Healthy Foods Healthy Lives Project Sweetie Pie-Camden Greenhouse Project Final Report: December 18th, 2015 1 The Kris Nelson Community-Based Research Program is coordinated by the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA) at the University of Minnesota, and is supported by funding from the McKnight Foundation. This is a publication of the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA), which connects the resources of the University of Minnesota with the interests and needs of urban communities and the region for the benefit of all. CURA pursues its urban and regional mission by facilitating and supporting connections between state and local governments, neighborhoods, and nonprofit organizations, and relevant resources at the University, including faculty and students from appropriate campuses, colleges, centers or departments. 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Healthy Foods Healthy Lives Project Sweetie Pie-Camden Greenhouse Project 3 Title Page Photo Credit: Start top left rotate clockwise Holland Food Partner, The Holy Potato, Michele Borboa, Indian Farms, Horse and Buggy Produce, Nebraska Corn Board 4 Table of Contents Acknowledgments 6-8 About PSP 12-13 About HFHL 14 About CURA 15 About CSBR 16-17 Executive Summary 18-19 Project Introduction 20-25 Section 1: Site Introduction 26-29 Section 2: Community Survey 30-39 Section 3: Community Engagement Outcomes 40-47 Section 4: Research and Precedents 48-57 Conclusion 58-59 Summary and Next Steps 60-61 References 62-63 Letters of Support 64-68 Appendix 70-75 5 Acknowledgments This project was made possible by funding from the Healthy Foods Healthy Lives Institute and the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs. We thank our Planning Team for their participation and contributions and extended project partners for their support. We also thank Project Sweetie Pie staff, volunteers, and participants in the community meetings for their valuable input during the process. Project Partners • Project Sweetie Pie • Healthy Foods Healthy Lives Institute • Center for Urban and Regional Affairs • Center for Sustainable Building Research Workshop Participants Because participants joined at different times in the various community meetings and events without signing the participant lists, we apologize for any names that might have been missed. Due to handwritten sign in sheets, we apologize for any misspelled names in the following lists. • Akisha Everett • Colin Owens • Jasmine Boudah • Phil Murphy • Alexander Thill • Collie Graddick • Jeanne Harris • Princess Titus • Andy Handler • Dee Henry Williams • Jeff Corn • Rebecca K. • Arretta Phillips • Del Hampton • Jerr Duncan • Sam Johnson • AsaleSol Young • Devon Nolen • Jim Cook • Samie Johnson • Belle Phillips • DJ Forbes • Lauri Woodard • Scottie • Bob Lund Thor • Donald Jackson • Marybeth Luing • Stephen Carpenter • Blair Lee • Donald Warneke • Melissa Pohlman • Susan Schmidt • Caitlin Gaffney • Edward Neal • Micheal Chaney • Tie Oei • Candis Mek • Eldridge Williams • Michelle Davis • Valentine Cadieux • Candy Bakion • Eric Henjum • Miracle Conipton • Virajita Singh • Catherine Fleming • Georgetta Oliver • Noelle Barber • Willie Gregg • Charity Bronson • Ha Ha Shelly Simes • Patsy Parker • Youa Thao 6 Planning Grant Meeting Participants • Andy Pearson • Fred Olson • Nekelia Landeis • Andy Handler • Gloria Freeman • Nekima Levy-Pounds • Andrew McGlory • Hanna Ramer • Nicky Leingang • Anita Urvina • Helen Collins • Noelle Barber • Anne Ludvik • Ijahman Waller • Nothando Zulu • Antonio Bell-Cepeda • Jack Guarieufo • P. Thompson • Aaron Wilson • James Wheeler • Pastor Melissa Pohlman • AsaleSol Young • Jeanne Harris • Patsy Parker • Becca Brackett • Jeff Corn • Paul Tietien • Beth Markhart • Jessica Fujan • Phillip Murphy • Beverly Propes • Jessica Arika • Phyllis Webster • Brian Smith • Jim Cook • Princess Titus • Bill Moore • Joab Meyer • Raymond Dehn • Birch Jones • Juli Lurssen • Reggie Hunter • Bob Lund • Karl Hakanson • Rep. Joe Mullery • Candis Mckelvy • Kay Yanisch • Robert Woods • Candy Bakion • Kendra Dawsey • Roger Ande • Catherine Fleming • Kim Boyce • Ron McConico • Cathy Jordan • Kira Berglund • Ryan T. Scott • Collie Graddick • Kristen Wahlberg • Sandra Gerber • Dani Tietien • Kristi Otterson • Sara Lightbody • David Dominick • La Shella Sims • Shan Lu • Dawn Miseneik • Lance Knuckles • Skyler Allen • Dawn Stewart • Langston Mak • Stayci Bell • Dee Henry Williams • Laura Horner • Susan Schmidt • Del Hampton • Lauri Woodard • Tabota Seyon • Demetria Williams • Lorenzo Stewart • Terese Hill • Devon Nolan • Lynn Hoffman • Tie Oei • Divine Islam • Margaret Moore • Tom Ritchie • DJ Forbes • Margo Ashmore • Toni Newborn • Donald Warneke • Mary Loso • Tory Peterson • Donald Jackson • Marybeth Luing • Tyanna Pgykkonen • Emily Meyer • Megan Kuhl-Stennes • Victer Amoyo • Eric Maroney • Michael Chaney • Virajita Singh • Erwin Trotter • Michelle Davis • William Allen • Farmer Dell • Micke Hestiler • Willie Gregg • Fatima Muhammad • Mysnikol Miller • Zoe Holloman 7 Planning Team Michael Chaney Founder, Project Sweetie Pie Catherine Fleming Treasurer, Project Sweetie Pie Catherine Jordan Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Extension University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Jeff Corn Community Program Coordinator Center for Urban and Regional Affairs Karl Hakanson Hennepin County Extension Educator - Agriculture University of Minnesota Extension Planning/Research Team Virajita Singh Senior Research Fellow/Adjunct Assistant Professor, Center for Sustainable Building Research, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Dan Handeen Research Fellow/Adjunct Assistant Professor, Center for Sustainable Building Research, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Alexander Thill Master of Landscape Architecture candidate 2016 Department of Landscape Architecture Graduate Assistant, Center for Sustainable Building Research, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities 8 9 10