Climate Smart & Climate Ready Conference Business Track #4 on April 20, 2013 at Tompkins County Public Library in Ithaca, NY. Krys Cail, Center on Agricultural Development and Entrepreneurship. Building a Resilient Local and Regional Food System.

1. Building a Resilient Local and
Regional Food System
Regional Collaboration:
Binghamton Farm Share Around the Corner
Krys Cail

2. “Local” and “Regional” can be slippery
terms…..

3. NYC Greenmarkets Limit

7. Binghamton Farm Share Around the
Corner• Goal: to support, encourage and grow synergistic
connections between the region’s CSA farms and
Binghamton food desert residents
• Method: use existing community gathering
places, staffed by VINES (Volunteers Improving
Neighborhood Environments) staff, to distribute
farm shares within the food desert
• Consumer Outcome: healthy, affordable food
access, leading to healthier lifestyles
• Producer Outcome: expanded farm markets,
leading to more robust agricultural economy

8. City of Ithaca Population =
30,014

9. % of Children Under 18 Below Poverty

10. From Early Morning Farm website…
Veggies ready to wash -
We'll pack our Binghamton
CSA boxes full of these this
coming season.
Packing CSA Shares
Contents of a Small
Neighborhood CSA Share
last Season

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