Results from a Community Food Assessment : Clifton Park tŚĂƚŝƐĂŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ&ŽŽĚƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚ͍ ƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚKďũĞĐƟǀĞƐ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ&ŽŽĚƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚ;&ͿŝƐĂĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟǀĞĂŶĚƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚŽƌLJƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ƐLJƐƚĞŵĂƟĐĂůůLJĞdžĂŵŝŶŝŶŐĂďƌŽĂĚƌĂŶŐĞŽĨĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJĨŽŽĚŝƐƐƵĞƐĂŶĚĂƐƐĞƚƐ͕ƚŽ ƚĂŬĞĂĐƟŽŶƚŽŵĂŬĞƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŵŽƌĞĨŽŽĚƐĞĐƵƌĞ͘&ƐĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐ ŝŶƚŚĞůŽĐĂůĨŽŽĚƐLJƐƚĞŵĂŶĚĨŽŽĚĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂŶĚĂůƐŽŝĚĞŶƟĨLJĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ assets to improve these weaknesses. ͻ Recognize residents’ current habits regarding how and where they currently access food. ͻ /ĚĞŶƟĨLJƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚďĂƌƌŝĞƌƐĂŶĚ readiness for change at the neighborhood level. ͻ ĞƐĐƌŝďĞƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐ͛ƐĂƟƐĨĂĐƟŽŶǁŝƚŚ food available in their neighborhood. ͻ Gauge residents’ awareness of diet and disease. ͻ Determine how Real Food Farm can Food Consumption best market and provide produce to residents. Food Stores ; ; ; ; ; Supermarkets Virtual Supermarket Small Grocery / Corner Stores ¶%HKLQG*ODVV·&RUQHU6WRUHV Convenience Stores Restaurants ; ; ; Full Service Restaurants )DVW)RRG&KDLQ5HVWDXUDQWV *145 people were ƐƵƌǀĞLJĞĚĨŽƌƚŚŝƐƌĞƉŽƌƚ͘ Carry Out Restaurants Other ; ; ; ; Farmers Markets Public Markets (PHUJHQF\)RRG&HQWHUV )RRG'HVHUWV ,ĞĂůƚŚŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ Reported in the household: ͻ ͻ ͻ ͻ ͻ ͻ ZĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉŽĨ,ĞĂůƚŚŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐƚŽŝĞƚ &ƌƵŝƚĂŶĚsĞŐĞƚĂďůĞŽŶƐƵŵƉƟŽŶƉĞƌĂLJ Diabetes (26%) Obesity/overweight (31%) 6% 6% High blood pressure (37% ) Heart disease (8%) Cancer (8%) 26% 62% Strongly agree Somewhat agree Somewhat disagree Don’t k now 15% 7% none 1 to 2 S ervings 33% 45% 3 to 4 S ervings 5 or more S ervings EŽŚĞĂůƚŚĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ;ϯϯйͿ Gardening >ŝĨĞƐƚLJůĞƐĂŶĚŝĞƚ ͻ ϭϴйƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚĞŝŶĂĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ͻ 45% of the people surveyed eat 1-‐2 garden. ͻ ϱϳйŽĨƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽĚŽŶŽƚƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚĞ already would be interested in ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐŝĨĂĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŐĂƌĚĞŶ was available. servings of fruits and vegetables per day; 33% eat 3-‐4 servings and 14% eat 5 or more servings of fruits and vegetables per day. ͻ ϮϱйŽĨƌĞƐƉŽŶĚĂŶƚƐƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚĞŝŶ SNAP (food stamp program). ͻ 30% are fairly interested in learning to prepare more healthy foods, and 39 % are very interested in learning how to prepare more healthy foods. Results from a Community Food Assessment : Clifton Park ZĞƉŽƌƚĞĚĂƌƌŝĞƌƐ ƵƌƌĞŶƚ,ĂďŝƚƐ to accessing healthy foods: ŽŽŬŝŶŐ,ĂďŝƚƐ͗19% prepare meals ĨƌŽŵƐĐƌĂƚĐŚĚĂŝůLJ͕ϮϱйƐĞǀĞƌĂůƟŵĞƐĂ week, 15% weekly, 12% monthly, 17% ĂĨĞǁƟŵĞƐĂLJĞĂƌ͕ĂŶĚϭϮйŶĞǀĞƌ prepare meals from scratch. ͻ ĂīŽƌĚĂďŝůŝƚLJ;ϯϱйͿ ͻ need more knowledge on how to prepare healthy food (22%) ͻ taste (12%) ͻ family preferences (18%) ͻ ƉƌĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶƟŵĞ;ϮϱйͿ dƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ͗ When asked how they get to the supermarket 16% reported that they walk, 68% drive self, 18% get a ride, 13% ride the bus, 0.07 % hack, 0.02% other. 43% of 18-‐24 yr old reported it was ĨĂŝƌůLJĚŝĸĐƵůƚƚŽŐĞƚƚŽƚŚĞƐƵƉĞƌŵĂƌŬĞƚ compared to 10% of the 25-‐64 yr old ǀĞƌĂŐĞDŽŶƚŚůLJ^ŚŽƉƉŝŶŐdžƉĞŶĚŝƚƵƌĞ ǀĞƌĂŐĞDŽŶƚŚůLJ^ŚŽƉƉŝŶŐ&ƌĞƋƵĞŶĐLJ ͻ not easy to access (28%) Warehouse Store Supermarket 13% Farmers’ Market Covered Market 46% Super Market/ Grocery Store 10% 6% Arabber 1% 4% Carry out Fast-‐food 7% 3% 5% 11% ͻ 65% want to buy certain foods that are unavailable in their neighborhood. ͻ ϯϳйĂƌĞƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐŽƌŽŌĞŶƵŶĂďůĞ to buy healthy food because they are out of money or assistance. 63% reported never Corner Store 7% spent at supermarket 10% farmers market followed by 13% warehouse store 21% 10% Warehouse Store Fast Food Covered Market EĞŝŐŚďŽƌŚŽŽĚ&ŽŽĚ^ĂƟƐĨĂĐƟŽŶͲůŝŌŽŶWĂƌŬ 100% 90% 18% 17% 27% 29% 80% 70% 60% 43% 47% 19% 16% 50% 40% 33% 24% 30% ͻ 43% of monthly food dollars were Carryout Farmers’ Market 17% 7% 6% Sit-‐down Restaurant Corner Store EĞŝŐŚďŽƌŚŽŽĚ&ŽŽĚ ^ĂƟƐĨĂĐƟŽŶ Sit-‐Down Restaurant 26% 21% 20% 10% 22% 30% 17% Very Satisfied Somewhat Satisfied Somewhat Dissatisfied 0% Very Dissatisfied Somewhat Dissatisfied Somewhat Satisfied Very Satisfied 16% 21% Very Dissatisfied ZĞĂĚLJĨŽƌŚĂŶŐĞ ͻ eat more fruits and veggies, less fast ͻ “wish I could prep food from scratch When respondents were asked what they would change about the way that they eat, responses included: ͻ “more healthy if I have the money; if I ĐĂŶĂīŽƌĚŝƚʹǀĞŐŐŝĞƐ͟ ͻ more organic and local! ͻ “I would like to eat the right amount ͻ when asked a preferred method of ͻ “food with no chemicals and all that ƐƚƵīƚŚĞLJ͛ƌĞƉƵƫŶ͛ŝŶĨŽŽĚ͟ food ŽĨĞĂĐŚĨŽŽĚŐƌŽƵƉ͘͟ ͻ “I’d like to buy the most food at the ŵŽƌĞŽŌĞŶ͟ buying poduce: farm stand, weekly ǀĞŐĞƚĂďůĞďŽdžĂŶĚƉƌŽĚƵĐĞďƵƐǁĞƌĞ the most popular farmer’s market, eat more veggies/ ĨƌƵŝƚ͕ůĞƐƐŵĞĂƚ͟ ͻ ͞ŚĞĂůƚŚŝĞƌĂŶĚŚŽŵĞŵĂĚĞĨŽŽĚ͟ &ŝŶĚŵŽƌĞŵĂƉƐĂƚŚƩƉ͗ͬͬǁǁǁ͘ũŚƐƉŚ͘ĞĚƵͬĐůĨͬƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐͬĨŽŽĚͺŵĂƉƉŝŶŐͬŝŶĚĞdž͘Śƚŵů
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