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cluster, like cheese making classes for those considering entering the )'31E("+(011,#-(0(!30$$(!"&B"#'#/(/"(0#(0-+,!%3/%+03(/"%+,$&(B+"-+0&6(e"+( example, visitors to the area may be curious about making cheese, in either witnessing the creation of cheese, or instituting a more handson component. D4,$(B+"!'$$(H"%31(&0I'(/4'(+'-,"#(B+"&,#'#/(,#(2',#-(,1'#/,)'1(0$(/4'( best at making certain cheeses from local dairy products. Another option ."+(/4'(!3%$/'+(!"%31(2'(H,#'E(2'!0%$'(-+0B'$(40*'(2''#(0(&"$/(B+")/023'( fruit in Erie County. The farming of grapes and wineries could pair with technology tracks from local schools, and winery tourism could expand for a more synergistic effect. 11. Implement a Purchase of Development Rights or Transfer of Development Rights Program (Medium Priority) Currently, there is no countywide program to help retain the county’s rural character. In spite of the home rule state dynamic within New York, the County must take the lead in creating and administering a countywide program. In measuring the current amount of land protected by local municipal programs, the County should seek to (1) ensure there is no net loss of farmland and (2) increase the amount of protected land by 15% over the next three years. To ensure that designated rural agricultural areas of Erie County preserve their rural character, the County should explore protection of farmland through a Purchase of Development Rights or a Transfer of Development Rights program. A Transfer of Development Rights program, which would allow landowners in targeted lowdensity areas to sell their development rights to be used by developers in higher density locations, would be a lower cost option, as there is no outright payment. While implementation of a TDR program would not be without challenges, the County needs to facilitate a market for this tool to be used as a possible avenue for agricultural preservation. 117
8( DUa( B+"-+0&( H"%31( "..'+( 0( )#0#!,0335( *,023'( 03/'+#0/,*'( /"( farmers, instead of the temptation to sell land to developers, particularly in cases of retirement. Instead of restrictive zoning to achieve the same effect, the program would compensate the farmerlandowner through deed restrictions or conservation easements, which effectively function with more permanence than outright zoning. 12. Develop a CountyRun Comprehensive Composting Program (Low Priority) Currently, the County provides information regarding composting on the county’s website, yet there is no concerted promotional campaign advocating for increased composting. In creating linkages between food businesses in Erie County, these businesses can work together to divert food waste towards a local composting facility that will maximize composting’s economic impact within the county. The County should strive to select a centralized composting site within 3 to 5 years. Currently, only two municipalities in all of Erie County, Amherst and West Seneca, are home to some form of composting facility. The County must develop a comprehensive network of composting to capture valuable resources otherwise wasted in the traditional waste management $/+'0&( /40/( '#1$( 0/( /4'( 30#1)33E( ,#$/'01( ".( "#( !+"B30#16( D4'+'( &%$/( 2'( greater representation of composting processes in more than the two local municipalities to offer such resources, and if there were a system in place to coordinate composting efforts, this muchneeded resource for farmers to '#+,!4(/4',+($",3$(!"%31($'+*'(0$(0(&09"+(2'#')/(/"(/4'(.""1($5$/'&("*'+0336( Added composting facilities would provide for more jobs, potentially reduce the staggering amount of municipal spending on garbage collection, 0#1(&0L,&,P'(/4'(B+")/02,3,/5(".(!"&B"$/(0$(0#('!"#"&,!(+'$"%+!'6(]#'( of the major expenses each farm undertakes, no matter its size, is synthetic fertilizer. The byproduct of composting could substitute for this expensive 118
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ROOM AT THE TABLE Food System Asses
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2 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Darren Kempne
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List of Tables 1.1 Family & Nonfa
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Eating is an agricultural act, writ
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8 Introduction
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Assessment of Current Conditions
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the county’s urban area. The ates
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health and social services” secto
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FOOD AFFORDABILITY Food is not even
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time period (See Table 2.1). The st
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soil fertility. 7 Over 48 percent o
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percentage has stayed near or above
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I. Farm Expenditures In 2007, the a
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more alarming, 21 of the total (46.
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In 2007, there were 8,662 retail es
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of these factors, variations exist
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DISPOSAL 54 - 5 - Disposal Foodre
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further state environmental plans,
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