Clackamas County Agricultural Investment Plan:

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1 Clackamas County Agricultural Investment Plan: Connecting Land, Food, Health and Economics Oregon Solutions Clackamas Food System ONEStop Project January 23, 2014

2 The AIP ONEStop It s all about the Partnership! ONE CC Ag Investment Plan (AIP) STOP The Really Big IDEA AIP Regional ONEStop Cornerstone: A Public+Private+NPO Partnership bringing diverse technical assistance, collaboratively developed and implemented, to producers, processors, distributors and consumers in support of the growing and eating of healthy, local foods.

3 FoodSystem ONEStop Concept $ 4.8b Private Local Gvts. NPOs POLICY LEVEL: MOU, Funding Oversight, Accountability Education Partnership: Peer to Peer Learning large/small Research & Development Partnership : Technical collaboration w/ university and community college; private sector Finance and Legal Partnership: Micro lending/succession Planning AIP ONEStop Compliance Partnership Regulatory/Permits/Oversig ht/admin Policy Partnership: Regional Food System Sustainability Partnership: LID, Renewable Energy, Energy Audits ADMIN/Implementation Level project mgt.; budget; web hosting; marketing; partner coordination; reporting Conservation Partnership: Conservation Farm Planning; TA; Ecosystem Services Value Added Partnership: Processing/Packaging ; Distribution; Marketing ; Institution Food Buying PROJECT LEVEL: QSRA (Quick Strike, Rapid Assessment) Implementation from partners toolboxes Proj.1 Proj.2 Proj.3 Landscape Scale Level Regional Food System Policy Regional Branding Regional Issues (i.e. transportation/distribution gaps)

4 SUMMARY OF PORTAL ALTERNATIVES OS PROPOSAL 1 AIP SURVEY Input 1 CCC FOCUS Input 2 ONESTOP PARTNERS INPUT 3 (WHAT WE LEARNED) Finance and Legal Education Conservation Compliance Policy Sustainability Value Added Aging demographic Size/Capacity of Operation Marketing Access to Land Financing Economic Environment Regulatory Barriers Fertilizers/pesticides Land use/zoning Labor Tax Structure Water Rights Certification Systems Labor/Technical Skills for Small Farms and Sustain. Harvesting Business Skills for Ag. Businesses Address Impacts of Climate Change Focus on Mgt. Jobs (labor to leadership) Small Scale Harvesting Equipment Skilled Interns, One Stop Shop Education Partnership OSU Marketing Tourism Labor Supplies/Equip. USDA Services Health What/How to Grow How to Get Started in Business Ownership/Transfer Policy / Advocacy Waste Disposal Sustainability Conversion to Food from Non-Food Production Compiled by COGAN OWENS COGAN / - USDA SARE Project found the following key areas of concern to based on interviews and survey of ag producers and processors/distributors: foods system vision/strategy, value-added processing, distribution, food system labor, transportation, energy, water, marketing, land use regulation and tools

5 OUTPUT 1 SUGGESTED ONESTOP PORTALS (WHAT WE HEARD) OUTPUT 2 FIELD TESTED PROJECT TEAM FARM TOUR OUTPUT 3 ONESTOP PORTAL (Draft Recommendation) What to Grow and How to Grow It Farm Business Assistance Equipment and Supplies Selling Food Products Processing Food Products Distributing Food Products Land Use and Regulations Natural Resources Conservation and Sustainability Labor and Producer Education and Training Policy, [Planning] and Advocacy Field interviews: Brett/Judy Caldwell, Caldwell Family Farm, 1.5 acres Beginning Small Farmers Tom Winterrowd, Pitkin- Winterrowd Farms 20+ acres, Specialty/Niche Crops Narendra Varma, Community By Design, LLC/Our Table 60 + acres, Diverse Vertically Integrated Farm 1. What To Grow and How To Grow It 2. Marketing and Distribution 3. Farm Management and Financing 4. Farm Infrastructure: Tools and Equipment 5. Government Regulations & Conservation 6. Business to Business DRAFT ONESTOP PORTAL RECOMMENDATION

6 OUTPUT 4 ONESTOP PORTALS (THE BASKETS) What To Grow and How To Grow It 2. Marketing, Processing and and Distribution 3. Farm Management, Labor and Financing 4. Farm Infrastructure, Land, Tools and Equipment 5. Government Services and Regulations 6. Resource Conservation and Certification 7. Farm Support: Businesses, Vendors and Organizations FINAL RECOMMENDATION

7 Clackamas Food System ONEStop BREADBASKET PORTALS Private Local Gvts. NPOs POLICY LEVEL: Declaration of Cooperation WHAT TO GROW AND HOW TO GROW IT MARKETING, PROCESSING AND DISTRIBUTION FARM MANAGEMENT, LABOR AND FINANCE AIP ONEStop Breadbasket ADMIN LEVEL (Clackamas County) Steering Committee, oversight, partner coordination; web hosting support; marketing; reporting; budget. FARM INFRASTRUCTURE, LAND, TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FARM SUPPORT: BUSINESSES, VENDORS AND ORGANIZATIONS RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND CERTIFICATION GOVERNMENT SERVICES AND REGULATION

8 Problem Solved?

9 We Look Good Because of Great Support! Special Thanks To: Clackamas County Board of Commissioners Co-Conveners Martha Schrader and Shelly Parini ONEStop Partners Oregon Solutions Cogen Owens Cogen Clackamas County Agricultural and Forestry Economic Development Rick Gruen, Ag Investment Plan Program Manager ph: ;