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E. Emery Market Channel <br />According to Cooperative Christian Ministry resources, Cabarrus County has nine food <br />pantries, including the Salvation Army."' This summary includes key points taken from <br />telephone interviews with food pantry staff members as well as a community garden <br />manager. Interviewees include Mike Wociechowski, Harriett Stafford and Renee <br />Goodnight. Questions were designed to indentify demand for fresh local produce and <br />interest in community gardens. <br />Issues and Themes <br />Fresh produce in demand at food pantry <br />In 2010 Cooperative Christian Ministry served just over 1 million pounds of food, <br />to almost 34,000 people and 11,500 households. This was three percent increase <br />over 2009. The majority of what they serve is nonperishable, although they do <br />glean farmers markets in the summer. In 2010 they served 4,800 -4,900 pounds of <br />fresh produce. "Fresh produce flies out of here. Folks like it very much. And it fits <br />with our goal to serve more nutritious food to folks who can't afford the farmers' <br />market," says Mike Wociechowski. <br />Most food is donated to the organization, which is an affiliate of Second Harvest, <br />Last year they spent less than $5,000 on food. <br />Operation Breadbasket served 1,578 families in 2010. The program does not <br />glean from markets, but receives some fresh produce intermittently from the <br />Society of St. Andrews, a statewide gleaning program. They would like to have <br />more fresh produce to distribute, but do not have storage or refrigerator space to <br />keep it. <br />Community gardens priority in Kannapolis <br />Cabarrus County has one community garden, operated by both the city of <br />Kannapolis and First Wesleyan Church. The city's Environmental Stewardship <br />Commission has made it a priority to support community gardens. The garden is <br />starting its second season, and is renting plots from April 2011 to February 2012. <br />According to Renee Goodnight, a Kannapolis city employee who manages the <br />garden, gardeners ate their produce and donated some of it to the Cooperative <br />Christian Ministry. Goodnight reports there may be a second community garden <br />opening in Kannapolis this spring. <br />Summary <br />People who use emergency sources are glad to get fresh produce. These organizations <br />provide fresh produce to promote health for their clients but cannot find enough supply to <br />meet the demand. Access to fresh foods through community gardens is also limited in <br />Cabarrus County. <br />Recommendations <br />1. Increase the number community gardens in the County. <br />2. Build partnerships between these gardens and emergency food pantries. <br />24 <br />Attachment number 1 <br />1 -1 Page 259 <br />
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