{"id":11012,"date":"2022-10-26t15:36:19","date_gmt":"2022-10-26t15:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dpetrov.2create.studio\/planet\/wordpress\/making-food-a-focus-small-farms-take-strides-against-food-insecurity\/"},"modified":"2022-10-26t15:36:19","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26t15:36:19","slug":"making-food-a-focus-small-farms-take-strides-against-food-insecurity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/story\/making-food-a-focus-small-farms-take-strides-against-food-insecurity\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018making food a focus\u2019: small farms take strides against food insecurity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">on a cool october morning in the heart of south st. petersburg, florida, robin clemmons is nowhere to be found inside daystar life center. a line of people accrues outside \u2013 people wait for their turn at the front table of the food pantry. once they\u2019re up, they can tell the volunteer about any health conditions they have that may eliminate certain food options for them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">clemmons isn\u2019t in the pantry, either. she isn\u2019t among the shelves of donated food items, diapers, feminine hygiene products, paper products, and dog food, nor between the racks of clothing. other volunteers hurry through the donation area, picking out the items requested. next month, they are hopeful they can return to their pre-covid model: allowing the people to come into the building themselves and pick out what they want.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">through the backdoor, past the parking lot, clemmons is shoveling compost with one of her thursday volunteers. it\u2019s an essential part of their closed loop, regenerative farming practice. the approximately 1,000 square feet of soil in daystar\u2019s edible garden is made entirely of the compost. the city donates seagrass scraped off of boat ramps, and coffee grounds and shrimp shells are donated from local companies, all for the compost.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">down the line of crops, you can find papayas, okra, mustard greens, basil, and more. at the end of the line are juvenile avocado trees and a jamaican cherry tree. clemmons searches the whole tree for one cherry, which tastes exactly like cotton candy. once the avocado trees are fully-grown, clemmons hopes they can provide adequate shade for the bus stop that a majority of their visitors take to travel to daystar. for some, it\u2019s an all-day affair just to get here, since the bus comes by so infrequently, according to clemmons.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"robin clemmons walks past a row of crops at daystar life center.\" height=\"657\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/robin cropped.jpg\" \/><figcaption>robin clemmons, who spearheaded the edible garden at daystar, walks along some of the crops. among the plants to her left are some okra. she recommends slicing okra horizontally and frying them in a pan \u2013 or, just eating them right off of the plant. (carter weinhofer\/eckerd college)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">the edge of the farm, marked by the avocado trees, sits directly next to a major road, across from an on-ramp of interstate 275, one of the largest in florida. daystar sits in the heart of south st. petersburg \u2013 a food desert or, as clemmons describes it, &#8220;a services and food desert.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\">scarcity and supply<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cfood desert\u201d is a complicated term, but the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fao.org\/faoterm\/viewentry\/en\/?entryid=159369\">fao<\/a>&nbsp;defines food deserts as \u201cgeographic areas where residents\u2019 access to food is restricted or non-existent due to the absence or low density of \u2018food-entry points\u2019 within a practical traveling distance.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">this plays a significant role in the ongoing issue of food insecurity, a complicated and multi-faceted problem. according to <a href=\"https:\/\/feedingtampabay.org\/feeding-pinellas#:~:text=feeding%20pinellas%20county,launching%20our%20feeding%20pinellas%20solution.\">feeding tampa bay<\/a>, approximately 194,514 people in pinellas county, fla., are unable to reliably purchase nutritious food. given that nearly&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/quickfacts\/pinellascountyflorida\">1 million people live in pinellas county<\/a>, this means close to 20% of people within the county are food insecure.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">on a national scale, about 10.2% of people in the united states were food insecure in 2021, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ers.usda.gov\/topics\/food-nutrition-assistance\/food-security-in-the-u-s\/key-statistics-graphics\/#:~:text=food%2dinsecure%20households%20include%20those,at%20some%20time%20during%202021.\">according to the u.s. department of agriculture<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">studying these issues are people like david himmelfarb, instructor and internship coordinator at eckerd college. he teaches classes such as food movements and food &amp; sustainability and holds a position on the farm advisory committee for the college\u2019s community farm.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">himmelfarb said he became interested in food at a young age, noting that it always seemed to be the central bond among his family.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cfood brings people together,\u201d himmelfarb said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>this interest developed in a greater appreciation for cultural and biological diversity, leading to a career in anthropology. research in places such as papua new guinea has led himmelfarb to even more insights about food movements.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201ci started really thinking about the ways that people establish communities and strengthen their communities through the exchange of food,\u201d himmelfarb said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">but food security is a complex issue, and this is something on which himmelfarb and clemmons both agree. according to himmelfarb, you can\u2019t just put grocery stores into food deserts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cthat perspective is leaving a lot of things out,\u201d&nbsp;he&nbsp;said. \u201cthat doesn\u2019t address the fundamental issues of wage stagnation and lack of economic opportunities that make it such that even if the food is around the street from you, you can\u2019t access it because you can\u2019t afford it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">the cultural, social, and economic aspects of the issue of food security are all intertwined \u2013 leaving out or focusing on only one will inevitably have consequences. you can\u2019t address one without the other, according to himmelfarb.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">but, he said, a more conscious effort in making food a focus in our daily lives can help raise awareness.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201ci think it\u2019s important for people to understand and get more involved in the production side of things,\u201d&nbsp;he said. \u201cyou don\u2019t need to go out and be a farmer, but if you come out to the farm and help out and see how things grow, you start to understand the choices that farmers are making.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\">providing &#8220;the good stuff&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">large organizations and long-term food social movements are key in creating a more just and adequate food system. but, small-scale, community-based farms like the eckerd college community farm or the edible garden at daystar life center can help support institutional sustainability over the long term. these small steps help drive the social movements or larger organizations necessary in enacting change.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cfood justice is a whole big wheel and i\u2019m just on one spoke of it,\u201d&nbsp;clemmons&nbsp;said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">clemmons and the volunteers at daystar life center make these strides towards educating people about the importance of food.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cwhat you eat is everything,\u201d&nbsp;clemmons&nbsp;said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">during peak growing seasons, the center hosts practical cooking classes to show people who are receiving goods what they can do with the produce. they explain the health benefits of crops such as collard greens, mustard greens and swiss chard, and then demonstrate easy-to-make meals, some that can be made with just a hot plate.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">they hand out infographics about spices and herbs, and label the crops. as people in need line up to receive donations, they can see the crops growing in the raised beds along the sidewalk and, with these recipes and classes, can get an idea of what to actually use them for.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">janine duffy, who has been a regular volunteer with clemmons for just over a year and a half, emphasized the practical cooking classes as something that sets daystar apart from other organizations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">duffy also described how the garden at daystar provides fresh produce that can be essential to people\u2019s lives. she recalled how impactful these fresh greens can be to people\u2019s lives, especially people with chronic illnesses. according to her, people have come in to receive okra as a staple in their diet for diabetes and have used greens for juices during&nbsp;cancer treatment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cpeople line up when it&#8217;s harvest season,\u201d duffy said. \u201cwe will bag pounds and pounds of greens that people can utilize instead of eating processed foods.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"a white pick up truck is parked at the farm, with a decal on the side describing daystar as, &quot;a food pantry farm.&quot;\" height=\"683\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/img-6340.jpg\" \/><figcaption>(carter weinhofer\/eckerd college)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">the edible garden at daystar has only been in production for three years. the first year produced 600 pounds of vegetables, the second year 1,400 pounds. as of october&nbsp;2022, the garden has produced around 1,700 pounds. clemmons said she hoped to hit the milestone of producing an actual ton of vegetables, or 2,000 pounds.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">for clemmons, it\u2019s more than just the numbers, though.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201ci wanted to focus on getting the best food to food pantries, because they always get second-best,\u201d&nbsp;clemmons&nbsp;said. \u201ci want to grow the good stuff for the people who may not have access.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>food security is a growing issue, but small-scale agriculture can be a catalyst&nbsp;to aid in large-scale food 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