north texas food hub incubator project phase 1 - planning & feasibility march 7, 2014...
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North Texas Food Hub Incubator ProjectPhase 1 - Planning & Feasibility
March 7, 2014
Growing healthy communities
one family at a time
Making it easy andaffordable to eat
local fresh safe food everyday.
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Annual Per Capita Consumption
PoundsEst Total
Pounds D/FWEst STE
Red meat 102 714,567,789 23,819Beef 57 397,094,848 13,236Pork 44 310,437,875 10,348
Poultry 71 496,533,106 16,551Chicken 58 406,122,958 13,537Turkey 13 90,410,147 3,014
Fish and shellfish 16 110,464,907 3,682Tilapia 2 14,000,000 467
Dairy 611 4,274,967,875 142,499Eggs 32 221,767,782 7,392Fats and oils 82 574,853,249 19,162Fruit and Vegetables
Fruit 258 1,807,769,367 60,259Vegetables 393 2,751,742,040 91,725
Flour and cereal 195 1,363,947,235 45,465Total 1,934 13,534,679,179 451,156
Source: USDA 2010SME=Semi Trailor Equivalents=40,000 pounds
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Task 4 - Develop Local Food Hub and Supply Chain Maturity Model
Government Regulations
Proximity Farm Food System Model
Training and Development Entry Level Mid Level Professional Management Entrepreneurs Owners
Inputs
Governance
ManagersWorkers
GrowingHarvestingProcessing Processing
PackagingDistribution
Direct Sales• Farmers Markets• CSA• Small produce markets• Restautants
ConsumersFamiliesSchoolsBusinessesSchoolsInstitutions
WholesaleBrokers
Logistics OutcomesEconomic
HealthHumanSocial
Environment
Supply Chain Management Systems
Quality Management Safety Nutrition
Infrastructure
Program evaluation
Retail and Wholesale• Grocery stores• Food Service• Wholesale markets
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Entrepreneurs 2
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North Texas Food Hub Development Center(Texas A&M)
Texas AgriLife Market Maker Program (Trang Dang)
Texas A&M Local Food Hub Research Program (Marco Palma)
Tarrant CountyLocal Food Hub
IncubatorProject
Proximity FarmsGreenhouse
Aquaponic Farms (Doug Morrison)
School Projects Aquaponics SPIN Farms Farm to School
Small Farm Training and
DevelopmentProgram
SPIN Farms(Dave Phillips)
Community Markets Kroger Walmart Farmers Markets
USDATexas
Department of Agricuture
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Purpose:
Create food hub incubator demonstration projects to develop small urban and rural food ventures in order to provide fresh, safe, affordable food to North Texas communities.
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10 small (1 acre aggregate) farms using Small Plot Intensive Farming (SPIN model).10 commercial greenhouse produce farms10 commercial aquaponic farms_1 food hub aggregation and processing center
Urban local food hub networks:
Urban Farming Network
30 small (10-30 acre) farms using field, hoops10 commercial greenhouse produce farms10 commercial aquaponic farms10 free range pork farms 5 regional food hub aggregation and processing centers
Rural Farming Network
10 large grocery community markets1 community market center5 school aquaponic projects (Dunbar Middle School model)5 community gardens (school, church, non-profit)
Urban Food Network
Urban local food hubs: Ft Worth, Arlington, Dallas
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Feedback on results
EnterpriseBusiness
Architecture
IntegratedBusiness Models
Simulation Models
Proximity Local Food Supply Chain ModelPutting the Trust Factor Back Into the Food Supply Chain
Community Participation In Development
ResearchPhase 1
DevelopmentPhase 2
CommercializationPhase 3
Working Prototypes
Web BasedBusiness Application
Prototypes
Decision Support Tools Prototypes
Production Systems
Web Applications
Decision Support Tools
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TechnologyFeasibility
Assessment
Business RiskAssessment
Grants, donations Grants, donations,Private capital Private capital
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Urban and Rural Farm Network
Hub(s)
ProcessingDistribution
Community Food NetworkRetail and Direct Sales
30,000 lbs per acre per year 20 ten acre farms = 200 acres growing produce
6,000,000 lbs per year of produce150 semi trailers per year
Local Food System ProblemHow to aggregate production
Many to Many
Cost Energy Time
Demand
15,000 people per community unit1 lb per day produce per person
15,000 lbs per day5,475,000 lbs per year
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Stakeholders
Tarrant County
Food Hub Project
City of Ft Worth
Rural CitiesSE Ft Worth Inc
Chambers of Commerce
USDAAgriLife
Texas A&MSBA
SBDCSCORE
SchoolsTCC
Texas A&M
Real Estate Developers
FinancingBanksGrants
Investors
Food Businesses
Grocery StoresMarkets
Restaurants
NeighborhoodAssociations
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