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USDA‑funded food system study: Flagstaff outreach found concerns about affordability, farmland loss and distribution gaps
Summary
City staff and nonprofit partners summarized phase‑two community engagement for a USDA grant to develop a food action plan, reporting 141 participants, themes about affordability and access, and priorities including food hubs, partnerships and support for local growers.
City sustainability staff and grant partners on Feb. 25 briefed the council on phase‑two community engagement for an USDA‑funded project to assess and grow a sustainable community food system and to inform a Food Action Plan.
Why it matters: the multi‑phase project will shape a food action plan designed to address food access, production and distribution in Flagstaff and northern Coconino County; the plan could guide local investments, partnerships and grants.
Project manager Steven Thompson (Sustainability Division) said Phase 1 — a community food system assessment — concluded in July 2024 and Phase 2 gathered community input last summer through October 2024. Thompson turned to Flagstaff Food Link and Pinnacle Prevention to summarize findings from 141 people engaged (94 community members, 47…
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