initiatives to work towards a shared vision and address key issues Resolution In June 2021, Austin City Council directed the City Manager to initiate a planning process and multilingual engagement strategy for the creation of the Austin Travis County Food System Plan, which shall convene experts and stakeholders to craft a 5-year plan. The Office Of Sustainability is the department in charge of overseeing the achievement of this goal. Source: Austin City Council RESOLUTION NO. 20210610-039 State of the Food System 2022 Releasing 2022 State of the Food System Report in July/August. Builds off State of the Food System Reports from 2015 and 2018. Serves as a foundational document to help ground participants in the planning process with context of our local food system. Covers key terms, trends & challenges, key questions, and facts around the various sectors of the food system. Finding the Right Project Team Stewards and Advisors of the Process City and County Staff Consultant Team Community Advisory Committee Austin-Travis Food Policy Board Advisors on the Content Issue Area Groups General Public and Community Community Food Ambassadors Project Organization Austin’s Food Plan Emergency Food and Water Appendix City and County Staff Austin-Travis Food Policy Board Consultant Team Community Food Ambassadors Community Advisory Committee *Potential Groups Issue Area Groups *Production AG General Public and Community Food Equity Toolkit *Access AG *Markets AG *Labor AG *Recovery AG Community Advisory Committee A good plan has to be grounded in its community. The City Council’s resolution requires this process be led by a Community Advisory Committee (CAC)–which will be comprised of community members impacted by food system inequities, small business owners, food access organizers, & other stakeholders. The CAC will oversee the planning process, help determine the Focus Areas for the Issue Area Groups, refine goals for the Plan, and assist in community outreach. Issue Area Groups The Issue Area Groups will be thematicworking groups that will provide of background information on an specific food system area based on the participants experience. The number and the themes of the AG’s will be determined with the help of our Community Advisory Committee and will provide critical input when developing goals and metrics. Project Timeline 1 2 3 6 7 Spring 2022 Summer - Fall 2022 Fall 2022 - Spring 2023 Summer 2023 - Early 2024 1 2 4 5 7 5 3 4 6 Next Steps Coming up soon Now Summer 2022 Fall 2022 Outreach and Community Awareness Consultant Onboarding and Kickoff Meeting CAC Recruitment and Selection Stay involved Regular Updates State of the Food System Release Spread the word Sign up for our Food Plan Interest Form or Sign up for Austin Food Notes to stay in the loop! Dive deeper into Austin’s Food System. Available this Summer at austintexas.gov/departmen t/sustainability Outreach materials coming early this Summer. Email : Sergio.torres- peralta@austintexas.gov for updates. Visit Austintexas.gov/food for more information In your community, who needs to be involved in the Food Planning process? Thank You! www.austintexas.gov/food /austinsustainability