Mid-Ohio Foodbank
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2016-05-03
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Ohio State University. Office of Outreach and Engagement
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OSU's commitment in responding to food security through farming/environment, health/nutrition, business/entrepreneurship & policy directly parallels with the Foodbank's strategic direction to "feed the line" and "end the line." Our vision to collaborate with others and mobilize the public to build hunger-free, healthier communities is being realized based on how we are organizing ourselves and our work in urban farming, implementing our Food is Health strategy, sustaining our new social enterprise assets and in advocating for sound public policy particularly around sustainable wages.
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IMPACT. 1: FARMING: Established as a separate LLC, Urban Farms of Central Ohio farmed 3 of 10 acres, which resulted in nearly 15 tons of fresh produce to feed about 900 hungry families/2,400 individuals. -- 2. FOOD IS HEALTH: In a recent survey of 1,000 clients receiving food at a Foodbank produce market, 94% reported increasing their fruit and vegetable consumption by about 2.5 cups per day. -- 3. BUSINESS/ENTREPRENEURSHIP: The South Side Roots at the Reeb Avenue Center - a pay-how-you-can structured Café and a fresh foods' Market at a fraction of grocery store prices - was launched in Sept. 2015. The on-site Kitchen served 15,137 kids' meals and 130 individuals per week at free community meals.
OSU PARTNERS: College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences; Food Innovation Center; Kirwan Institute; College of Social Work; OSU Extension; College of Medicine; John Glenn College of Public Affairs
COMMUNITY PARTNERS: Federal, State, Local governments; Executive and Legislative branches; Business leaders/corporate organizations; Non-Profit leaders; Human/Social service organizations; Health organizations; Farm Bureaus; Education entities
PRIMARY CONTACT: Mid-Ohio Foodbank (info@midohiofoodbank.org)
OSU PARTNERS: College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences; Food Innovation Center; Kirwan Institute; College of Social Work; OSU Extension; College of Medicine; John Glenn College of Public Affairs
COMMUNITY PARTNERS: Federal, State, Local governments; Executive and Legislative branches; Business leaders/corporate organizations; Non-Profit leaders; Human/Social service organizations; Health organizations; Farm Bureaus; Education entities
PRIMARY CONTACT: Mid-Ohio Foodbank (info@midohiofoodbank.org)
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Engaged Scholars, v. 4 (2016).