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Future of Our Food & Farms Career Achievement Award: Arthur R. Brown Jr., Secretary of Agriculture, New Jersey This award recognizes Art Brown’s long-standing commitment to the agriculture community, his significant contribution to food and farming in the Mid-Atlantic region, his outstanding leadership, his work to advance the sustainability of the region’s farms, his efforts to increase food availability to those most in need, and his pioneering work to improve the connection between farmers and consumers in New Jersey. Future of Our Food & Farms Mid-Atlantic Innovation
and Leadership Award: Capital Area Food Bank This award honors the innovation and leadership of Lynn Brantley, Matthew Hora, and Jody Tick of the Capital Area Food Bank and Michael Heller of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. Through their hard work and long-standing commitment to their community, they have significantly improved food and farming system in the Mid-Atlantic region. From the Ground Up, founded in 1992, is based on 20 acres of the Clagett Farm in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, and provides fresh, affordable and sustainable produce to low-income neighborhoods in Washington, D.C. Some of the produce is sold through Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), in which over 300 customers receive a weekly "share" of produce in exchange for a single payment, available to low-income residents at reduced prices. The rest is sold at the Anacostia Farmer's Market, begun in 1999 with the Union Temple Baptist Church as a way to address both the need of local growers for profitable markets and the need of urban residents for access to fresh and affordable produce. With the market and CSA, the Capital Area Food Bank and Clagett Farm bring together a variety of income and cultural groups through the production and distribution of farm-fresh produce. For more information www.clagettfarm.org From Farm to Table, published by the Capital Area Food Bank, analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of fresh produce in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, and identifies international and national trends influencing each sector of the food system. The report catalogues the locations of food outlets and assesses food security in the metro Washington, D.C. area, describing how the structure of the local food system affects low-income residents. The report is designed to be an educational tool for those who wish to understand how fresh produce reaches local communities and what mechanisms operate the modern food system. For more information www.clagettfarm.org Future of Our Food and Farms Summit For more
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