Building Capacity in Urban Communities

Dr. Sabine O'Hara

The Urban Food Hubs Solution: Building Capacity in Urban Communities1 Sabine O’Hara Abstract Columbia (UDC) exemplify the University’s commitment to building capacity in the food desert Keywords Introduction ;;;;;

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foods movement (O’Hara ——;; UDC CAUSES Urban Food Hub

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East Capitol Urban Farm

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PR Harris campus

Why Urban Food Hubs?

and to bring the university’s land ——aligned with the college’s urban agricult;;;; The mission statement of CAUSES affirms the college’s commitment to “… offer researchpeople and communities in the District of Columbia, the nation, and the world.” Healthy Cities – Healthy People economic activity takes place (O’Hara “… enough nutritious food for an active, healthy life” (Uto 34% of the population, yet less than 10% of the city’s grocery st;

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Full­service Grocery Stores and Urban Food Hubs in Washington D.C.

; ;; What is an Urban Food Hub? a food hub is “a business or organization that actively manages the ” This definition emphasizes the distribution component of the food system. AMS, “Food hubs are an important subset of food value chains … By offering a combination of income and provide them with opportunities for scaling up production.” ;; ;O’Hara 2015;;;;

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Food Production Through Intensive Urban Agriculture The University’s Van Ness campus is located in Ward 3 at a high traffic intersection next to a Food Producing Green Roof of the UDC Van Ness Campus Urban Food Hub in Ward 3

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The University’s Bertie Backus and PR Harris campuses are located in neighborhoods with The UDC Urban Food Hub at Betrie Backus in Ward 5

The UDC Urban Food Hub at PR Harris in Ward 8

features a community garden with 60 raised beds available to residents, a children’s garden and

The East Capitol Urban Farm Food Hub in Ward 7

The Urban Aquaponic System at the UDC Urban Food Hubs in Wards 5, 7, and 8

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Van Ness Food Hub Kitchen and UDC Food Truck at East Capitol Urban Farm

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Food Distribution and the Price Point Challenge ;; O’Hara & Stagl, 2002

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Water Capture at the Van Ness Food Hub and Soil Mitigation at East Capitol Urban Farm

The Rain Garden Rice Patty at East Capitol Urban Farm and Compost for Soil Mitigation

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through the University’s land Investing in Urban Capacity Building ; O’Hara, 2001;; ilot project to test the University’s Columbia, from the Anacostia Economic Development Corporation, and from the University’s

Assessing Broader Social and Environmental Impacts State University’s Cooperative Extension Service identified seven benefits of locally grown food ;;;;;;;of economic activity (O’Hara;; , ;;;;

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Conclusion ;;; underserved neighborhoods in the nation’s capital. References Prepared for the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority.The economic and social review45Liberty Street Economics

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Nutrition Land Use Policy26Sustainable Urban Development Reader Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems,, 27Water Research Author InformationSabine O’Hara is the Dean of the College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability, and Sabine O’Hara

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