PUBLIC MARKETS. Engines of Sustainable Urban Development. contributors

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1 PUBLIC MARKETS Engines of Sustainable Urban Development contributors

2 Food shapes our cities. Public Markets connect food, culture and community. They are dynamic and safe spaces that act as engines for local entrepreneurship, place-making and city-building. As vital centers of exchange, they are the ultimate community development tool as they bring together social, economic and environmental impacts.

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4 Successful Public Market Add value to the public realm and complete streets. Have a Public Goal Operate in Public Spaces Bring together Diverse people Increase Economic Opportunities

5 Benefits of Public Markets Cities need to look into the social landscape in addition to the hard infrastructure. Renew Neighborhoods & downtowns Celebrates Diversity in our City Promote Public Health Create Active Public Spaces Link Rural & Urban Economies Promotes Entrepreneurship & innovation

6 How can Public Markets contribute to the solution to reduce poverty in cities? Global and Local Examples Public Market Strategies and Programs

7 Poverty and social isolation Barcelona, Spain Barcelona s markets provide the city s residents with high-quality produce, promote a healthy lifestyle and social cohesion and interaction in their neighborhoods, strengthen the economy and foster employment under the framework of local commerce. Mercats de Barcelona Social Market Project Radars Projects Targeta Barcelona Solidaria Targeta Compra Servei Home Delivery IMPACT 47 neighborhoods 43 Markets 1 market every 5000 people 2500 vendors 2 billion dollars local economy 64% purchase 1-3 times per week Special services 1 million people served 9 million tourists

8 Access to healthy food Fair Food Network, USA A national nonprofit pioneering WIN-WIN-WIN solutions that support support farmers, strengthens local economies, increase access to healthy food Focus especially in the most underserved communities. SNAP at Farmers Markets Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Double Food Bucks part of Healthy food incentives IMPACT 80 billons dollars circulating in the economy for low income Only 1% goes to Farmer s Markets SNAP in Farmers Markets program contributed with 21 millions to the local economy,

9 Social Integration and Entrepreneurship NY, USA Functional Encounters occur between people who do not really know each other, but who share special function of some kind in space. La Marketa, Economic Development Corporation A Public Market, HBK Incubates (Kitchen Incubator) Hot Bread Kitchen a Social Enterprise All in one house in East Harlem neighborhood. Grow New York Youth Market Farm Stands Youth Seasonal employment & training program Health & nutricion Local food Customer Service Sales and Merchandize X number of markets 65 youth per season

10 Regional Economies Urban & Rural Turin, Italy Social integration of a market means that it contributes to the fulfillment of the population s Turin is the Italian expectations Capital of of Farmers the neighborhood Markets. and creates a space for social and cultural Torino Mercati interaction Action and Plan exchange. promotes Field to the market 0 km products Special Projects to address social inequalities and barriers access fresh food WIN WIN WIN Project Fa Bene Project 3 pilot projects Building the capacity of Market traders IMPACT 1 million people 43 open air markets 6 covered markets direct jobs 300 farmers daily comute to sell

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29 HAMILTON Helping support neighbours in partnership with: Hamilton Wentworth Catholic Child Care Centers Neighbourhood Action Strategy Funders Community Support Our home Production & distribution

30 Urban Farm Farmer s Market Communal Kitchens Food Catering Security Oriole Community Gardens Pop-up Markets Education

31 McQuesten at St. Helen Centre Free Bistro Free Clothes Free Fresh Produce Free Hair Cuts

32 On site Services offered at time of our Bistro: Roxborough Food Bank Ontario Works staff Ontario Works addiction counsellor Ontario Disability staff City Housing Hamilton staff

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34 Our Farm Produce employment Indigenous People Mentoring Education

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36 Our Partners in the build Outdoor classroom and communal gathering place Trees ready for planting Art Work and various builds for the farm

37 Innovation at Work

38 Our Programs It is the help of children and educating them to be of service as well as where their food comes from.

39 Food Security Options Edible Weeds Sprouts Foraging

40 Farmers Market Quality Produce Ottawa Street Farmer s Market Pop-up Farmer s market Affordable prices.

41 Harvesting & Preserving

42 Baby Steps on our way to small business development Sewing market bags to sell at our market Catering prep for Seedy Saturday event Farm Tours

43 Sprout Camp

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45 Our Future Looks Bright

46 April 4, 2017 Public Markets Workshop Tamarack 2017 Cities Reducing Poverty

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49 FIND THE ASSET IN THE UNDERUSED SPACES

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56 ONE. ACTIVATING A LOCAL ECONOMY

57 TWO. MAKING ENTREPRENERUSHIP ACCESSIBLE

58 THREE. REVITALIZING COMMUNITY SPACES

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63 SOCIAL IMPACT RESEARCH PARTNERS BUSINESS MODEL DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS PUBLIC SECTOR PARTNERS PRIVATE PARTNERS

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66 The Co-op Cred Program Current Partners

67 The Co-op Cred Program is a neighbourhood effort to re-engage people who face barriers to employment.

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69 It provides supportive work-learn placements in the community.

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71 Participants have the opportunity to re-engage work, earn credit for work activity and exchange credit earned for the purchase of healthy food.

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73 Participants relearn skills, regain connection with their neighbours, and recharge their confidence...

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75 Participants relearn skills, regain connection with their neighbours, and recharge their confidence...

76 all while reclaiming their right to healthy food. CAN YOU ADD IMPACT # OF PARTICIPANTS WHEN IT STARTED DO YOU HAVE NUMBER OF $ SPENT

77 3rd PART FISH BOWL What s working and what s not? Share lesson learnt so that other can apply Name one thing that can help increase IMPACT?

78 How cities can help Public Food Markets? Some recommendations are: 1. Develop more supportive policies for markets, and connecting markets to larger community, human development and city strategies. 2. Play an active role in enhancing funding opportunities for markets, especially those serving lower income communities 3. Illustrating how markets can be centers of innovation & entrepreneurship 4. Integrating Public Health policies at Public Markets 5. Supporting and enabling the development of healthy regional food systems 6. Making an effort to engage and work with community leaders and organizations delivering these markets and programs within each neighborhood. 7. Build skills and knowledge. Professionalizing the management 8. Increasing education & awareness about Public Food Markets to both customers and city staff. (definition, typology, roles and

79 Thanks for participating. FACILITATOR: Marina Queirolo PANELISTS: Corry Ouellette Lyna Saad Brittani Farrington Tara Ramkhlawan