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Food Security:
Food availability Food access Utilization Stability
Sustainability
Food Security
Seasonality
Challenges
Land cost Food availability Supply-demand problem Transition perspective
Efforts
Festivals and events Collaboration between Harbour House and farm Farm tours Community gardens Winter Garden Program
Challenges
Food availability
Efforts
Festivals, events
Land cost
Supply/demand
Community gardens
Consumer demand for local produce at extended season farmers market 3 farmers markets 4 type of surveys 5 month of data collection 699 participants
Michigans surveys
56% of shoppers actually start to attend the farmers market in May or later 69% of shoppers want to start to attend market in January or February 61% of shoppers actually stop to attend market in November or December 91% of shoppers want to stop to attend market in November or December Approximately $ 170,453 spent by participants per year
86% supermarkets 67% farmers markets 41% health food store 28% personal gardens 20% farm stands
Freezing
Pickling