Webinars

In 2010, we switched our quarterly informational calls to a webinar format. You can download past webinars and play them on your computer, or you can play them in your browser.

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by Liz Simmons, Community Food Security Coalition

Building Relationships with Regional Grocers

June 25, 2012 in Resources

Download and watch this webinar (organized by Countryside Conservancy) about building relationships with regional grocers. Terry Romp, the buyer for Heinen’s Fine Foods, a  local chain of 17 grocers in northeast Ohio, presents this webinar. Romp has developed the local purchasing  program at the store and has nurtured relationships with local and regional  growers. A fourth generation produce marketer, Romp discusses best  practices for growers who want to sell to regional grocers, along with  information about packaging requirements, billing, volume, and delivery to help  aid local growers who want to sell their products to grocery stores. This information might be useful for those interested in the way local chains make produce purchasing decisions.

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by Laurel MacMillan, Community Food Security Coalition

HCSN March 13, 2012 Webinar. Licensing Laws: A New Tool for Healthy Food

February 7, 2012 in Events, Reports

Licensing Laws: A New Tool for Healthy Food

Date & Time: Tuesday, March 13th at 10 a.m. PST

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Watch a recording of the Webinar here.

What would it take to get all food retailers in your community to carry fresh produce and other healthy foods?  One promising way: a local licensing law.

Requiring people to have a license in order to work in a particular field or business is nothing new. But local policymakers are now starting to look at licensing programs as an opportunity to make healthy foods more accessible. A licensing law could require all store owners selling food to agree to specific conditions such as stocking a certain amount of healthy foods, accepting SNAP or WIC benefits, or restricting the amount of tobacco, alcohol, and sugary drinks made available in the store.

In this webinar, you’ll learn how a licensing law can help bring healthy food to neighborhoods that need it most and hear a firsthand account of an innovative healthy food licensing law in Minneapolis from a key player involved in the program. We’ll discuss how to use incentives and outreach to get buy-in from store owners, and we’ll talk about the policy and political issues involved in implementing this type of ordinance.

 

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by Laurel MacMillan, Community Food Security Coalition

Healthier Corner Stores: Finding the Funding

October 27, 2011 in Reports

Advocates can tap into a range of programs through federal, state, and local agencies to help fund a range of healthy food retail projects, from improving the products sold at corner stores to attracting new grocery stores, farmers markets, and mobile food carts. In this webinar, you’ll learn how to identify and leverage financing mechanisms to create healthier food retail options in your community, and hear from people who have experience designing, implementing and funding successful projects. Cosponsored by the Community Food Security Coalition and the Healthy Corner Stores Network.

Webinar Summary Healthier Food For Sale: Finding the Funding
Webinar Slides
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by Laurel MacMillan, Community Food Security Coalition

Healthier Food for Revitalized Communities

March 24, 2011 in Reports

Summary of Main Points
Webinar Recording (requires installation of the free ARF player)

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Part 1
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by Laurel MacMillan, Community Food Security Coalition

Outreach and Publicity Strategies for Corner Store Initiatives

February 1, 2011 in Reports

Learn valuable lessons learned on outreach and publicity strategies from four different Healthy Corner Store Programs:

  • SEED Wayne & Detroit FRESH
  • The Center for Health Equity & Healthy In A Hurry Initiative
  • YMCA of Greater Louisville & Healthy In A Hurry Initiative
  • D.C. Hunger Solutions – The D.C. Healthy Corner Store

Summary of Main Points
Slideshow
Webinar Recording (wmv)

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by Laurel MacMillan, Community Food Security Coalition

Policy Approaches to Corner Stores

September 14, 2010 in Reports

Webinar Date: Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Corner store advocates around the country are exploring how policy approaches could incentivize and sustain healthy changes in small stores. The authority of local governments to regulate land use and economic development and levy taxes lends itself to a number of promising policy interventions. Healthy corner store advocates across the country are currently developing a number of promising policy approaches. In some communities, new policies are being developed; in others, existing resources are being redirected to support healthy corner store work.
First, we will provide a basic overview of how land use and economic development tools could be leveraged to require or incentivize healthy food offerings. Then advocates and planners from Seattle, Los Angeles, Baltimore, Minneapolis, and Philadelphia will share their innovative policy approaches to healthy corner stores work.

Webinar Recording

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by Laurel MacMillan, Community Food Security Coalition

Working with Small Grocery Stores in Rural America

June 8, 2010 in Reports

Webinar Date: Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Rural grocery stores are a critical part of a community’s infrastructure. In recent decades, small rural stores have struggled to provide affordable, fresh products, even when the store is located in a farming community.

In this webinar co-hosted by Planning for Healthy Places presentors from rural California, Kansas, and Nebraska will discuss the opportunities and challenges for working with small store owners to build a sustainable, healthy business model.

Webinar Recording

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by Liz Simmons, Community Food Security Coalition

Innovations in Healthy Retail Pay Off

February 16, 2010 in News

February 16, 2010, Urban Farm Hub blog.The blog posting describes a webinar on “Using Economic Development Funds to Create Incentives for Healthy Retail.” It summarizes the four presentations, including one on the Fresh Food Financing Initiative and corner store projects in Philadelphia coordinated by The Food Trust, and another on Urbane Development projects to improve food retail and related resources. The webinar was organized by ChangeLab Solutions.  See webinar recording.

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by Laurel MacMillan, Community Food Security Coalition

Using Economic Development Funds to Create Incentives for Healthy Retail

February 9, 2010 in Reports

Webinar Date: Tuesday, February 9, 2010

This call  outlined how economic development tools and financing mechanisms can be leveraged to work with small corner stores to increase the availability of healthy choices and create new business models for small food retail.  Presenters discussed the opportunities and limitations of economic development tools and offer ideas for how partnerships with local economic development agencies and small store owners can deepen the impact and sustainability of their healthy corner store work.

Speakers included:

• Jennifer Stokes, Myrtle Ave Brooklyn Partnership, will provide an overview of the economic tools available to small store owners.

• Richard Keit, San Jose Redevelopment Agency, will discuss how façade improvement programs can be deployed to improve bottom line for food retailers and increase food access for residents.

• James Johnson Piett, Urbane Development, will offer recommendations for working with local government to match incentives to retailer needs.

• Brianna Almaguer Sandoval, The Food Trust will present on the forms of technical assistance needed to prepare food retailers to take advantage of economic development incentives by sharing lessons learned from the PA Fresh Food Financing Initiative.

Webinar Recording
Blog article: Innovations in Healthy Retail Pay Off

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