- Welcome and Introductions
- Todd Megar, Lollys Pops food truck
- Julie McCullough, USI and Urban Seeds
- Lori Noble, Lincoln School, EVSC
- Helen Azarian, EVPL
- Andrew Smith, Purdue Extension
- Mike Rabuck, 4 Gardens Nursery
- Va Cun, Southwest Indiana Yoga Project
- Andrea Hays, Welborn Baptist Foundation
- Mary Winstead, SouthWest Indiana Local Growers, Beautiful Edibles Farm
- Serah Theuri, USI and Urban Seeds
- Scott Massey, Heliponix
- Lisa Myer, St. Vincent
- Ashley Tenbarge, St. Vincent
- Casey Williams, Purdue Extension and Urban Seeds
- Robin Mallery, Urban Seeds
- Update on Market on Main provided—Robin and Casey
- A Market Manger has been hired
- Urban Seeds will manage SNAP utilization at the market
- Working on applying to accept WIC at the market
- Senior Vouchers acceptance is being explored as well
- Market details provided; date, time, logistics, etc
- Website demo—Casey and Robin
- Mapping demo’d
- Add “updated on” date
- Updates noted to be done
- Lincoln School. Verbiage: Currently enrolled students and their families
- Independent food pantries allow increase visiting whereas United Way pantries allow once every 30 days; include in notes
- Accepting vouchers at markets (add to spreadsheet, notes)
- Community gardens, capture who has a stand
- Christian Life Center, add
- Street View and/or directions—link to mapping
- Discussion Board demo’d
- How to know of new topic/discussion?
- Alert on your phone or email with update, possible?
- US Newsletter
- Weekly post or email summarizing topics
- 211 list as one of their community services
- For consumer portal: Have 211 connect community re: food access
- Lisa M has a Indy contact from 211 who will focus on SNAP recipients
- How to know of new topic/discussion?
- Mapping demo’d
- Interactive Questions – Casey via Purdue Extension
- Two questions w/ new, fun interactive/”up-voted” responses
- Who needs to be part of the Food Council that is not currently involved
- What types of speakers/educational topics would be of interest to you?
- Info will be shared w/ ranking of responses
- Two questions w/ new, fun interactive/”up-voted” responses
- Promise Zone – Julie
- Detailed explanation of the data being collected and how it will be utilized to forward the PZ goals
- Surveys
- Collaboration regarding how and from whom data is being collected
- How to make most effective use of the data collected
- Questions/Conversation
- Why did the groceries close? Scott
- Cut-Rate used to offer full-service, even extending credit, but was sold and now it’s tobacco and snacks. Lori
- Grocery: basically sell marketing space not “product”. Todd
- What were the specific responses to the surveys? Va
- Julie will provide link to data
- Larkins in the PZ. Robin
- Will take SNAP
- Track how many visitors even those who may not purchase. Va
- Perhaps a redo of the 2015 study regarding viability of a downtown market/grocery could be presented. Robin, Scott
- As downtown grows, City officials may find this appealing; Joshua Armstrong’s demographic data from EID and Downtown Alliance could support a study
- Surveys
- Detailed explanation of the data being collected and how it will be utilized to forward the PZ goals
